January 27th, 1952

Born on January 27th, 1952

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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, 1952

66

Asma Jahangir

Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer

*January 27th, 1952, Lahore †February 11th, 2018, Lahore

Same year
Born in 1952

73

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

74

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

74

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

73

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

74

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

73

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

74

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

74

Lorenz-Günther Köstner

German association football player and manager

*January 30th, 1952, Wallenfels

74

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

74

Hans-Jürgen Irmer

German politician

*February 20th, 1952, Limburg an der Lahn

74

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

27

Reid Blackburn

American photographer (1952-1980)

*August 11th, 1952, Washington, D.C. †May 18th, 1980, Washington

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician (1952–2017)

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

73

Andreas Aigmüller

German musician

*November 9th, 1952, Magdeburg

74

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

73

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

74

John Goodman

American actor

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

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Born on January 27th, 1952
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Leap year

Yes: 1952 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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