Events & Holidays In January - 27

Feast of St. Sava (Serbia)

National Activity Professionals Day (United States of America)

Sainte Dévote (Monaco)

Vietnam Day (Vietnam)

WWII Genocide Memorial Day (Germany United Kingdom)

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

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

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

1585  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.   

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

0098  Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on this day in history.   

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

1490  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.   

1540  On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

1565  On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies