January 27th, 1956

Born on January 27th, 1956

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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, 1956

68

Susanne Blakeslee

American voice, stage and musical theatre actress

*January 27th, 1956, Los Angeles

68

Jools Holland

English musician and television personality

*January 27th, 1956, London

68

Mimi Rogers

American actress

*January 27th, 1956, Coral Gables

68

Joe Duffy

Irish broadcaster

*January 27th, 1956, Dublin

68

Sean O'Keefe

American politician and businessman

*January 27th, 1956, New Orleans

68

Gerhard Hanke

German politician

*January 27th, 1956, Berlin

68

Harry Davis

American basketball player

*January 27th, 1956, Cleveland

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 27th?

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

41

John Lundvik

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

*January 27th, 1983, London

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

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

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

59

Alan Cumming

Scottish actor

*January 27th, 1965, Aberfeldy

67

Frank Miller

American writer, artist, film director (born 1957)

*January 27th, 1957, Olney

50

Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier

*January 27th, 1974, Drammen Municipality

45

Rosamund Pike

English actress

*January 27th, 1979, Hammersmith

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

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

67

Janick Gers

English guitarist

*January 27th, 1957, Hartlepool

87

Rauf Denktaş

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

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

88

Barry C. Barish

American physicist

*January 27th, 1936, Omaha

60

Bridget Fonda

Actress

*January 27th, 1964, Los Angeles

72

G. E. Smith

American musician

*January 27th, 1952, Stroudsburg

19

Manisha Ramadass

Badminton player

*January 27th, 2005, Chennai

67

Klaus Heuser

German musician

*January 27th, 1957, Leverkusen

76

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Latvian-American dancer, choreographer and actor

*January 27th, 1948, Riga

55

Patton Oswalt

American actor and comedian

*January 27th, 1969, Portsmouth

73

Cees van der Knaap

Dutch former politician

*January 27th, 1951, Bennekom

66

Susanna Thompson

American actress

*January 27th, 1958, San Diego

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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.

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Born on January 27th, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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