Page 8: 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 January - 27.   

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

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 this day in history marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87   

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

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

1982  On January - 27 mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland   

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

1982  West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup on January - 27.   

1982  On January - 27 iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60   

1983  World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1986  On January - 27 l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74   

1987  On January - 27 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 this day in history.   

1989  German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 27.   

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  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  Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) &Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45   

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

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1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

1546  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1603  On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0672  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

1490  On January - 27 death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.   

1565  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies