Historical Events In January - 27

1976  On this day in history viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia  

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  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 January - 27.  

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

1982  Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras on this day in history.  

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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  On January - 27 world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid  

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

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

1984  On this day in history michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial  

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

1984  On this day in history lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72  

1985  15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

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

1986  On this day in history l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74  

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

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

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

1992  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1546  On January - 27 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  On January - 27 birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist  

0098  On January - 27 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 January - 27.  

0847  On January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies  

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

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