Page 8: Historical Events In January - 27

1976  Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia on January - 27.   

1977  President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders on this day in history.   

1977  The first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1977  The Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood on this day in history.   

1977  Walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1978  On January - 27 marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87   

1979  On January - 27 36th Golden Globes Midnight Express, Jon Voight &Jane Fonda   

1981  On this day in history leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78   

1982  On this day in history mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland   

1982  Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history west Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup   

1982  On January - 27 iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60   

1983  On January - 27 world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid   

1983  Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1984  John &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album on this day in history.   

1984  Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial on this day in history.   

1984  Pop singer Michael Jackson is hospitalized when his hair catches fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles on January - 27.   

1984  On this day in history lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72   

1985  15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1986  13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis &Crystal Gayle on January - 27.   

1986  On this day in history l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74   

1987  On this day in history midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team   

1988  On this day in history senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court   

1989  German war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed on January - 27.   

1989  On this day in history oklahoma's linebacker, Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student   

1990  On January - 27 dissolution of Polish communist party   

1990  Four top aides of executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu go on trial in Romania, charged with genocide on January - 27.   

1990  Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1992  19th American Music Award C &C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win on January - 27.   

1992  Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee on this day in history.   

1992  Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty) on this day in history.   

1992  Presidential candidate Bill Clinton (D) &Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45   

1993  DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12 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  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.   

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

1592  On January - 27 birth of pierre de La Barre, composer   

1603  On this day in history birth of harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685)   

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

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

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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

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