Historical Events In January - 27

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

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 January - 27 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  Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87 on January - 27.   

1979  On this day in history 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 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 January - 27.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history pop singer Michael Jackson is hospitalized when his hair catches fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles.   

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 this day in history.   

1986  13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis &Crystal Gayle on this day in history.   

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

1989  German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on January - 27.   

1989  On January - 27 oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student   

1990  On this day in history dissolution of Polish communist party   

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1992  On January - 27 francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45   

1993  DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 on this day in history.   

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

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1592  On January - 27 birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On January - 27 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 January - 27.   

0098  On January - 27 marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67   

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

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

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

1164  On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies   

1490  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  On January - 27 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on this day in history.