Events & Holidays In January - 27

Feast of St. Sava (Serbia)

National Activity Professionals Day (United States of America)

Sainte Dévote (Monaco)

Vietnam Day (Vietnam)

WWII Genocide Memorial Day (Germany United Kingdom)

1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

0672  On this day in history vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.   

1540  On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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