Historical Events In January - 27

1993  On this day in history andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49  

1994  Carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras on this day in history.  

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 January - 27 geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65  

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

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

1996  On this day in history catherine Roskam becomes the first New York female Episcopal bishop  

1996  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on January - 27.  

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 January - 27 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 this day in history.  

1997  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 on this day in history.  

1998  Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10 on January - 27.  

2006  Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on this day in history.  

2013  20 police officers have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in Kandahar, Afghanistan on January - 27.  

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

2018  On this day in history bomb in an ambulance kills over 100 people in Kabul, Taliban claim responsibility  

2018  On January - 27 australian Open Women's Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title  

2019  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 on January - 27.  

2019  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 on January - 27.  

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1443  On January - 27 birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)  

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

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.  

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.  

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.  

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 January - 27.  

0672  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies  

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.  

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

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  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies