January 27th, 1773

Born on January 27th, 1773

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 92,000 days old!

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What happened on January 27th?

January 27th, 1869

Former members of the overthrown Tokugawa shogunate proclaimed Japan's second-largest island, Hokkaido, to be the independent Republic of Ezo.

January 27th, 1825

On the advice of John C. Calhoun, President James Monroe asked Congress to organize Indian Territory (map pictured) west of the Mississippi River, laying the groundwork for Indian removal in the United States.

January 27th, 1726

J. S. Bach led the first performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72, concluding his third Christmas season in Leipzig on the Third Sunday after Epiphany.

January 27th, 1799

French Revolutionary Wars: In the Macau Incident, French and Spanish warships encountered a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago; subsequent events, including which side retreated, were disputed by the commanders present.

January 27th, 2011

Astronomers documented H1504+65, a white dwarf in Ursa Minor (chart pictured) with the hottest surface temperature known at the time, at 200,000 kelvins (360,000 °F).

January 27th, 2010

Porfirio Lobo Sosa became the new president of Honduras, ending a constitutional crisis that had begun in 2009 when Manuel Zelaya was forcibly removed from office.

January 27th, 2003

The first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress.

January 27th, 1996

Mahamane Ousmane, the first democratically elected president of Niger, was deposed by Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara in a military coup d'état.

January 27th, 1980

Six American diplomats who had evaded capture in the Iran hostage crisis escaped with the help of Canadian government officials to Zürich, Switzerland.

January 27th, 1974

Brisbane, Australia, was flooded when the Brisbane River broke its banks.

January 27th, 1967

A fire during a launch simulation for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.

January 27th, 1965

South Vietnamese prime minister Trần Văn Hương was removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.

January 27th, 1945

The Soviet Red Army liberated about 7,000 prisoners left behind by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp.

January 27th, 1927

A contaminated diphtheria vaccine was used in an Australian immunisation program, leading to the deaths of twelve children and the suspension of immunisation programs in several countries.

January 27th, 1820

A Russian expedition led by the naval officers Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev made the first sighting of the coast of Antarctica.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 27th

Born on January 27th, 1773

70

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex

British prince (1773–1843)

*January 27th, 1773, Buckingham Palace †April 21st, 1843, Kensington Palace

Same year
Born in 1773

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

52

Johann Karl Burckhardt

French astronomer and mathematician

*April 30th, 1773, Leipzig †June 22nd, 1825, Paris

55

Thomas Young

English polymath (1773-1829)

*June 13th, 1773, Milverton †May 10th, 1829, London

86

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)

*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna

84

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion

*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, London

76

Louis-Philippe I

King of the French (1773-1850)

*October 6th, 1773, Paris †August 26th, 1850, Claremont

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

65

Frédéric Cuvier

French biologist (1773-1838)

*June 28th, 1773, Montbéliard †July 24th, 1838, Strasbourg

74

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley

British politician (1773-1847)

*January 20th, 1773, Ireland †April 27th, 1847, Paris

83

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

*December 27th, 1773, Scarborough †December 15th, 1857, Brompton

81

Johann Conrad Fischer

Swiss politician (1773-1854)

*September 14th, 1773, Schaffhausen †December 26th, 1854, Schaffhausen

57

Charles-Simon Catel

French composer and educator (1773–1830)

*July 10th, 1773, L'Aigle †November 29th, 1830, Paris

69

Jakob Friedrich Fries

German philosopher & scholar

*August 23rd, 1773, Barby †August 10th, 1843, Jena

72

Ludwig von Wolzogen

Military general

*February 4th, 1773, Meiningen †July 4th, 1845, Halle (Saale)

75

Philipp Merian

(1773-1848)

*January 1st, 1773, Basel †July 26th, 1848, Basel

87

Detlev von Einsiedel

Politician (1773-1861)

*October 12th, 1773, Wolkenburg †March 20th, 1861, Dresden

23

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Prussian prince (1773–1796)

*November 5th, 1773, Potsdam †December 28th, 1796, Berlin

70

Peter Buell Porter

American politician (1773–1844)

*August 14th, 1773, Salisbury †March 20th, 1844, Niagara Falls

79

Charles Humphrey Atherton

American politician (1773-1853)

*August 14th, 1773, Amherst †January 8th, 1853, Amherst

61

Thérésa Tallien

Spanish-French courtesans

*July 31st, 1773, Carabanchel Alto †January 15th, 1835, Chimay Castle

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Public holidays on January 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances) which are celebrated on January 27th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1773 is a normal year and no leap year.

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