Page 9: Historical Events In January - 27

1995  Geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65   

1996  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)   

1996  Catherine Roskam is recorded as becoming the inaugural New York female Episcopal bishop.   

1996  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.   

1996  Germany celebrates its inaugural Holocaust Remembrance Day   

1996  Shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana vs Jamaica at Kingston.   

1996  Barbara Skelton, writer, dies at 79.   

1997  "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin New York City NY   

1997  24th American Music Award Toni Braxton and 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.   

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.   

1998  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 Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   

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

2017  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 results in the deaths of 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 inaugural Grand Slam title   

2019  In this year, Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia claims 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   

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   

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1443  Albert: Duke of saxony   

1546  Joachim iii frederick: Elector (brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas i: "the great," shah of persia (1587-1629)   

1585  Hendrick avercamp: Dutch painter   

1592  Pierre de la barre: Composer   

1603  Harbottle grimston: English politician   

1621  Thomas willis: English physician   

1662  Richard bentley: Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  Marius cocceius nerva: Emperor of rome (96-98),   

0661  Death of ali: The final sunni rashidun and first shia imam.(b. 599 or 600)   

0672  Vitalianus: Pope (657-72)/saint,   

0847  Sergius ii: Pope (844-47),   

1164  Abraham ibn ezra: Poet/philosopher,   

1490  Ashikaga yoshimasa: Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  Angela merici: Italian monk/monastery,   

1565  Robrecht de berghes: Prince-bishop of liege (1557-64),