January 27th, 1976

Born on January 27th, 1976

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, 1976

48

Renaud Capuçon

French violinist

*January 27th, 1976, Chambéry

48

Ruby Lin

Taiwanese actress, singer and producer

*January 27th, 1976, Wugu District

48

Shreyas Talpade

Bollywood Indian actor

*January 27th, 1976, Mumbai

48

Fred Taylor

American football player (born 1976)

*January 27th, 1976, Pahokee

48

Indhira Serrano

Colombian actress

*January 27th, 1976, Barranquilla

48

Ahn Jung-hwan

South Korean association football player

*January 27th, 1976, Paju

48

Jeremy Hansen

Canadian astronaut

*January 27th, 1976, London

48

Karin Roten Meier

Swiss alpine skier

*January 27th, 1976, Leukerbad

48

Jorres Risse

German actor

*January 27th, 1976, Berlin

48

Erik Haffner

German director and author

*January 27th, 1976, Erfenbach

48

Clint Ford

American actor

*January 27th, 1976, Fort Worth

48

Todd MacCulloch

Canadian basketball player

*January 27th, 1976, Winnipeg

48

Chris Gauthier

British actor (1976–2024)

*January 27th, 1976, Luton †February 23rd, 2024

48

Maia Estianty

Indonesian singer

*January 27th, 1976, Surabaya

48

Wojciech Klata

Actor

*January 27th, 1976, Warsaw

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41

John Lundvik

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

*January 27th, 1983, London

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

50

Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier

*January 27th, 1974, Drammen Municipality

45

Rosamund Pike

English actress

*January 27th, 1979, Hammersmith

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

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

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

59

Alan Cumming

Scottish actor

*January 27th, 1965, Aberfeldy

49

Caroline Vigneaux

French actress

*January 27th, 1975, Nantes

44

Marat Safin

Russian tennis player

*January 27th, 1980, Moscow

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

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

19

Manisha Ramadass

Badminton player

*January 27th, 2005, Chennai

55

Patton Oswalt

American actor and comedian

*January 27th, 1969, Portsmouth

46

Moses Farrow

Son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen

*January 27th, 1978, Seoul

30

Rani Khedira

German footballer

*January 27th, 1994, Stuttgart

87

Rauf Denktaş

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

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

60

Bridget Fonda

Actress

*January 27th, 1964, Los Angeles

47

Elena Vaenga

Russian singer-songwriter

*January 27th, 1977, Severomorsk

88

Barry C. Barish

American physicist

*January 27th, 1936, Omaha

52

Bibi Gaytán

Mexican actress

*January 27th, 1972, Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez

55

Bobby Deol

Indian actor

*January 27th, 1969, Mumbai

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47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Public holidays on January 27th

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Born on January 27th, 1976
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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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