Historical Events In January - 27

1976  On January - 27 viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia  

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

1977  The first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV on January - 27.  

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

1981  Leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78 on January - 27.  

1982  Mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland on January - 27.  

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

1982  On January - 27 west Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup  

1982  Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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  John &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album on January - 27.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1987  Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team on January - 27.  

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

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  On January - 27 19th American Music Award C &C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win  

1992  Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee on January - 27.  

1992  Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty) on January - 27.  

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  On January - 27 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  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)  

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 this day in history.  

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on January - 27.  

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

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

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on January - 27.  

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on January - 27.  

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

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