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 January - 27.   

1977  The first broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV on January - 27.   

1977  The Vatican reiterates that the Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to enter the priesthood on January - 27.   

1977  On this day in history walter Baldwin, actor (Gay Amigo), dies at 88   

1978  Marguerite Canal, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1979  36th Golden Globes Midnight Express, Jon Voight &Jane Fonda on this day in history.   

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

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

1982  On this day in history roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras   

1982  West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup on this day in history.   

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 January - 27.   

1984  John &Yoko release "Milk &Honey" album on January - 27.   

1984  On January - 27 michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial   

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 January - 27 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  On this day in history 13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis &Crystal Gayle   

1986  L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1987  Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose &Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team on January - 27.   

1988  Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court on January - 27.   

1989  On January - 27 german war criminals Fischer &Austrian der Fünten freed   

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

1990  Dissolution of Polish communist party on January - 27.   

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

1990  On January - 27 helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92   

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

1992  On January - 27 jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee   

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  Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history dC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12   

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

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on January - 27.   

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

1585  On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)   

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

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.   

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On January - 27 birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist   

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

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on January - 27.   

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

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.   

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