Page 6: Historical Events In January - 27

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

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

1943  On this day in history 1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen)   

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

1945  On this day in history nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands)   

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

1945  Russian troops liberate the Nazi concentration camps Birkenau and Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 27 wally van Hall, "banker in defiance," arrested   

1948  On January - 27 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 27.   

1951  On this day in history the Air Force tests a one-kiloton atomic bomb at Frenchman Flats in the Nevada desert.   

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

1953  On January - 27 netherlands end Marshall aid   

1954  On this day in history paul-Marie Masson, composer, dies at 71   

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

1955  Ernst Penzoldt, writer, dies on January - 27.   

1956  On this day in history nFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium   

1956  Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor, dies on this day in history.   

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

1958  On January - 27 ferenc Münnich follows Kádár as premier of Hungary   

1958  On January - 27 ferenc Munnich follows Kadar as premier of Hungary   

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

1962  On this day in history "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 this day in history.   

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

1964  Barlow &Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval on January - 27.   

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1443  On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)   

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  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on January - 27.   

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

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.   

1662  Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1164  On January - 27 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 January - 27 robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies