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 January - 27 romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites  

1994  Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  70th Australian Open Women's Tennis Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61) on January - 27.  

1996  Catherine Roskam becomes the first New York female Episcopal bishop on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

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

1996  On January - 27 shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana vs Jamaica at Kingston  

1996  On January - 27 barbara Skelton, writer, dies at 79  

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

1997  On January - 27 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  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 January - 27.  

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

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

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

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 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 January - 27.  

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 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  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)  

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0098  On January - 27 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  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 January - 27.  

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

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

1565  On January - 27 robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies