Historical Events In January - 27

1964  Margaret Chase Smith (Senator-R-ME) tries for Republican Presidential bid on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65   

1965  On January - 27 the first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite   

1965  On January - 27 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite   

1965  Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63 on January - 27.   

1966  Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion team for 1966 on this day in history.   

1967  A treaty banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons is signed by representatives of more than 60 countries on this day in history.   

1967  Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records on this day in history.   

1967  On January - 27 fire in the spacecraft! The world is shocked to learn that astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee die in a flash fire during testing of the Apollo I space capsule at Cape Kennedy, Florida.   

1967  Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed on January - 27.   

1967  Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78   

1967  On January - 27 three American astronauts killed in an Apollo spacecraft ground test   

1968  On this day in history "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs   

1969  On this day in history 14 spies hung in Baghdad   

1969  9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus Syria on this day in history.   

1969  On January - 27 actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)   

1969  On January - 27 noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years   

1969  Charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1970  Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG" on January - 27.   

1970  On January - 27 movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"   

1970  On January - 27 probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies   

1971  Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru' on January - 27.   

1972  On this day in history mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60   

1973  The Vietnam peace accords are signed in Paris on January - 27.   

1973  US &Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war &military draft on January - 27.   

1973  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win)   

1973  On January - 27 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr   

1973  William Rogers &Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty on this day in history.   

1973  On January - 27 uCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)   

1973  On January - 27 uS and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war   

1974  Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 on January - 27.   

1976  On this day in history "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV   

1976  Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara on this day in history.   

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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 January - 27.   

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

1585  On January - 27 birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

1592  On January - 27 birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

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  Death of Death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600) on January - 27.   

0672  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  On January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

1164  On January - 27 abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies   

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