Page 3: Historical Events In January - 27

1857  On this day in history dorothea von Benckendorff, Baltic monarch of Lieven, dies at 72   

1858  On this day in history neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Dutch/French/Belgian painter's model/writer   

1858  Gerrit van der Linde Jz, Dutch "Principal", poet, dies at 49 on January - 27.   

1859  Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) on this day in history.   

1859  Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee on January - 27.   

1864  On this day in history civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford VA   

1864  Battle of Fair Gardens, TN on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history franz von Klenze, German architect (palace Leuchtenberg), dies at 59   

1866  On this day in history john Gibson, sculptor, dies   

1867  On January - 27 claude Antoine Terrasse, composer   

1868  On this day in history cato Engelen-Sewing, Dutch soprano prima donna (Dutch Opera)   

1869  Will Marion Cook, composer on January - 27.   

1870  On this day in history after accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union   

1870  First sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw University in Greencastle IN) on January - 27.   

1870  On this day in history manitoba &Northwest Territories incorporated   

1870  1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana) on this day in history.   

1872  Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) on January - 27.   

1880  Thomas A. Edison receives a U.S. patent for the electric incandescent light bulb on January - 27.   

1880  Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp on January - 27.   

1882  Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano) on this day in history.   

1885  On January - 27 jerome Kern, NYC, Broadway composer (Showboat, Roberta)   

1886  First British government of Salisbury resigns on January - 27.   

1886  1st British govt of Salisbury resigns on this day in history.   

1887  On January - 27 carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

1888  The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C on this day in history.   

1888  National Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC) on this day in history.   

1888  National Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US on January - 27.   

1889  On this day in history balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol)   

1889  Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on January - 27.   

1891  Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant PA on January - 27.   

1891  Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania on January - 27.   

1891  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history mitya Stillman, composer   

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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 January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

1585  On January - 27 birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

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  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  On January - 27 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  Death of Death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600) on January - 27.   

0672  On this day in history vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies   

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

1164  On January - 27 abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies   

1490  On January - 27 death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  On January - 27 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies   

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