Page 6: Historical Events In January - 27

1942  On this day in history -19°F (-27.4°C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850   

1943  On this day in history the first US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen)   

1943  1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen) on January - 27.   

1944  On this day in history leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed   

1945  Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland)   

1945  Russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz on January - 27.   

1945  Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested on January - 27.   

1948  On this day in history the first locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates   

1948  The first tape recorder sold on January - 27.   

1948  1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates on January - 27.   

1949  On this day in history chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China   

1949  On this day in history the Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters.   

1949  Boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history 2nd Emmy Awards Ed Wynn Show &Texaco Star Theater win   

1950  On January - 27 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show & Texaco Star Theater win   

1951  "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City NY after 320 performances on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 27 the Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert.   

1951  "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history netherlands end Marshall aid   

1954  Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs   

1955  On January - 27 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

1956  On January - 27 nFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium   

1956  On this day in history erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies   

1957  On January - 27 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open   

1958  On this day in history ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary   

1958  On this day in history ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary   

1961  On January - 27 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV   

1962  On January - 27 "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 65 performances   

1963  Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec on January - 27.   

1963  On this day in history john Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58   

1964  "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US on January - 27.   

1964  On this day in history barlow &Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval   

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1443  On January - 27 birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

1546  On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  On January - 27 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

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

1621  On January - 27 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on January - 27.   

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

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

1565  On January - 27 robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies