Historical Events In January - 27

1964  Margaret Chase Smith (Senator-R-ME) tries for Republican Presidential bid on January - 27.   

1964  Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1965  The first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite on this day in history.   

1965  1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63   

1966  Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisc an expansion team for 1966 on this day in history.   

1967  A treaty banning the orbiting of nuclear weapons is signed by representatives of more than 60 countries on January - 27.   

1967  On this day in history beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records   

1967  Fire in the spacecraft! The world is shocked to learn that astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee die in a flash fire during testing of the Apollo I space capsule at Cape Kennedy, Florida on January - 27.   

1967  On January - 27 treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed   

1967  Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee on January - 27.   

1967  Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history three American astronauts killed in an Apollo spacecraft ground test   

1968  On January - 27 "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs   

1969  On this day in history 14 spies hung in Baghdad   

1969  9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus Syria on January - 27.   

1969  Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th) on January - 27.   

1969  On January - 27 noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years   

1969  On this day in history charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82   

1970  Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG" on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"   

1970  Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history montgomery St Station, last link in BART, `holed thru'   

1972  Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 on January - 27.   

1973  On January - 27 the Vietnam peace accords are signed in Paris.   

1973  US &Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war &military draft on January - 27.   

1973  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win)   

1973  On January - 27 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr   

1973  William Rogers &Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-N Vietnam treaty on this day in history.   

1973  UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) on this day in history.   

1973  US and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war on this day in history.   

1974  Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1976  "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1976  On January - 27 morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara   

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1443  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on January - 27.   

1603  On January - 27 birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

1621  On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

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  On this day in history death of death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600)   

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.   

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

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

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

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

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on this day in history.