Historical Events In January - 27

1993  On January - 27 andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49   

1994  Carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras on January - 27.   

1994  On this day in history romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites   

1994  On January - 27 claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75   

1995  Five thousand mourners gather at the site of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its liberation on January - 27.   

1995  On this day in history geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65   

1996  On January - 27 15 day old siamese twins separated-Sarah Morales survives, Sarahi dies   

1996  70th Australian Open Women's Tennis Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61) on this day in history.   

1996  On January - 27 catherine Roskam becomes the first New York female Episcopal bishop   

1996  On January - 27 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1996  On January - 27 germany celebrates its first Holocaust Remembrance Day   

1996  On this day in history shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana vs Jamaica at Kingston   

1996  On this day in history barbara Skelton, writer, dies at 79   

1997  "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin New York City NY on this day in history.   

1997  24th American Music Award Toni Braxton &Alanis Morissette win on January - 27.   

1997  It's the worst snowstorms to hit northwest China in 30 years. An update today from Beijing says the storms have killed 39 people and caused more than 24 million dollars in losses on January - 27.   

1997  On this day in history the weekend rescue of more than 300 anglers from the ice of Lake Simcoe could cost up to 500 000 dollars. The ice fishers were stranded after a 32 kilometre-long pressure crack openedup between them and shore.   

1998  On January - 27 crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10   

2006  On January - 27 celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.   

2013  On this day in history 20 police officers have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in Kandahar, Afghanistan   

2017  On January - 27 donald Trump issues executive order banning travel to the US for 7 mostly Muslim countries and suspending admission for refugees   

2018  On January - 27 bomb in an ambulance kills over 100 people in Kabul, Taliban claim responsibility   

2018  Australian Open Women's Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title on this day in history.   

2019  On January - 27 australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his record 7th Australian singles title; beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3   

2019  On this day in history two bombs at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Philippines, kill at least 20 people and leave more than 100 others injured.   

2023  Widespread unrest erupts in Israel following an Israeli military raid in Jenin which killed nine Palestinians. Incendiary air balloons are launched into Israeli-populated areas following it. Israel responds with targeted airstrikes. Later the same day, seven Jewish civilians are killed in a synagogue in Neve Yaakov in a terrorist attack on this day in history.   

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on January - 27.   

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  On this day in history birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

0672  On January - 27 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 this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

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