Historical Events In January - 27

1976  Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia on January - 27.  

1977  President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders on this day in history.  

1977  The first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history the Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood.  

1977  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on January - 27.  

1978  On January - 27 marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87  

1979  36th Golden Globes Midnight Express, Jon Voight &Jane Fonda on January - 27.  

1981  On January - 27 leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78  

1982  On this day in history mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland  

1982  Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras on January - 27.  

1982  On this day in history west Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup  

1982  On this day in history iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60  

1983  World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid on January - 27.  

1983  On January - 27 louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68  

1984  On January - 27 john &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album  

1984  Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial on January - 27.  

1984  Pop singer Michael Jackson is hospitalized when his hair catches fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles on January - 27.  

1984  Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1985  On January - 27 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth  

1986  13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis &Crystal Gayle on January - 27.  

1986  L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team  

1988  Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court on January - 27.  

1989  On this day in history german war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed  

1989  Oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student on this day in history.  

1990  On January - 27 dissolution of Polish communist party  

1990  Four top aides of executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu go on trial in Romania, charged with genocide on this day in history.  

1990  On January - 27 helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92  

1992  On January - 27 19th American Music Award C &C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win  

1992  On January - 27 jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee  

1992  On January - 27 mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)  

1992  On January - 27 presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) &Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair  

1992  Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 on January - 27.  

1993  DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 on January - 27.  

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on January - 27.  

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)  

1556  On January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)  

1585  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)  

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on January - 27.  

1603  On January - 27 birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)  

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on January - 27.  

0098  Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on January - 27.  

0661  Death of Death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600) on January - 27.  

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.  

1164  On January - 27 abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies  

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.  

1540  On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies  

1565  On January - 27 robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies