Historical Events In January - 27

1993  On January - 27 andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49   

1994  On January - 27 carlos Reina succeeds President Callejas in Honduras   

1994  Romanian social-democrats form government with anti-Semites on this day in history.   

1994  Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75 on January - 27.   

1995  On January - 27 five thousand mourners gather at the site of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its liberation.   

1995  On January - 27 geoffrey Parsons, Australian/British pianist, dies at 65   

1996  On this day in history 15 day old siamese twins separated-Sarah Morales survives, Sarahi dies   

1996  70th Australian Open Women's Tennis Monica Seles beats Anke Huber (64 61) on January - 27.   

1996  Catherine Roskam becomes the first New York female Episcopal bishop on this day in history.   

1996  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on January - 27.   

1996  On this day in history germany celebrates its first Holocaust Remembrance Day   

1996  On this day in history shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana vs Jamaica at Kingston   

1996  Barbara Skelton, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1997  On January - 27 "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin New York City NY   

1997  On this day in history 24th American Music Award Toni Braxton &Alanis Morissette win   

1997  It's the worst snowstorms to hit northwest China in 30 years. An update today from Beijing says the storms have killed 39 people and caused more than 24 million dollars in losses on this day in history.   

1997  The weekend rescue of more than 300 anglers from the ice of Lake Simcoe could cost up to 500 000 dollars. The ice fishers were stranded after a 32 kilometre-long pressure crack openedup between them and shore on January - 27.   

1998  Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10 on January - 27.   

2006  Celebrations are held in Salzburg and around the world for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on January - 27.   

2013  On this day in history 20 police officers have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in Kandahar, Afghanistan   

2017  Donald Trump issues executive order banning travel to the US for 7 mostly Muslim countries and suspending admission for refugees on January - 27.   

2018  Bomb in an ambulance kills over 100 people in Kabul, Taliban claim responsibility on this day in history.   

2018  Australian Open Women's Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title on January - 27.   

2019  Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his record 7th Australian singles title; beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 on January - 27.   

2019  Two bombs at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Philippines, kill at least 20 people and leave more than 100 others injured on January - 27.   

2023  On this day in history widespread unrest erupts in Israel following an Israeli military raid in Jenin which killed nine Palestinians. Incendiary air balloons are launched into Israeli-populated areas following it. Israel responds with targeted airstrikes. Later the same day, seven Jewish civilians are killed in a synagogue in Neve Yaakov in a terrorist attack.   

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On January - 27 birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On January - 27 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  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  On January - 27 vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  On this day in history sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

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

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  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies