Events

Pre-1600

* 98 –

Trajan Trajan ( ; la, Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 539/11 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared ''optimus princeps'' ("best ruler") by the senate, Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presi ...

succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...

will reach its maximum extent. *

945 Year 945 ( CMXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 27 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown barel ...

– The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to become monks by Constantine VII, who becomes sole emperor of the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

. * 1186 – Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily. * 1302 –

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His '' Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: ...

is condemned in absentia and exiled from

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

. * 1343 – Pope Clement VI issues the papal bull ''Unigenitus'' to justify the power of the

pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later,

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Lutherani ...

would protest this.

1601–1900

* 1606 – Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31. * 1695 – Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and

Caliph of Islam A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703. * 1759 – Spanish forces clash with indigenous

Huilliche The Huilliche , Huiliche or Huilliche-Mapuche are the southern partiality of the Mapuche macroethnic group of Chile. Located in the Zona Sur, they inhabit both Futahuillimapu ("great land of the south") and, as the Cunco subgroup, the north ha ...

s of southern Chile in the battle of Río Bueno. * 1776 –

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

Henry Knox Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806), a Founding Father of the United States, was a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington's campaigns. Following th ...

's " noble train of artillery" arrives in

Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...

. * 1785 – The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States. * 1820 – A

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

n expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and

Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, 3 November 1788 – 11 April 1851) was a Russian fleet commander and an explorer. Education and early career Lazarev was born in Vladimir, a scion of th ...

discovers the Antarctic continent, approaching the Antarctic coast. * 1825 – The U.S. Congress approves

Indian Territory The Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign ...

(in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the " Trail of Tears". * 1868 – Boshin War: The

Battle of Toba–Fushimi The occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 (or fourth year of Keiō, first month, 3rd day, according to the lunar calendar), when the forces of the s ...

begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-

Imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texas ...

factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

. * 1869 – Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in

Hokkaidō is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; th ...

. *

1874 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndash ...

– Modest Mussorgsky's opera '' Boris Godunov'' premieres in Mariinsky Theatre in

St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

* 1880 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.

1901–present

* 1916 –

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

: The British government passes the Military Service Act that introduces conscription in the United Kingdom. *

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

– Beginning of the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

. *

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...

– Six days after his

death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

Lenin's body is carried into a specially erected mausoleum. * 1927 – Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd. * 1939 – First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. * 1943 –

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

: The

Eighth Air Force The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The command serves as Air Forc ...

sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany. *

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

– World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted. * 1945 – World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau. * 1951 – Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger. *

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

– The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

– South Vietnamese Prime Minister Trần Văn Hương is removed by the military junta of

Nguyễn Khánh Nguyễn Khánh (; 8 November 192711 January 2013) was a South Vietnamese military officer and Army of the Republic of Vietnam general who served in various capacities as head of state and prime minister of South Vietnam while at the head of a ...

. * 1967 – Apollo program: Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their

Apollo 1 Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was intended to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbit ...

spacecraft at the

Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers. Since December 196 ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and ...

. * 1967 –

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because t ...

: The

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of

nuclear weapon A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb ...

s in space, and limiting the usage of the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes. * 1973 – The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

– Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

in the culmination of the Canadian Caper. * 1983 – The pilot shaft of the

Seikan Tunnel The Seikan Tunnel ( ja, 青函トンネル, or , ), is a dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern is ...

, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and

, breaks through. * 1996 – In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesMahamane Ousmane. * 1996 – Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. * 2002 – An explosion at a military storage facility in

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...

, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others. * 2003 – The first selections for the

National Recording Registry The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." The registry was established by the National Recording Preservat ...

are announced by the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The libra ...

. * 2010 – The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when

Porfirio Lobo Sosa Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born 22 December 1947), known as Pepe Lobo, is a Honduran politician and agricultural landowner who served as President of Honduras from 2010 to 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in th ...

becomes the new President of Honduras. * 2010 –

Apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancest ...

announces the

iPad The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc., Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. Speculation about the development, ...

. * 2011 –

Arab Spring The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to corruption and econo ...

: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gover ...

. * 2011 – Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented. *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

– Two hundred and forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

– Rojava conflict: The

Kobanî Canton Euphrates Region, formerly Kobanî Canton, ( ku, Herêma Firatê, ar, إقليم الفرات, syc, ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܬ, translit=Ponyotho d'Prat) is the central of three original regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syr ...

declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. * 2017 – A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States.

Births

Pre-1600

* 1365 –

Edward of Angoulême Edward of Angoulême (27 January 1365 – September 1370) was second in line to the throne of the Kingdom of England before his death. Born in Angoulême, he was the eldest child of Edward, Prince of Wales, commonly called "the Black Prince", ...

, English noble (d. 1370) * 1443 – Albert III, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) * 1546 –

Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg Joachim Frederick (27 January 1546 – 18 July 1608), of the House of Hohenzollern, was Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1598 until his death. Biography Joachim Frederick was born in Cölln to John George, Elector of Branden ...

(d. 1608) * 1571 – Abbas I of Persia (d. 1629) * 1585 –

Hendrick Avercamp Hendrick Avercamp (January 27, 1585 (bapt.) – May 15, 1634 (buried)) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age of painting. He was one of the earliest landscape painters of the 17th-century Dutch school, he specialized in painting th ...

, Dutch painter (d. 1634)

1601–1900

* 1603 –

Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet (27 January 1603 – 2 January 1685) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1685 and was Speaker in 1660. During the English Civil War he remain ...

, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (d. 1685) * 1603 –

Humphrey Mackworth Sir Humphrey Mackworth (Jan 1657–1727) was a British industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Early history Mack ...

, English politician, lawyer and judge (d. 1654) * 1621 – Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist (d. 1675) * 1662 – Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (d. 1742) * 1663 –

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, (27 January 1663 – 17 January 1733), of Southill Park in Bedfordshire, was a Royal Navy officer and statesman. While still a lieutenant, he delivered a letter from various captains ...

, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1733) * 1687 – Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (d. 1753) * 1701 –

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim (January 27, 1701 – September 2, 1790) was a German historian and theologian. He is remembered as Febronius, the pseudonym under which he wrote his 1763 treatise ''On the State of the Church and the Legitimate Powe ...

, German historian and theologian (d. 1790) *

1708 In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing ...

– Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (d. 1728) * 1741 –

Hester Thrale Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi (née Salusbury; later Piozzi; 27 January 1741 or 16 January 1740 – 2 May 1821),Contemporary records, which used the Julian calendar and the Annunciation Style of enumerating years, recorded her birth as 16 January ...

, Welsh author (d. 1821) *

1756 Events January–March * January 16 – The Treaty of Westminster is signed between Great Britain and Prussia, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Kingdom of Hanover, controlled by King George II of Great Britain. * February ...

– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1791) * 1775 –

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (; 27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854), later (after 1812) von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German idealism, situating him b ...

, German-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1854) * 1782 – Titumir, Bengali revolutionary (d. 1831) *

1790 Events January–March * January 8 – United States President George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. * January 11 – The 11 minor states of the Austrian Netherlands, which t ...

–

Juan Álvarez Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado de Luna, generally known as Juan Álvarez, (27 January 1790 – 21 August 1867) was a general, long-time caudillo (regional leader) in southern Mexico, and president of Mexico for two months in 1855, following ...

, Mexican general and president (1855) (d. 1867) * 1795 –

Eli Whitney Blake Eli Whitney Blake, Sr. (January 27, 1795 – August 18, 1886) was an American inventor, best known for his mortise lock and stone-crushing machine, the latter of which earned him a place into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Early life Blak ...

, American engineer, invented the Mortise lock (d. 1886) * 1803 –

Eunice Hale Waite Cobb Eunice Hale Cobb (, Waite; January 27, 1803 – May 2, 1880) was an American writer, public speaker, and activist. She was born in Kennebunk, Maine in 1803 and she married Rev. Sylvanus Cobb in Hallowell, Maine in 1822. She was a devoted and effic ...

, American writer, public speaker, and activist (d. 1880) *

1805 After thirteen years the First French Empire abolished the French Republican Calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 11 – The Michigan Territory is created. * February 7 – King Anouvong become ...

– Maria Anna of Bavaria (d. 1877) * 1805 – Samuel Palmer, English painter and etcher (d. 1881) *

1806 Events January–March * January 1 ** The French Republican Calendar is abolished. ** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon. * January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...

–

Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (27 January 1806 – 17 January 1826) was a Spanish Basque composer. He was nicknamed "the Spanish Mozart" after he died, because, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was both a child prodigy and ...

, Spanish composer and educator (d. 1826) * 1808 – David Strauss, German theologian and author (d. 1874) * 1814 –

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ...

, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (d. 1879) * 1821 – John Chivington, American colonel and pastor (d. 1892) * 1823 – Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (d. 1892) *

1824 May 7: The almost completely deaf Beethoven premieres his Ninth Symphony Events January–March * January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of the Royal Society, with only one vote against h ...

–

Urbain Johnson Urbain Johnson (January 27, 1824 – April 13, 1917) was a farmer and political figure in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1869 to 1870, from 1874 to 1882 and ...

, Canadian farmer and political figure (d. 1917) * 1826 – Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1889) * 1826 – Richard Taylor, American general, historian, and politician (d. 1879) * 1832 –

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequ ...

, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (d. 1898) * 1832 – Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Estonian-Russian geologist and botanist (d. 1908) * 1836 – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1895) * 1842 – Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (d. 1910) * 1848 – Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (d. 1934) *

1850 Events January–June * April ** Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome. ** Stephen Foster's parlor ballad " Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway" is published in the United States. * April 4 – Los Angeles is incorporated as a city ...

– John Collier, English painter and author (d. 1934) * 1850 – Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (d. 1924) * 1850 – Edward Smith, English captain (d. 1912) * 1858 – Neel Doff, Dutch-Belgian author (d. 1942) * 1859 – Wilhelm II, German Emperor (d. 1941) * 1869 –

Will Marion Cook William Mercer Cook (January 27, 1869 – July 19, 1944), better known as Will Marion Cook, was an American composer, violinist, and choral director.Riis, Thomas (2007–2011)Cook, Will Marion ''Grove Music Online.'' Oxford Music Online. Retrieved ...

, American violinist and composer (d. 1944) * 1878 – Dorothy Scarborough, American author (d. 1935) * 1885 –

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

, American composer and songwriter (d. 1945) * 1885 –

Seison Maeda was the art-name of a nihonga painter in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. His legal name was Maeda Renzō. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary Japanese painters, and one of the leaders of the Nihonga movement. Biography ...

, Japanese painter (d. 1977) * 1886 – Radhabinod Pal, Indian academic and jurist (d. 1967) * 1889 – Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1959) * 1893 – Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China (d. 1981) * 1895 – Joseph Rosenstock, Polish-American conductor and manager (d. 1985) * 1895 – Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1974) * 1900 – Hyman G. Rickover, American admiral (d. 1986)

1901–present

* 1901 –

Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theater and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, the only s ...

, German actor (d. 1973) * 1901 – Art Rooney, American football player, coach and owner (d. 1988) * 1903 – John Eccles, Australian-Swiss neurophysiologist and academic,

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

laureate (d. 1997) * 1904 – James J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1979) * 1905 – Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969) * 1908 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (d. 1993) * 1910 –

Edvard Kardelj Edvard Kardelj (; 27 January 1910 – 10 February 1979), also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II ...

, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1979) *

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ...

– Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist (d. 2009) * 1912 –

Francis Rogallo Francis Melvin Rogallo (January 27, 1912 – September 1, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer inventor born in Sanger, California, U.S. Together with his wife, he is credited with the invention of the Rogallo wing, or "flexible wi ...

, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing (d. 2009) * 1915 – Jules Archer, American historian and author (d. 2008) * 1915 – Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985) *

– Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) * 1918 – Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963) * 1918 – William Seawell, American general (d. 2005) * 1919 –

Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmun ...

, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (d. 1972) *

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

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Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was a Japanese naval aviator and an ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II. Nishizawa was known to his colleagues as 'the Devil' for his breathtaking, brilliant, and unpredictable aerobatics and superb control of hi ...

, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (d. 1944) * 1920 –

Helmut Zacharias Helmut Zacharias (27 January 192028 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in a number of films, usually playing musicians. Early life Helmut Zacharias was bo ...

, German violinist and composer (d. 2002) *

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...

– Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986) *

– Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (d. 2012) * 1924 –

Brian Rix Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including ''Dry Rot'', ''Simple Spymen'' and ''One for ...

, English actor, producer, and politician (d. 2016) * 1924 – Harvey Shapiro, American poet (d. 2013) * 1926 – Fritz Spiegl, Austrian flute player and journalist (d. 2003) * 1926 – Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (d. 2004) *

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

– Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter * 1928 –

Hans Modrow Hans Modrow (; born 27 January 1928) is a German politician best known as the last communist premier of East Germany. Taking office in the middle of the Peaceful Revolution, he was the ''de facto'' leader of the country for much of the winter ...

, Polish-German lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany * 1929 – Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Swiss businessman * 1929 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (d. 1984) * 1930 – Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues singer-songwriter (d. 2013) * 1931 – Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2001) * 1931 – Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson, English lieutenant and businessman *

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...

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Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (russian: Борис Анфиянович Шахлин; 27 January 1932 – 30 May 2008) was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won a total of 13 ...

, Russian-Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2008) * 1933 – Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (d. 2013) * 1934 – Édith Cresson, French politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of France * 1934 – George Follmer, American race car driver * 1935 – Steve Demeter, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2013) * 1936 – Troy Donahue, American actor (d. 2001) * 1936 – Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic,

laureate * 1937 – Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985) * 1940 – Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs * 1940 – James Cromwell, American actor * 1940 –

Terry Harper Terrance Victor Harper (born January 27, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Harper played in the National Hockey League from 1962 to 1981. During this time, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit ...

, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1940 – Petru Lucinschi, Romanian activist and politician, 2nd President of Moldova * 1940 –

Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey (born Harry Reynolds; January 27, 1940 – May 28, 2015) was an American actor, comedian, and television personality. Career Rey moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he taught for seven years and became a member of the Karamu House Theatr ...

, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015) * 1941 – Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1981) * 1942 –

Maki Asakawa was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer. She was an important voice of the Japanese urban counterculture. It is written in ''The Japan Times'' that she "made her name in 1970" with ''The World of Maki Asakawa'' and is know ...

, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010) * 1942 – Tasuku Honjo, Japanese immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine * 1942 – John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (d. 2019) * 1942 – Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986) * 1943 – Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician *

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Peter Akinola Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former bishop of Abuja and Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the country ...

, Nigerian archbishop * 1944 –

Mairead Maguire Mairead MaguireFairmichael, p. 28: "Mairead Corrigan, now Mairead Maguire, married her former brother-in-law, Jackie Maguire, and they have two children of their own as well as three by Jackie's previous marriage to Ann Maguire." (born 27 Januar ...

, Northern Irish activist,

laureate * 1944 – Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer * 1945 – Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2005) * 1946 – Christopher Hum, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to China * 1946 – Nedra Talley, American singer * 1947 – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) * 1947 – Vyron Polydoras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for Public Order * 1947 – Cal Schenkel, American painter and illustrator * 1947 – Philip Sugden, English historian and author (d. 2014) * 1947 –

Perfecto Yasay Jr. Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. (January 27, 1947June 12, 2020) was a Philippine government official who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ''ad interim'' basis from June 30, 2016, until ...

, Filipino lawyer and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines (d. 2020) * 1948 – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor * 1948 – Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist * 1951 –

Seth Justman Seth Justman (born January 27, 1951) is the keyboard player for the U.S. rock band, The J. Geils Band. Biography Justman was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Atlantic City, and is Jewish. He co-wrote many of the band's songs with singer Pe ...

, American keyboard player and songwriter * 1951 – Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician * 1952 – Brian Gottfried, American tennis player * 1952 – Billy Johnson, American football player and coach * 1952 –

Tam O'Shaughnessy Tam Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy (born January 27, 1952) is an American children's science writer and former professional tennis player who co-founded the science education company Sally Ride Science together with her partner, astronaut Sally Ride, ...

, American tennis player, psychologist, and academic * 1952 – G. E. Smith, American guitarist and songwriter * 1954 – Peter Laird, American author and illustrator * 1954 – Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster (d. 2018) *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangs ...

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Brian Engblom Brian Paul Engblom (born January 27, 1955) is a Canadian ice hockey broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and a former professional hockey defenseman. Biography Engblom was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and played for the University of Wiscons ...

, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1955 – John Roberts, American lawyer and judge, 17th Chief Justice of the United States *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

– Mimi Rogers, American actress * 1957 – Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter * 1957 – Frank Miller, American illustrator, director, producer, and screenwriter *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

– James Grippando, American lawyer and author * 1958 – Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster * 1959 – Cris Collinsworth, American football player and sportscaster * 1959 – Göran Hägglund, Swedish lawyer and politician, 28th Swedish Minister for Social Affairs * 1959 –

Keith Olbermann Keith Theodore Olbermann (; born January 27, 1959) is an American sports and political commentator and writer. Olbermann spent the first 20 years of his career in sports journalism. He was a sports correspondent for CNN and for local TV and ...

, American journalist and author *

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

– Fiona O'Donnell, Canadian-Scottish politician *

– Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer * 1961 –

Margo Timmins Margo Timmins (born January 27, 1961) is the lead vocalist of Canadian alternative country and folk rock band Cowboy Junkies. She is the sister of Michael Timmins, the band's lead guitarist, and Peter Timmins, the band's drummer. Her ethereal vo ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter * 1962 – Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer * 1963 –

George Monbiot George Joshua Richard Monbiot ( ; born 27 January 1963) is a British writer known for his environmental and political activism. He writes a regular column for ''The Guardian'' and is the author of a number of books. Monbiot grew up in Oxfordsh ...

, English-Welsh author and activist * 1964 – Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer and academic * 1964 –

Bridget Fonda Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), ''Single White Female'' (1992), '' Singles'' (1992), ''Point of No Return'' (1993), '' It Could Happen to You'' ...

, American actress *

– Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor * 1965 – Mike Newell, English footballer and manager * 1965 –

Ignacio Noé Ignacio Noé (born January 27, 1965, Escobar, Buenos Aires Province), usually known simply as Noé, is an artist in a wide range of graphic genres, working in comics, children's books, magazine illustration and erotic comics, in a highly rendere ...

, Argentinian author and illustrator * 1965 –

Attila Sekerlioglu Attila Sekerlioglu (born 27 January 1965) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he moved into management. He has most recently been manager of Austrian club SV Stockerau. He is now a scout for ...

, Austrian footballer and manager * 1966 – Tamlyn Tomita, Japanese-American actress and singer * 1967 –

Dave Manson David Michael Manson (born January 27, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with several teams. He is an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey Leagu ...

, Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

– Tracy Lawrence, American country singer * 1968 – Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist * 1968 – Matt Stover, American football player *

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

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Michael Kulas Michael Wade Kulas (born January 27, 1969) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and music producer who was a member of the English rock band James between 1997 and 2001. Personal details Kulas was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada on January 27, ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer * 1969 –

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom '' The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...

, American comedian and actor * 1969 –

Shane Thomson Shane Alexander Thomson (born 27 January 1969) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played as a genuine all-rounder, making 19 Test and 56 One Day International appearances for New Zealand. Thomson was born in Hamilton, Waikato ...

, New Zealand cricketer * 1970 – Bradley Clyde, Australian rugby league player * 1970 –

Dean Headley Dean Warren Headley (born 27 January 1970) is a former English professional cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team in the 1990s. Headley was born in Stourbridge and comes from a famous cricketing family, being ...

, English cricketer and coach *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...

– Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1972 – Bibi Gaytán, Mexican singer and actress * 1973 – Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (d. 2014) * 1974 –

Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen () (born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional biathlete and coach, often referred to by the nickname, the "King of Biathlon". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the list of multiple medal ...

, Norwegian skier and biathlete * 1974 – Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player and coach * 1974 –

Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played all forms of the game, and a former ODI captain who is often described as the greatest fast medium bowl ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach * 1976 – Ahn Jung-hwan, South Korean footballer * 1976 –

Danielle George Danielle Amanda George (née Kettle; born 27 January 1976) is a Professor of Radio frequency engineering in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning at the University of Manche ...

, American professor * 1978 –

Pete Laforest Pierre-Luc "Pete" Laforest (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher and was the first manager of the Trois-Rivières Aigles. Career Laforest is a graduate of Fort Scott Community College. He was a draft pick of ...

, Canadian-American baseball player and manager * 1979 – Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer and coach *

– Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player and coach * 1980 – Marat Safin, Russian tennis player and politician * 1981 –

Alicia Molik Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6. Molik won a bronze medal in singles for Australi ...

, Australian tennis player and sportscaster * 1981 – Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player * 1982 – Eva Asderaki, Greek tennis umpire * 1983 – Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player * 1983 – Paulo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player * 1983 –

Gavin Floyd Gavin Christopher Floyd (born January 27, 1983), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Toronto Blue ...

, American baseball player * 1983 –

Lee Grant Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) is an American actress, documentarian, and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's '' Detective Story'', co-starring Kirk Doug ...

, English footballer * 1984 – Vince Mellars, New Zealand rugby league player * 1987 –

Katy Rose Kathryn Rosemary Bullard (born January 27, 1987), known professionally as Katy Rose, is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Rose released two studio albums, '' Because I Can'' (V2 Records) and '' Candy Eyed'' ( River Jones Music). Since h ...

, American singer-songwriter and producer * 1987 –

Anton Shunin Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Moscow and the Russian national team. Club career Shunin is a youth product ...

, Russian footballer * 1988 – Kerlon, Brazilian footballer *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

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Alberto Botía Alberto Tomás Botía Rabasco (; born 27 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Saudi Arabian club Al Wehda FC. He made 140 La Liga appearances, mostly for Sporting de Gijón but also Sevilla, Elc ...

, Spanish footballer * 1991 – Christian Bickel, German footballer * 1991 – Sebastine Ikahihifo, New Zealand rugby league player * 1992 – Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

– Jack Stephens, English footballer * 1995 – Harrison Reed, English footballer * 2000 – Cory Paix, Australian rugby league player

Deaths

Pre-1600

* 98 – Nerva, Roman emperor (b. 35) * 457 – Marcian, Byzantine emperor (b. 392) *

555 Year 555 ( DLV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 555 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the p ...

– Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (b. 508) *

672 __NOTOC__ Year 672 ( DCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 672 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

– Pope Vitalian * 847 –

Pope Sergius II Pope Sergius II ( la, Sergius II; died 27 January 847) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from January 844 to his death in 847. Sergius II's pontificate saw the Arab raid against Rome as well as the city's redevelopment. Rise ...

(b. 790) * 906 – Liu Can,

chancellor of the Tang Dynasty The chancellor () was a semi-formally designated office position for a number of high-level officials at one time during the Tang dynasty of China. This list also includes chancellors of the short-lived Wu Zhou dynasty, which is typically trea ...

* 931 –

Ruotger Ruotger, also spelled Rutger, Rudger or Rudgar (died 27 January 931), was the archbishop of Trier from 915. His archdiocese at first lay within the kingdom of West Francia, but after 925 it was annexed to East Francia, an event in which Ruotger p ...

, archbishop of Trier *

947 Year 947 ( CMXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – A Hungarian army led by Grand Prince Taksony campaigns in Italy, heading ...

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Zhang Yanze Zhang Yanze () (died January 27, 947''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 286.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter) was an ethnic Göktürk general of the Later Tang, Later Jin, and Liao dynasties of China. He was reviled in traditional sour ...

, Chinese general and governor *

1062 Year 1062 ( MLXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Coup of Kaiserswerth: The 11-year-old King Henry IV is abducted, as a re ...

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Adelaide of Hungary Adelaide of Hungary ( – 27 January 1062) was the only daughter of King Andrew I of Hungary of the Árpád dynasty and Anastasia of Kiev. She was the second wife of Vratislav II of Bohemia, whom she married in 1058. She was a good dynastic ...

, (b. c. 1040) * 1311 – Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan * 1377 – Frederick the Simple, King of Sicily * 1490 – Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (b. 1435) * 1504 –

Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo Ludovico II del Vasto (23 March 1438 in Saluzzo – 27 January 1504) was marquess of Saluzzo from 1475 until his death. Before his accession as marquis he held the title of Count of Carmagnola. Biography Ludovico was the son of Ludovico I ...

(b. 1438) *

1540 Year 1540 ( MDXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 6 – King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort; the m ...

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Angela Merici Angela Merici or Angela de Merici ( , ; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious educator, who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedi ...

, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (b. 1474) * 1592 – Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538) *

1596 Events January–June * January 6– 20 – An English attempt led by Francis Drake to cross the Isthmus of Panama ends in defeat. * January 28 – Francis Drake dies of dysentery off Portobelo. * February 14 – Archbishop John Whitgi ...

– Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540)

1601–1900

* 1629 –

Hieronymus Praetorius Hieronymus Praetorius (10 August 1560 – 27 January 1629) was a Northern German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque whose polychoral motets in 8 to 20 voices are intricate and vividly expressive. Some of his organ ...

, German organist and composer (b. 1560) *

1638 Events January–March * January 4 – **A naval battle takes place in the Indian Ocean off of the coast of Goa at South India as a Netherlands fleet commanded by Admiral Adam Westerwolt decimates the Portuguese fleet. **A fleet of 80 ...

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Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses (c. 1585January 27, 1638) was a Spanish novelist. Biography He was born at Madrid about 1585. Nothing positive is known of him before the publication of his celebrated romance, the ''Poema trágico del español ...

, Spanish author and poet (b. 1585) * 1651 – Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1566) * 1688 – Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (b. 1613) * 1689 – Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1619) *

1731 Events January–March * January 8 – An avalanche from the Skafjell mountain causes a massive wave in the Storfjorden fjord in Norway that sinks all boats that happen to be in the water at the time and kills people on both sho ...

– Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the

Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

(b. 1655) * 1733 – Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (b. 1669) *

1740 Events January–March * January 8 – All 237 crewmen on the Dutch East India Company ship ''Rooswijk'' are drowned, when the vessel strikes the shoals of Goodwin Sands, off of the coast of England, as it is beginning its second ...

– Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692) * 1770 – Philippe Macquer, French historian (b. 1720) * 1794 – Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (b. 1765) * 1812 – John Perkins, Anglo-Jamaican captain * 1814 – Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1762) * 1816 – Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician (b. 1724) *

1851 Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. ...

– John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (b. 1789) * 1852 –

Paavo Ruotsalainen Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen (; born Påhl Henrik; 9 July 1777 – 27 January 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland. Religious views Born in Tölvänniemi (now a ...

, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (b. 1777) *

1860 Events January–March * January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts ...

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János Bolyai János Bolyai (; 15 December 1802 – 27 January 1860) or Johann Bolyai, was a Hungarian mathematician, who developed absolute geometry—a geometry that includes both Euclidean geometry and hyperbolic geometry. The discovery of a consis ...

, Romanian-Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1802) * 1873 – Adam Sedgwick, British geologist, Anglican priest and doctoral advisor to

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended ...

(b. 1785) * 1880 – Edward Middleton Barry, English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the

Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal ...

(b. 1830)

1901–present

* 1901 – Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813) * 1910 – Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836) * 1919 – Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877) *

– Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891) *

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

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Nellie Bly Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaki ...

, American journalist and author (b. 1864) * 1927 –

Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, also known as Jerzy Bolesław Matulewicz-Matulaitis (13 April 1871 - 27 January 1927) was a Latin Church Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Vilnius from late 1918 until his resignation in 1925. Matulaitis ...

, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871) * 1931 –

Nishinoumi Kajirō II was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th '' yokozuna''. Career His real name was , but he later changed his surname to . He entered sumo in January 1900, using the '' shikona'' name . He changed it to in May 1905 ...

, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880) * 1940 – Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894) * 1942 – Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888) * 1951 – Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867) *

– Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890) *

– Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876) * 1963 –

John Farrow John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 190427 January 1963) was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

, Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904) *

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Abraham Walkowitz Abraham Walkowitz (March 28, 1878, Tyumen, Russia - January 27, 1965, New York City, EUA) was a Russian-American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. While never attaining the same level of fame as h ...

, American painter (b. 1878) * 1967 – crew of

** Roger B. Chaffee, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1935) ** Gus Grissom, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1926) ** Ed White, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930) * 1967 – Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888) * 1970 –

Rocco D'Assunta Rocco D'Assunta (7 February 1904 – 27 January 1970) was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Palermo, D'Assunta started acting at very young age with several Sicilian stage companies, including the ones led by ...

, Italian actor, comedian and playwright (b. 1904) * 1970 – Marietta Blau, Austrian physicist and academic (b. 1894) *

– Jacobo Árbenz, Guatemalan captain and politician,

President of Guatemala The president of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de Guatemala), officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a s ...

(b. 1913) * 1972 –

Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson ( ; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to t ...

, American singer (b. 1911) * 1973 – William Nolde, American colonel (b. 1929) * 1974 – Georgios Grivas, Cypriot general (b. 1898) *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

– Bill Walsh, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1913) * 1979 – Victoria Ocampo. Argentine writer (b. 1890) * 1982 – Trần Văn Hương, South Vietnamese politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam, 3rd Vice President of South Vietnam, and 3rd Prime Minister of South Vietnam (b. 1902) * 1983 – Louis de Funès, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1914) *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

– Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (b. 1914) * 1987 – Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator and director (b. 1914) * 1988 –

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– Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player and pilot (b. 1888) * 1993 – André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946) *

– Claude Akins, American actor (b. 1918) * 1996 – Ralph Yarborough, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903) * 2000 – Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1930) * 2003 –

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(b. 1929) *

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–

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laureate (b. 1915) * 2015 –

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Holidays and observances

*Christian feast day: **

Blessed Blessed may refer to: * The state of having received a blessing * Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified Film and television * ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...

Paul Joseph Nardini ** Devota (

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) ** Enrique de Ossó y Cercelló **

John Chrysostom John Chrysostom (; gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407) was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of ...

(translation of relics) (

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of t ...

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched ...

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...

) **

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

(

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

) ** January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Day of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad (

) * Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances: ** Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) ** International Holocaust Remembrance Day ** Memorial Day (Italy) **Other Holocaust Memorial Days observances

References

External links

BBC: On This Day
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