Historical Events In January - 27

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

1994  On this day in history carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras   

1994  Romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites on January - 27.   

1994  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1996  On January - 27 70th Australian Open Women's Tennis Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61)   

1996  Catherine Roskam becomes the first New York female Episcopal bishop on January - 27.   

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

1996  Germany celebrates its first Holocaust Remembrance Day on this day in history.   

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 January - 27.   

1997  On this day in history 24th American Music Award Toni Braxton &Alanis Morissette win   

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  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 this day in history crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10   

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

2017  On this day in history donald Trump issues executive order banning travel to the US for 7 mostly Muslim countries and suspending admission for refugees   

2018  Bomb in an ambulance kills over 100 people in Kabul, Taliban claim responsibility on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  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.   

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 January - 27.   

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1443  On this day in history 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 January - 27.   

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

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on January - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

0098  On this day in history marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67   

0661  On January - 27 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  On January - 27 abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies   

1490  On January - 27 death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on January - 27.   

1565  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies