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  Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed on January - 27.   

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

1945  Russia liberates Auschwitz &Birkenau Concentration Camp (Poland) on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 27 russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz.   

1945  Wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested on this day in history.   

1948  The first locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates on this day in history.   

1948  The first tape recorder sold on January - 27.   

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

1949  On January - 27 chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China   

1949  On January - 27 the Chief of Naval Operations authorized conversion of all new-construction cruisers to accommodate helicopters.   

1949  On this day in history boris Asafiev, composer, dies at 64   

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

1950  On this day in history 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  The Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert on this day in history.   

1951  On January - 27 "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 320 performances   

1953  On January - 27 netherlands end Marshall aid   

1954  Paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71 on January - 27.   

1955  On January - 27 "Plain & Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 476 perfs   

1955  On January - 27 ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies   

1956  NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

1956  On January - 27 erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies   

1957  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open   

1958  Ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary on January - 27.   

1958  Ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1963  John Farrow, actor/director (Botany Bay), dies at 58 on January - 27.   

1964  "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US on this day in history.   

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 January - 27 birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)   

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.   

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on January - 27.   

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  On this day in history 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 January - 27.   

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 January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies   

1164  On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies   

1490  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)   

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on January - 27.   

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