Page 8: Historical Events In January - 27

1976  Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia on this day in history.   

1977  President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders on this day in history.   

1977  The first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1977  On January - 27 the Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood.   

1977  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on January - 27.   

1978  On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87   

1979  On January - 27 36th Golden Globes Midnight Express, Jon Voight &Jane Fonda   

1981  Leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1982  Mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland on this day in history.   

1982  Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras on January - 27.   

1982  West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 27 iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60   

1983  World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid on this day in history.   

1983  On January - 27 louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68   

1984  On this day in history john &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album   

1984  On January - 27 michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial   

1984  On this day in history pop singer Michael Jackson is hospitalized when his hair catches fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles.   

1984  Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth   

1986  On January - 27 13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis &Crystal Gayle   

1986  L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team   

1988  Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1989  German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on January - 27.   

1989  On January - 27 oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student   

1990  Dissolution of Polish communist party on January - 27.   

1990  Four top aides of executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu go on trial in Romania, charged with genocide on this day in history.   

1990  On January - 27 helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92   

1992  On January - 27 19th American Music Award C &C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win   

1992  On January - 27 jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee   

1992  On January - 27 mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)   

1992  On this day in history presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) &Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair   

1992  On this day in history francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45   

1993  DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 on this day in history.   

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1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

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  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

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

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.   

1621  On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.   

0098  On January - 27 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 27.   

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