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  Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (masochism) was born on this day in history.   

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

1848  Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934) was born on January - 27.   

1850  Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor) was born on January - 27.   

1850  On this day in history birth of edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)   

1851  On this day in history birth of rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)   

1858  Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

1867  Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1868  Cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera) was born on January - 27.   

1869  On this day in history birth of will Marion Cook, composer   

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

1882  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)   

1885  Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) was born on January - 27.   

1885  Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977) was born on January - 27.   

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

1889  On this day in history birth of balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)   

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer was born on January - 27.   

1892  Mitya Stillman, composer was born on January - 27.   

1893  Soong Ching-ling, Chinese wife of Sun Yat-sen (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26) was born on January - 27.   

1895  On January - 27 birth of claudio Carneyro, composer   

1895  On January - 27 birth of joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41)   

1895  On January - 27 birth of harry Ruby, American composer (d. 1974)   

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

1900  On this day in history birth of hyman G Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy)   

1901  On January - 27 birth of art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers)   

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  Otto P. Weyland, American military figure (d. 1979) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Howard McNear, LA Calif, actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons) was born on January - 27.   

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

0661  On this day in history death of death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600)   

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.   

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on January - 27.   

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

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