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1546 Joachim III Frederick, ruler (Brandenburg) 1571 'Abbas I the Great, Safavid shah of Persia (1588-1629) 1701 Johann N von Hontheim, German historian/bishop 1720 Samuel Foote, England, actor/songwriter (Mirror) 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro) 1775 Friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher (Views on Christianity) 1805 Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision) 1808 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Das Leben Jesus) 1822 Thomas Leiper Kane, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 1823 douard Lalo, France, composer (Symphonie espagnole) 1824 Jozef Israls, painter 1826 Richard Taylor, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 1828 Samuel Allen Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 1830 William Henry Fitzhugh Payne, Brig General (Confederate Army) 1832 Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], auth (Alice in Wonderland) 1834 Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist (discovered periodic table of the elements) 1834 Robert Sanford Foster, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 1850 Samuel Gompers, 1st president (American Federation of Labor) 1851 Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega) 1858 Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model 1859 Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) 1868 Cato Engelen-Sewing, soprano prima donna 1872 Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) 1882 Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) 1885 Eduard Knneke, German composer (Vetter aus Tuesday) 1885 Jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta) 1887 Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) 1891 Ilya Ehrenburg, Kiev Ukraine, writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw) 1894 Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26) 1895 Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1936-41) 19-- James Cromwell, LA Calif, actor (Stretch-All in the Family) 19-- Karen Kondazian, Boston, actress (Irene-Shannon) 19-- Marc Ferrari, rocker (Cold Sweat-Break Out) 19-- Mike Patton, rocker (Faith No More-The Real Thing) 1900 Hyman G Rickover, US Admiral (father of modern nuclear navy) 1901 Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1901 Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon) 1903 Reginald Gardiner, Wimbeldon England, actor (Pruitts of So Hampton) 1908 William Randolph Hearst Jr, newspaper publisher (Hearst Publishing) 1910 Joan Bennett, US, actress (Little Women, Disraeli) 1911 Benay Venuta, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister) 1912 Lawrence Durrell, Indian/British writer (Private Country) 1918 Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom) 1918 Skitch Henderson, Birmingham England, orch leader (Tonight Show) 1919 David Seville, [Ross Bagdasarian], Fresno Calif, (Alvin & Chipmunks) 1921 Donna Reed, Denison Iowa, (From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life) 1924 Rauf Denktasj, Turkish-Cypriot politician 1927 Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL fullback (SF 49ers, Balt Colts) 1927 Michael Craig, India, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror) 1929 Ingrid Thulin, Sweden, actress (Cries & Whispers, Damned) 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, blues singer (Call on the Drummer) 1930 Esteban Edward Torres, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- ) 1931 Mordecai Richler, author, Montral (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz) 1934 Edithe Cresson, premier of Frace (1991- ) 1934 Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Barcelona, Spain, UNESCO director (1987- ) 1936 Troy Donahue, NYC, actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye) 1937 John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist 1940 Brian T O'Leary, Boston Mass, astronaut 1940 Harry Kmel, Flemish director (Monsieur Hawarden) 1945 Nick Mason, rock drummer (Pink Floyd-The Wall, Money) 1947 Nedra Telley, vocalist (Ronettes-Be My Little Baby) 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, Riga Latvia, ballet dancer (That's Dancing) 1951 Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town) 1951 Scott Lane, NYC, actor (Gary-McKeever & the Colonel) 1951 Seth Justman, rock vocalist/keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold) 1952 Brian Gottfried, Baltimore Md, tennis star (Wimbeldon Doubles 1976) 1955 Mimi Rogers, Coral Gables Fla, actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters) 1957 Frank Miller, US, comicbook writer (Batman-The Dark Knight Returns) 1958 Charles Waltz, rocker (Shooting Star) 1959 Patti Cohoon, Whittier Calif, actress (Molly-Here Come the Brides) 196- Sarah Kennedy, Coquille Ohio, comedienne (Laugh in) 1961 Charlotte Kemp, Omaha Ne, playmate (Dec, 1982) 1961 Gillian Gilbert, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) 1961 Karen Velez, Rockville Ctr NY, playmate (December, 1984) 1961 Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111) 1961 Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts) 1964 Bridget Fonda, US, daughter of Peter/actress (Single White Female) 1964 Cathy Podewell, actress (Dallas) 1964 Inga Thompson, Reno Nevada, US cyclist (Olympic-8th-88, 84, 92) 1964 Migi, [Miguel Drummond] rock (Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance) 1966 Tamlyn Tomita, Okinawa, actress (Karate Kid 2, Ming Li-Santa Barbara) 1967 Carrington Garland, LA Calif, actress (Kelly Capwell-Santa Barbara) 1970 Carlos Javier Bernardo, prince 1970 Dario Brose, Queens NY, US soccer halfback (Olympic-92) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 27672 Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies 847 Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies 1540 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastary, dies 1565 Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Lithuiana (1557-64), dies 1763 Johan-Theodoor van Beieren, prince-bishop of Lithuiana, dies 1851 John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 1859 Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 1860 Jano Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (parallel), dies at 57 1893 James G Blaine, US minister of foreign affairs, dies at 62 1901 Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (Rigoletto/Traviata/Ada), dies at 87 1922 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I Mala Voglia), dies 1953 Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguist, dies at 58 1956 Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies 1967 Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies 1967 Edward H White II, astronaut, dies in Apollo I fire 1967 Roger B Chaffee, astronaut, dies at 31 in Apollo I fire 1967 Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 41 in Apollo I fire 1969 Charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82 1970 Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72 1972 Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer, dies