Historical Events In January - 27

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

1977  On this day in history president Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders  

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 January - 27.  

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 January - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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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 January - 27.  

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  Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 on January - 27.  

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

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  On January - 27 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 January - 27 dissolution of Polish communist party  

1990  On January - 27 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 this day in history.  

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

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  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  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 January - 27.  

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

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on January - 27.