Page 8: Historical Events In January - 27

1976  Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history 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  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 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  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  West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1984  On this day in history john &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album   

1984  On January - 27 michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial   

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  On January - 27 lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1990  Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92 on January - 27.   

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

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  On this day in history dC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12   

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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 January - 27.   

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

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.   

1621  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

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

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

0672  On this day in history vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.   

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  On January - 27 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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