Historical Events In January - 27

1857  On January - 27 dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

1858  On January - 27 neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer   

1858  On January - 27 gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49   

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

1859  Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on January - 27.   

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee on January - 27.   

1864  On January - 27 civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA   

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, TN on this day in history.   

1864  Franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1866  John Gibson, sculptor, dies on January - 27.   

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

1868  On January - 27 cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera)   

1869  Will Marion Cook, composer on January - 27.   

1870  After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union on January - 27.   

1870  On January - 27 first sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw University in Greencastle IN)   

1870  Manitoba &Northwest Territories incorporated on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history 1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana)   

1872  On this day in history learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals)   

1880  On January - 27 thomas A. Edison receives a U.S. patent for the electric incandescent light bulb.   

1880  On January - 27 thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp   

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

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

1886  First British government of Salisbury resigns on this day in history.   

1886  1st British govt of Salisbury resigns on this day in history.   

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

1888  The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C on this day in history.   

1888  National Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history national Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US.   

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

1889  On this day in history ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65   

1891  On January - 27 mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant PA   

1891  On January - 27 mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania   

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer on this day in history.   

1892  On January - 27 mitya Stillman, composer   

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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  On January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  On January - 27 birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  On this day in history 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 January - 27.   

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.   

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on January - 27.   

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

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.   

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on this day in history.