at 60 1982 Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60 1983 Louis De Funes, actor, dies at 68 of a heart attack 1983 Robert Christian, actor, dies of cancer at 42 1984 Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 1986 Lilli Palmer, [Peiser], German actress (Gentle Sex), dies 1992 Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 1992 Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Brit actress (Eliza Dolittle), dies at 101 1993 Andre the Giant, [Rene Roussimoff], wrestler, dies at 49 1993 Erik Mrk, Danish actor (Europe), dies at 67 Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 27[Mauritius] Cavadee [Vietnam] Vietnam Peace Day (1973) [Australia] Australia Day (last Monday in January) (1788) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 27[Buddhist-Laos] Buddhist Holiday [Christian] Devote of Monte Carlo [Lutheran] Commemoration of Lydia, Dorcas & Phoebe [RC] Feast of St Julian 407 [Ang, Old RC] Commemoration of John Chrysostom, bp of Constantinople 1540 [RC] Memorial of St Angela Merici, virgin (opt) 1994 [Moslem] A Night of Remembrance (Sha'bn 14, 1414 AH) 1994 [Jewish] Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) (Shevat 15, 5754 AM) Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 27 [Rome] a d vj Kal Feb 672 St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope 847 Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1302 Dante becomes a Florentine political exile 1662 1st American lime kiln begins operation, Providence, RI 1671 Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City 1736 Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland 1778 Piccinni's opera "Roland" premiers, Paris 1785 1st US state university chartered, Athens, Georgia 1823 Pres Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America 1864 Battle of Fair Gardens, TN 1864 Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Va 1870 1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana) 1870 After accepting the 15th amendment, VA is readmitted to Union 1870 Manitoba & Northwest Territories incorporated 1880 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp 1888 National Geographic Society organizes 1891 Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania 1894 1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11 1894 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park 1900 Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention 1902 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction (NYC) 1904 R S Dugan discovers asteroid #523 Ada 1908 Pasipha, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Melotte 1915 US Marines occupy Haiti 1916 Communist party "Spartacus" forms in Berlin 1924 Egyptian king Foead nominates Saad Zaghloel Pasja premier 1924 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square 1926 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London 1926 US Senate agrees to join World Court 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game 1932 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1815 Beethoven 1934 French cabinet of Chautemps falls (Stavisky Affair) 1934 VARA refuses to hire after commemoration of Marinus Van de Lubbe 1935 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1341 Edmee 1940 -17ø F (-27ø C), CCC Camp F-16, Georgia (state record) 1942 -19ø F (-27.4ø C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850 1943 1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen) 1944 Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed 1945 Russia liberates Auschwitz Concentration Camp 1948 1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates 1948 1st tape recorder sold 1949 Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China 1954 Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, forms 1958 Ferenc Mnnich follows K d r as premier of Hungary 1961 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premiers on NBC TV 1964 "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US 1964 Margaret Chase Smith (Sen-R-Maine) tries for Republican Pres bid 1965 1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite 1965 Ground breaking for "Dragon Gateway" at Grant Avenue 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee 1967 Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records 1967 New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker) 1967 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed 1969 Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th) 1971 Montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru' 1973 Janet Lynn wins her 5th consecutive natl figure skating championship 1973 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) 1973 US & Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war & milt draft 1976 "Laverne & Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premiers on ABC TV 1977 Pres Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000) 1979 Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8) 1980 10th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 37-27 1982 Oak Ridge Observatory discovers asteroids #2674 Pandarus & #3342 1982 Roberto S Cordova installed as president of Honduras 1983 World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid 1984 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3278 1984 John & Yoko release "Milk & Honey" album 1984 LA Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth 1985 Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25) 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Okla's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Ok grad student 1990 Steffi Graf beats Mary Jo Fernandez to win the Australian Open 1991 PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, disbands 1991 Super Bowl XXV-NY Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 1992 Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee 1992 Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty) 1993 DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 2727th day of the year with 338 remaining (Numerology = 1) 1916 69øF highest temperature for this date in NYC 1927 -1øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 2701/27/44 --- Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me --- Ellington, Duke 01/27/44 --- No Love, No Nothin' --- Morse, Ella Mae 01/27/50 --- Music! Music! Music! --- Brewer, Teresa 01/27/50 --- Quicksilver --- Crosby, Bing 01/27/50 --- Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy --- Crosby, Bing 01/27/58 --- Dede Dinah --- Avalon, Frankie 01/27/58 --- Don't --- Presley, Elvis 01/27/62 --- Duke Of Earl --- Chandler, Gene 01/27/68 --- Bottle Of Wine --- Fireballs 01/27/68 --- Love Is Blue --- Mauriat, Paul 01/27/68 --- I Wish It Would Rain --- Temptations 01/27/73 --- Last Song --- Edward Bear 01/27/73 --- Love Train --- O'Jays 01/27/79 --- Lady --- Little River Band 01/27/79 --- Shake Your Groove Thing --- Peaches & Herb 01/27/90 --- C'Mon And Get My Love --- D-Mob 01/27/90 --- I Go To Extremes --- Joel, Billy |
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