Famous Birthdays In January - 27

1834  Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements) was born on this day in history.   

1834  On January - 27 birth of robert Sanford Foster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1836  On January - 27 birth of leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism)   

1841  On this day in history birth of arkhip Kuindzhi, Russian painter (d. 1910)   

1848  On January - 27 birth of togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934)   

1850  Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor) was born on this day in history.   

1850  On January - 27 birth of edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)   

1851  Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) was born on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history birth of neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer   

1859  Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history birth of claude Antoine Terrasse, composer   

1868  On this day in history birth of cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera)   

1869  Will Marion Cook, composer was born on this day in history.   

1872  On January - 27 birth of learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals)   

1882  Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) was born on this day in history.   

1885  On January - 27 birth of jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)   

1885  On this day in history birth of eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953)   

1885  Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

1889  On January - 27 birth of balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)   

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer was born on this day in history.   

1892  Mitya Stillman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1893  Soong Ching-ling, Chinese wife of Sun Yat-sen (d. 1981) was born on January - 27.   

1894  On January - 27 birth of fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)   

1895  On January - 27 birth of claudio Carneyro, composer   

1895  On this day in history birth of joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41)   

1895  Harry Ruby, American composer (d. 1974) was born on January - 27.   

1899  Granville English, composer was born on January - 27.   

1900  On January - 27 birth of hyman G Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy)   

1901  Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers) was born on January - 27.   

1901  On January - 27 birth of willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon)   

1903  On January - 27 birth of john Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist   

1903  On January - 27 birth of otto P. Weyland, American military figure (d. 1979)   

1905  On this day in history birth of howard McNear, LA Calif, actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons)   

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0098  Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on January - 27.   

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 this day in history 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  On January - 27 death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

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

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on January - 27.