January 27th, 1919

Born on January 27th, 1919

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 27th?

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, 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 (pictured), 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 (entrance pictured).

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.

January 27th, 1785

The University of Georgia, one of the oldest public universities in the United States, was founded.

January 27th, 1343

Clement VI issued the papal bull Unigenitus, justifying the power of the pope and the use of indulgences.

January 27th, 0945

The brothers Stephen and Constantine Lekapenos, having deposed their father as Byzantine emperor a few weeks earlier, were themselves overthrown by Constantine VII, their co-emperor.

January 27th, 2023

A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others.

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

Born on January 27th, 1919

52

Ross Bagdasarian Sr.

American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972)

*January 27th, 1919, Fresno †January 16th, 1972, Beverly Hills

79

Friedrich Türcke

German forester

*January 27th, 1919, Bernburg †October 25th, 1998

80

Alfred Leo Abramowicz

American bishop (1919–1999)

*January 27th, 1919, Chicago †September 12th, 1999

75

Richard Emory

1950s American actor

*January 27th, 1919, Santa Barbara †February 15th, 1994, Moab

79

Dominique Davray

French actress

*January 27th, 1919, 6th arrondissement of Paris †August 16th, 1998, 19th arrondissement of Paris

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Who's birthday is on January 27th?

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

41

John Lundvik

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

*January 27th, 1983, London

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

*January 27th, 1756, Salzburg †December 5th, 1791, Vienna

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

88

Barry C. Barish

American physicist

*January 27th, 1936, Omaha

30

Matthias Auckenthaler

Austrian mountaineer

*January 27th, 1906, Mutters †June 21st, 1936, Leutasch

59

Alan Cumming

Scottish actor

*January 27th, 1965, Aberfeldy

45

Rosamund Pike

English actress

*January 27th, 1979, Hammersmith

50

Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier

*January 27th, 1974, Drammen Municipality

82

Wilhelm II

German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918

*January 27th, 1859, Kronprinzenpalais †June 4th, 1941, Huis Doorn

19

Manisha Ramadass

Badminton player

*January 27th, 2005, Chennai

78

Antonín Mrkos

Czech astronomer (1918-1996)

*January 27th, 1918, Střemchoví †May 29th, 1996, Prague

62

Edward Smith

Captain of the RMS Titanic (1850–1912)

*January 27th, 1850, Hanley †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

82

Helmut Zacharias

German violinist

*January 27th, 1920, Berlin †February 28th, 2002, Brissago

87

Michael Ripper

British actor (1913-2000)

*January 27th, 1913, Portsmouth †June 28th, 2000, London

82

Tony Martinez

American film, television and theatre actor

*January 27th, 1920, San Juan †September 16th, 2002, Las Vegas Valley

64

Donna Reed

American film and television actress

*January 27th, 1921, Denison †January 14th, 1986, Beverly Hills

30

Rani Khedira

German footballer

*January 27th, 1994, Stuttgart

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Born in 1919

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

Birthdays of famous people

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.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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