Page 8: Historical Events In January - 27

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

1977  On January - 27 president Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders   

1977  On January - 27 the first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV   

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

1977  On January - 27 walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88   

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

1979  36th Golden Globes Midnight Express, Jon Voight &Jane Fonda on this day in history.   

1981  Leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1982  Mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 27 roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras   

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

1982  Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 on January - 27.   

1983  On this day in history world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid   

1983  Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1984  John &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history 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 January - 27.   

1987  Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court   

1989  On January - 27 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  Dissolution of Polish communist party on January - 27.   

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

1990  Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1992  19th American Music Award C &C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win on this day in history.   

1992  Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee on this day in history.   

1992  Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty) on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 27 birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

1546  On January - 27 birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.   

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On January - 27 birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  On this day in history marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67   

0661  Death of Death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600) on this day in history.   

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

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

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

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

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on January - 27.   

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