Birthday January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, musical prodigy and Salzburg Austria
Birthday January 27, 1823 Edouard Lalo, French composer (Symphonie espagnole)
Birthday January 27, 1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (you know him as Lewis Carroll)
Birthday January 27, 1834 Dmitri Mendeleev, discoverer of periodic table (or 1919)
Birthday January 27, 1850 Samuel Gompers, 1st pres of AFL
Birthday January 27, 1885 Jerome Kern, Broadway composer
Birthday January 27, 1891 Ilya Ehrenburg, Soviet writer
Birthday January 27, 1894 Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)
Birthday January 27, 1900 Admiral Hyman G Rickover, father of modern nuclear navy
Birthday January 27, 1901 Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh)
Birthday January 27, 1911 Benay Venuta, Actress
Birthday January 27, 1918 Skitch Henderson, Bandleader
Birthday January 27, 1921 Donna Reed, in Denison Iowa
Birthday January 27, 1927 Joe Perry, AAFC and NFL fullback (SF 49ers and Baltimore Colts)
Birthday January 27, 1929 Ingrid Thulin, in Sweden
Birthday January 27, 1936 Troy Donahue, Actor (Cockfighter and Grandview USA)
History January 27, 1302 Dante is exiled from Florence
History January 27, 1736 Abdication of Stanislas King of Poland
History January 27, 1785 Georgia incorporates the first state university
History January 27, 1862 Lincoln orders armies to advance
History January 27, 1880 Thomas Edison granted patent for an electric incandescent lamp
History January 27, 1888 National Geographic Society founded in Washington DC
History January 27, 1894 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park
History January 27, 1915 US Marines occupy Haiti
History January 27, 1918 Workers prepare to strike in Germany
History January 27, 1926 Baird demonstrates TV
History January 27, 1926 1st public TV demonstration
History January 27, 1943 Reagan serves in film unit
History January 27, 1943 Americans bomb Germans for first time
History January 27, 1944 Siege of Leningrad is lifted
History January 27, 1948 1st locomotive to carry 1 000 000 pounds operated
History January 27, 1948 1st Tape Recorder is sold
History January 27, 1951 First atomic detonation at the Nevada test site
History January 27, 1964 Sen Margaret Chase Smith of Maine tried for Republican Pres bid
History January 27, 1964 Introducing the Beatles" album released in US
History January 27, 1965 Shelby GT 350 debuts
History January 27, 1965 Groundbreaking for 'Dragon Gateway' at Grant Avenue
History January 27, 1967 Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor
History January 27, 1967 Astronauts die in launch pad fire
History January 27, 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom White & Chaffee
History January 27, 1967 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space is signed
History January 27, 1970 John Lennon writes and records Instant Karma in a single day
History January 27, 1971 Montgomery St Station last link in BART 'holed thru'
History January 27, 1973 Paris Peace Accords signed
History January 27, 1973 U.S. officially ends participation in a Cold War conflict
History January 27, 1973 US & Vietnam sign cease-fire ending longest US war & milt draft
History January 27, 1975 Senate investigation of FBI and CIA activities begins
History January 27, 1977 Pres Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10 000)
History January 27, 1978 The so-called Dracula killer
History January 27, 1979 Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8)
History January 27, 1985 Fifteenth Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 3 returns to Earth
History January 27, 1991 Somali dictator flees
History January 27, 1996 Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam title since being attacked
History January 27, 2002 Explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria
History January 27, 2004 Thirteen-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes nominated for Best Actress Oscar
History January 27, 2010 The Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger dies
January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, musical prodigy and Salzburg Austria
January 27, 1823 Edouard Lalo, French composer (Symphonie espagnole)
January 27, 1832 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (you know him as Lewis Carroll)
January 27, 1834 Dmitri Mendeleev, discoverer of periodic table (or 1919)
January 27, 1850 Samuel Gompers, 1st pres of AFL
January 27, 1885 Jerome Kern, Broadway composer
January 27, 1891 Ilya Ehrenburg, Soviet writer
January 27, 1894 Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26)
January 27, 1900 Admiral Hyman G Rickover, father of modern nuclear navy
January 27, 1901 Art Rooney, NFL team owner (Pittsburgh)
January 27, 1911 Benay Venuta, Actress
January 27, 1918 Skitch Henderson, Bandleader
January 27, 1921 Donna Reed, in Denison Iowa
January 27, 1927 Joe Perry, AAFC and NFL fullback (SF 49ers and Baltimore Colts)
January 27, 1929 Ingrid Thulin, in Sweden
January 27, 1936 Troy Donahue, Actor (Cockfighter and Grandview USA)
January 27, 1302 Dante is exiled from Florence
January 27, 1736 Abdication of Stanislas King of Poland
January 27, 1785 Georgia incorporates the first state university
January 27, 1862 Lincoln orders armies to advance
January 27, 1880 Thomas Edison granted patent for an electric incandescent lamp
January 27, 1888 National Geographic Society founded in Washington DC
January 27, 1894 Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park
January 27, 1915 US Marines occupy Haiti
January 27, 1918 Workers prepare to strike in Germany
January 27, 1926 Baird demonstrates TV
January 27, 1926 1st public TV demonstration
January 27, 1943 Reagan serves in film unit
January 27, 1943 Americans bomb Germans for first time
January 27, 1944 Siege of Leningrad is lifted
January 27, 1948 1st locomotive to carry 1 000 000 pounds operated
January 27, 1948 1st Tape Recorder is sold
January 27, 1951 First atomic detonation at the Nevada test site
January 27, 1964 Sen Margaret Chase Smith of Maine tried for Republican Pres bid
January 27, 1964 Introducing the Beatles" album released in US
January 27, 1965 Shelby GT 350 debuts
January 27, 1965 Groundbreaking for 'Dragon Gateway' at Grant Avenue
January 27, 1967 Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor
January 27, 1967 Astronauts die in launch pad fire
January 27, 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom White & Chaffee
January 27, 1967 Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space is signed
January 27, 1970 John Lennon writes and records Instant Karma in a single day
January 27, 1971 Montgomery St Station last link in BART 'holed thru'
January 27, 1973 Paris Peace Accords signed
January 27, 1973 U.S. officially ends participation in a Cold War conflict
January 27, 1973 US & Vietnam sign cease-fire ending longest US war & milt draft
January 27, 1975 Senate investigation of FBI and CIA activities begins
January 27, 1977 Pres Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10 000)
January 27, 1978 The so-called Dracula killer
January 27, 1979 Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8)
January 27, 1985 Fifteenth Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 3 returns to Earth
January 27, 1991 Somali dictator flees
January 27, 1996 Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam title since being attacked
January 27, 2002 Explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria
January 27, 2004 Thirteen-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes nominated for Best Actress Oscar
January 27, 2010 The Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger dies