Historical Events In January - 27

1942  -19°F (-27.4°C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850 on this day in history.   

1943  The first US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen) on January - 27.   

1943  On this day in history 1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen)   

1944  On this day in history leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed   

1945  On January - 27 nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands)   

1945  On this day in history russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)   

1945  Russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1945  Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested on January - 27.   

1948  On January - 27 the first locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates   

1948  On this day in history the first tape recorder sold   

1948  1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates on January - 27.   

1949  On January - 27 chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China   

1949  The Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters on January - 27.   

1949  Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on January - 27.   

1950  On this day in history 2nd Emmy Awards Ed Wynn Show &Texaco Star Theater win   

1950  On January - 27 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show & Texaco Star Theater win   

1951  On January - 27 "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances   

1951  On this day in history the Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert.   

1951  "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances on January - 27.   

1953  Netherlands end Marshall aid on January - 27.   

1954  On this day in history paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71   

1955  "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs on January - 27.   

1955  On this day in history ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

1956  NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 27 erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies   

1957  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open on January - 27.   

1958  On this day in history ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary   

1958  Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary on this day in history.   

1961  On January - 27 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV   

1962  "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances on January - 27.   

1963  On this day in history jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec   

1963  On January - 27 john Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58   

1964  On this day in history "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US   

1964  Barlow &Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval on this day in history.   

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1443  On January - 27 birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on January - 27.   

1556  On this day in history birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

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 this day in history.   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.   

1662  On this day in history 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  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

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