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What happened in history on this day: January 27?
On January 27 in ...
- 1785 - First US state university chartered, Athens, Georgia.
- 1823 - President James Monroe appoints first US ambassadors to South America.
- 1864 - Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee.
- 1864 - Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Virginia.
- 1870 - First sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is created at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
- 1880 - Thomas Alva Edison receives a patent for an electric incandescent lamp.
- 1888 - The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., for "the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge".
- 1891 - Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1894 - The US Senate confirms G.E. Roberts as Mint director.
- 1900 - Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds first convention.
- 1902 - Five workers are killed in an explosion during IRT subway construction (New York City, New York).
- 1915 - US Marines occupy Haiti.
- 1918 - Tarzan of the Apes, first Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater in New York.
- 1926 - US Senate agrees to join World Court.
- 1940 - -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), CCC Camp F-16, Georgia, USA (state record).
- 1941 - Peruvian agent Rivera-Schreibér warns of Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor.
- 1943 - First US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen).
- 1950 - In Los Angeles, California, the 2nd Annual Emmy Awards are presented.
- Best Children's Show: Time for Beany,
- Best Commercial: Lucky Strike,
- Best Kinescope Show: Texaco Star Theatre,
- Best Live Show: The Ed Wynn Show,
- Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality: Milton Berle,
- Most Outstanding Live Personality: Ed Wynn,
- Best Sports Coverage: Wrestling.
- 1967 - At Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a fire breaks out during a manned launch-pad test of the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn rocket, killing astronauts Virgil I Grissom, Lieutenant-Colonel US Air Force Edward Higgins White II, and Roger B Chaffee.
- 1970 - American movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG".
- 1972 - Magnavox begins production of the Odyssey video game. The Odyssey is a primitive video game system, with no processors or integrated circuits. It plugs into a home TV set, displaying a moving white block that can be bounced by rotating remote paddles.
- 1973 - William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-North Vietnam treaty.
- 1980 - Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran as they board a flight to Zürich, Switzerland.
- 1982 - Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat opens at Royale theater in New York City, New York for 747 performances.
- 1986 - 13th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and Crystal Gayle.
- 1988 - US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court.
- 1997 - 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win.
- 1998 - Crane crashes into Roosevelt Island tram (New York City, New York), injuring 10.
- 2000 - The US Mint releases a new circulating dollar coin, depicting Sacagawea.
- 2001 - A plane crashes 40 miles east of Denver, Colorado, killing two players of the Oklahoma State University basketball team, six team staffers, and the two-person crew.
- 2009 - In Los Angeles, California, a woman gives birth to octuplets, believed to be only the second set of eight babies born in the United States.
- 2022 - US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement.
- 2022 - In a private transaction, GreatCollections sells a USA 1794 dollar, Flowing Hair, Specimen 66 PCGS, possibly first coin struck at Philadelphia Mint, for US$12 million.
Births on January 27
- 1872 - Birth of Learned Hand in Albany, New York, USA; Chief judge (US Court of Appeals).
- 1885 - Birth of Jerome Kern in New York City, New York, USA; Broadway composer ("Ol' Man River", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Lovely to Look At", "The Way You Look Tonight", "The Last Time I Saw Paris").
- 1887 - Birth of Carl Blegen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos).
- 1905 - Birth of Howard McNear in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Floyd - Andy Griffith Show, The Jetsons).
- 1911 - Birth of Benay Venuta in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister).
- 1919 - Birth of Ross Bagdasarian AKA David Seville in Fresno, California, USA; creator of "Alvin and the Chipmunks".
- 1921 - Birth of Donna Reed in Denison, Iowa, USA; actress (From Here to Eternity, It's a Wonderful Life).
- 1927 - Birth of Doretta Morrow in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Because You're Mine).
- 1930 - Birth of Bobby "Blue" Bland in Rosemark, Tennessee, USA; blues singer ("Call on the Drummer").
- 1936 - Birth of Troy Donahue in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye).
- 1939 - Birth of Mike Hill in Jackson, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1977 Ohio Kings Island Open).
- 1940 - Birth of James Cromwell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Stretch - All in the Family, Babe).
- 1947 - Birth of Nedra Telley in New York City, New York, USA; vocalist (Ronettes - "Be My Little Baby").
- 1950 - Birth of Karen Kondazian in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Irene - Shannon, Mortal Sins).
- 1951 - Birth of Scott Lane in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Gary - McKeever and the Colonel).
- 1951 - Birth of Seth Justman in Washington DC, USA; rock vocalist/keyboardist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold").
- 1952 - Birth of Brian Gottfried in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; tennis star (Wimbledon Doubles 1976).
- 1955 - Birth of Mimi Rogers in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters).
- 1955 - Birth of Richard Young in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA; singer (The Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett").
- 1959 - Birth of Patti Cohoon in Whittier, California, USA; actress (Molly - "Here Come the Brides").
- 1960 - Birth of Sarah Kennedy in Coquille, Ohio, USA; comedienne (Laugh in).
- 1962 - Birth of James F Doehring in Santa Barbara, California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-silver-1992).
- 1964 - Birth of Bridget Fonda in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Scandal, Single White Female).
- 1964 - Birth of Cathy Podewell in California, USA; actress (Dallas).
- 1964 - Birth of Inga Thompson in Reno, Nevada, USA; American cyclist (Olympics-8th-1988, 1984, 1992).
- 1964 - Birth of Woody Austin in Tampa, Florida, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Buick Open).
- 1967 - Birth of Carrington Garland in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Kelly Capwell - Santa Barbara).
- 1968 - Birth of Eric Wedge; US baseball catcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1968 - Birth of Mike Patton in Eureka, California, USA; rocker (Faith No More - "The Real Thing").
- 1968 - Birth of Rusty Meacham in Stuart, Florida, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners).
- 1968 - Birth of Tracy Lawrence in Atlanta, Texas, USA; country singer ("Sticks and Stones").
- 1969 - Birth of Kristen Danihy in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA; team handball circle/wing (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Phil Plantier in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA; outfielder (San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics).
- 1970 - Birth of Dario Brose in Queens, New York, USA; soccer halfback (Olympics-1992).
- 1979 - Birth of Jessica Lynn Ferdinand; Miss New York Teen-USA (1997).
Deaths on January 27
- 1879 - Death of Dr. Henry Richard Linderman, US Mint director.
- 1893 - James G Blaine, US minister of foreign affairs, dies at age 62.
- 1967 - At Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a fire breaks out during a manned launch-pad test of the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn rocket, killing astronauts Virgil I Grissom, Lieutenant-Colonel US Air Force Edward Higgins White II, and Roger B Chaffee.
- 1972 - Death of Mahalia Jackson at age 60 of heart failure in Chicago, Illinois, USA; gospel singer ("the queen of gospel music", "He Got the Whole World", Ed Sullivan Show).
- 1984 - Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at age 72.
- 1994 - Death of Claude Akins at age 75 of cancer; American actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo) (born 1914).
- 2004 - Death of Jack Paar at age 87; American actor/comedian/TV host (The Breakfast Club radio show, Up to Paar TV show, Bank on the Stars TV show, Early Show, Tonight Show).
- 2008 - Death of Gordon B. Hinckley, American Mormon leader (born 1910).
- 2009 - American novelist John Updike (Pulitzer prize for Rabbit series, Rabbit, Run, Couples, Rabbit Redux, The Witches of Eastwick, Memories of the Ford Administration) dies at age 76 from lung cancer.
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