January 27 historical events
98 — Trajan succeeds Nerva as Roman emperor
On January 27, AD 98, Trajan became Roman emperor following the death of his adoptive father Nerva. The succession was a peaceful transfer of power.
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417 — Innocent I condemns Pelagius and Caelestius
On 27 January 417, Pope Innocent I replied to the Council of Milevis, condemning Pelagius and Caelestius and excluding them from communion until they abandoned their teachings and returned to the church’s accepted faith.
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1080 — Battle of Flarchheim
The Battle of Flarcheim was fought between German king Henry IV and the German anti-king Rudolf of Swabia on January 27, 1080 near Flarchheim.
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1186 — Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily
On 27 January 1186, Henry VI, son and heir of Emperor Frederick I, married Constance of Sicily in Milan, in present-day Italy.
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1343 — Clement VI’s Unigenitus bull addresses indulgences
On 27 January 1343, Pope Clement VI proclaimed an indulgence in the jubilee bull Unigenitus Dei Filius. The text developed the doctrine of a treasury of merit underlying indulgences.
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1521 — Canberdi Ghazâlî revolt suppressed near Damascus
On January 27, 1521, Ottoman forces defeated and killed Canberdi Ghazâlî near Damascus, in present-day Syria, suppressing his rebellion.
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1527 — Battle of Olshanitsa
The Battle of Olshanitsa was fought on January 27, 1527 between the armies of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Crimean Khanate. It was the last large raid into the Grand Duchy. It was also the last large victory of the Lithuanian Great Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski before his death in 1530. In 1524, İslâm I Giray, son of Mehmed I Giray, raided Poland–Lithuania and upon return started an open war for the throne with his uncle and new Khan Saadet I Giray. The parties reconciled in 1526 and the Khanate launched a large raid into Polesia of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (present-day northern Ukraine and southern Belarus) in December 1526.
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1666 — Mughal conquest of Chittagong
Mughal conquest of Chittagong refers to the conquest of Chittagong in 1666. On 27 January 1666 AD, the forces of the Arakan Kingdom of Mrauk U were defeated by the Mughal forces under the command of Buzurg Umed Khan, the son of Mughal Subedar Shaista Khan. The conquest ended centuries of fragmented authority under the Arakanese Kingdom and various local powers.
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1726 — J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72, concluding his third Christmas season in Leipzig on the Third Sunday after Epiphany
Alles nur nach Gottes Willen ('Everything according to God's will alone'), BWV 72, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig in 1726 for the third Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 27 January 1726. It is part of his third cantata cycle and concluded the Christmas season. Bach later used the opening chorus for the Gloria of his Missa in G minor, BWV 235.
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1759 — Spanish and Huilliche forces clash at the Bueno River
Huilliche forces attacked a Spanish colonial expedition near the Bueno River in what is now southern Chile. The expedition had come from Valdivia to establish a fort.
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1785 — University of Georgia receives its charter
On January 27, 1785, the University of Georgia received its charter in the United States. The university commemorates the date as its founding anniversary.
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1795 — United States Senate election in New York, 1795
The 1795 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 27, 1795 by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
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1799 — Macau Incident (1799)
The Macau Incident was an inconclusive encounter between a powerful squadron of French and Spanish warships and a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago (or Ladrones Archipelago) off Macau on 27 January 1799. The incident took place in the context of the East Indies campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars, the allied squadron attempting to disrupt a valuable British merchant convoy due to sail from Qing Dynasty China.
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1814 — Battle of Calebee Creek
The Battle of Calebee Creek (also spelled Calabee, Callabee) took place on January 27, 1814, during the Creek War, in Macon County, Alabama, fifty miles (80 km) west of Fort Mitchell. General Floyd, with 1,200 Georgia volunteers, a company of cavalry and 400 friendly Yuchi, repulsed a night attack of the Red Sticks on his camp. Floyd lost so many in this hostile country that he immediately withdrew to the Chattahoochee River.Also referred to as the Battle for Camp Defiance.
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1814 — Siege of Ragusa (1814)
The siege of Ragusa or siege of Dubrovnik was fought between local Ragusan insurgents, as well as Austrian Croat troops and the British Royal Navy under Captain William Hoste against a French garrison under Joseph de Montrichard between 19 and 27 January 1814 during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. The siege was fought on the coast of the Adriatic Sea for possession of the strategically important fortified town of Ragusa.
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1820 — Bellingshausen’s expedition records ice near the Antarctic coast
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev’s expedition reported extensive ice off East Antarctica. Historians disagree on whether this was a sighting of the continent.
January 27 is the civil date. The expedition’s noon-to-noon ship log dated the observation January 28.
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1861 — Italian general election, 1861
General elections were held in Italy on 27 January 1861, with a second round of voting on 3 February. The newly elected Parliament first convened in Turin on 4 March 1861, where it declared the unification of the country as the Kingdom of Italy. The election was carried out according to the 1848 electoral law of the Kingdom of Sardinia, in which only literate men over the age of 25 and paying a certain level of taxation were allowed to vote. Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, with a second round required in cases when no candidates received over 50% of the vote or the equivalent of one-third of the registered voters in the constituency.
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1863 — First Battle of Fort McAllister
The First Battle of Fort McAllister was a series of naval attacks that took place from January 27 to March 3, 1863, at Fort McAllister in Bryan County, Georgia, during the American Civil War. The commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Rear Adm. Samuel F. Du Pont decided to test operation of new monitors against Fort McAllister before conducting a major naval operation against Charleston, South Carolina.
The First Battle of Fort McAllister was a series of naval attacks that took place from January 27 to March 3, 1863, at Fort McAllister in Bryan County, Georgia, during the American Civil War.
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1864 — Battle of Fair Garden
The Battle of Fair Garden was a minor cavalry battle of the American Civil War between the Army of Ohio and The Department of East Tennessee, occurring on January 27, 1864, in Sevier County, Tennessee. Despite the small size of the battle, both side incurred considerable casualties.
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1865 — Battle of Jaguarão
The Battle of Jaguarão was fought in the town of Jaguarão in the then province of Rio Grande do Sul, on 27 January 1865, between the Imperial Brazilian Army and a Uruguayan militia during the Uruguayan War.
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1868 — Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi (鳥羽・伏見の戦い, Toba-Fushimi no Tatakai) occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 (or fourth year of Keiō, first month, 3rd day, according to the lunar calendar), when the forces of the shogunate and the allied forces of Chōshū, Satsuma and Tosa Domains clashed near Fushimi, a town near Kyoto, the sacred capital, and fighting progressed to the Toba road leading to Osaka, with the initial rout of the Satsuma from Fushimi. The battle lasted for four days, ending in a decisive defeat for the shogunate.
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1868 — Battle of Toba–Fushimi opens the Boshin War
On January 27, 1868, Tokugawa shogunate forces attacked Chōshū and Satsuma forces near Toba and Fushimi, south of Kyoto, Japan. The Battle of Toba–Fushimi opened the Boshin War.
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1869 — 1869 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1869 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 22nd Wisconsin Legislature on January 27, 1869. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator James R. Doolittle did not run for re-election. Prominent attorney Matthew H. Carpenter was elected United States senator on the first ballot. At the start of the 1869 term, Republicans held substantial majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator.
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1869 — Republic of Ezo proclaimed
On January 27, 1869, former Tokugawa shogunate forces proclaimed the Republic of Ezo on Hokkaido, Japan. Voting in its government was limited to the samurai class.
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1873 — Greek legislative election, 1873
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 27 January 1873. The United Opposition won 95 of the 190 seats. Epameinondas Deligiorgis remained Prime Minister.
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1874 — Boris Godunov premieres at the Mariinsky Theatre
On 27 January 1874 in the Julian calendar, Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov received its first performance at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Gregorian date was February 8.
January 27 is the Old Style (Julian) date; February 8 is the Gregorian equivalent.
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1875 — 1875 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1875 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 28th Wisconsin Legislature between January 27, 1875, and February 3, 1875. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Matthew H. Carpenter ran for a second six-year term, but was defeated by a determined rebellion from within his own party. Former state legislator, Republican Angus Cameron, was elected United States senator on the 11th ballot.
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1880 — Edison granted a patent for an electric lamp
On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison was granted US patent 223,898 for an electric lamp using a carbon filament. He had filed the application on November 4, 1879.
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1888 — National Geographic Society incorporated
On January 27, 1888, the National Geographic Society was incorporated in Washington, D.C., United States. Its first organisational meeting had taken place on January 13.
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1893 — 1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 41st Wisconsin Legislature on January 27, 1893. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Philetus Sawyer did not run for re-election. Incumbent U.S. representative John L. Mitchell was elected United States senator on the first ballot. In the 1893 term, Democrats held significant majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Democratic United States senator.
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1897 — 1897 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1897 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 43rd Wisconsin Legislature on January 27, 1897. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator William F. Vilas did not run for a second term. His predecessor, Republican former U.S. senator John Coit Spooner was elected to succeed him on the first ballot.
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1897 — La Reforma campaign begins
The retained source dates the start of the La Reforma campaign in Cuba to January 27, 1897. During the campaign, Cuban independence forces led by Máximo Gómez fought Spanish forces commanded by Valeriano Weyler.
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1903 — Battle of Dilam
Battle of Dilam was a major battle of the Unification War between Rashidi and Saudi rebels. It occurred on 27 January 1903, in the town of Dilam south of Riyadh, the capital of the present day Saudi Arabia. After one year of conquest of Riyadh, Ibn Saud planned to grap Rashidis away from Riyadh by fake news. Ibn Saud deployed 1,000 fighters in Riyadh and left the city with another 3,500 and captured Dilam. Rashidis followed Ibn Saud to Dilam in order to finish him off and regain control on Dilam. During the battle Rashidis lost 250 men, and totally lost control of southern Nejd.
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1909 — 1909 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1909 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 49th Wisconsin Legislature between January 27, 1909, and March 4, 1909. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Isaac Stephenson was ultimately re-elected on the 23rd ballot after more than a month of voting and negotiation. In the 1909 term, Republicans held overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator.
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1916 — Military Service Act 1916 receives royal assent
On 27 January 1916, the Military Service Act received royal assent in the United Kingdom. It introduced wartime conscription for eligible unmarried men and widowers without dependent children in Great Britain, with specified exemptions.
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1918 — Battle of Kämärä
The Battle of Kämärä was a 1918 Finnish Civil War battle fought at the Kämärä (now Gavrilovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia) railway station on 27 January 1918 between the Whites and the Reds. The battle began as a White Guard battalion from Vyborg attacked Kämärä on its march to the White-controlled side of the Karelian Isthmus.
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1920 — Akbaş arms depot raid
The Akbaş arms depot raid was one of the actions of the Kuva-yi Milliye during the Turkish War of Independence. Led by the militia leader Köprülü Hamdi Bey and Dramalı Rıza Bey, the raid was conducted on the night of 26–27 January 1920.
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1928 — Children in Bundaberg receive contaminated diphtheria injections
Children in Bundaberg were given diphtheria injections from a contaminated preparation. Twelve died in the following two days, prompting an official inquiry.
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1936 — Birth of Samuel C. C. Ting
On 27 January 1936, Samuel C. C. Ting, a physicist, was born.
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1939 — Lockheed P-38 Lightning makes its first flight
On 27 January 1939, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter made its first flight in the United States.
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1942 — Mid-Canterbury by-election, 1942
The Mid-Canterbury by-election, 1942 was a by-election held on 27 January 1942 during the 26th New Zealand Parliament in the seat of Mid-Canterbury. The by-election resulted from the death of Arthur Grigg; his wife Mary Grigg was elected unopposed. Arthur Grigg had held the seat since 1938 for the National Party. He was killed on 29 November 1941 while serving during World War II with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in Libya. His wife was selected as the candidate for the National party, while Labour decided not to stand a candidate because of the war.
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1942 — Battle off Endau
The Battle off Endau was a Second World War battle that took place off Endau town on 26–27 January 1942. Part of the Battle of Malaya, it was the first notable naval engagement since the sinking of the battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse on 10 December 1941, and the last effort by the Royal Navy to intercept Japanese convoy shipping around the Malay Peninsula.
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1943 — The U.S. Eighth Air Force raids Wilhelmshaven
American B-17 and B-24 bombers attacked the submarine yards at Wilhelmshaven. It was the Eighth Air Force’s first bombing mission against a target in Germany.
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1944 — Siege of Leningrad lifted
On 27 January 1944, the siege of Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg in Russia, was fully broken. A narrow land corridor had reopened a year earlier, in January 1943, but the siege continued until this date.
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1945 — Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp
On 27 January 1945, Auschwitz—a Nazi concentration camp and extermination camp in occupied Poland where more than a million people were murdered as part of the Nazis' "Final Solution" to the Jewish question—was liberated by the Soviet Red Army during the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Although most of the prisoners had been forced onto a death march, about 7,000 had been left behind.
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1949 — The passenger steamer Taiping sinks after a collision
The passenger steamer Taiping collided with a cargo ship and sank while sailing from Shanghai to Keelung. Hundreds of people died.
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1951 — The first nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site takes place
The United States detonated the device code-named Able over Frenchman Flat during Operation Ranger. It was the first atmospheric nuclear test at the Nevada proving ground.
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1957 — 1957 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 27 January 1957 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1961 — Soviet submarine S-80 sinks in the Barents Sea
On 27 January 1961, Soviet submarine S-80 sank in the Barents Sea after seawater entered through its snorkel system. All 68 crew members died.
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1962 — 1962 Ceylonese coup attempt
The 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt (also known as the Colonels' coup ) was a failed military coup d'état planned in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A group of Christian officers in the military and police planned to topple the government of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike during the night of 27 January 1962.
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1964 — China and France announce the establishment of diplomatic relations
China and France issued a joint communiqué in Beijing and Paris announcing that they had agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The two governments said they would appoint ambassadors within three months.
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1965 — Trần Văn Hương’s first premiership ends
On 27 January 1965, Trần Văn Hương’s first term as prime minister of South Vietnam ended amid conflict with the military leadership. He later served another term in 1968–1969.
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1967 — Outer Space Treaty
The Outer Space Treaty, formally called the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, is a multilateral treaty that forms the basis of international space law. Negotiated and drafted under the auspices of the United Nations, it was opened for signature in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union on 27 January 1967, entering into force on 10 October 1967.
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1967 — Apollo 1 cabin fire kills three astronauts
On January 27, 1967, a cabin fire during an Apollo 1 launch rehearsal at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, United States, killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. The mission never flew.
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1973 — Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords (Vietnamese: Hiệp định Paris về Việt Nam, lit. 'Paris Treaty about Vietnam'), officially the Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Viet-Nam (Hiệp định về chấm dứt chiến tranh, lập lại hòa bình ở Việt Nam), was a peace agreement signed on 27 January 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War.
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1973 — Barbarians play New Zealand in Cardiff
On 27 January 1973, the Barbarians played New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, United Kingdom. It was the Barbarians’ first victory over New Zealand.
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1976 — 1976 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party of opposition in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 27 January 1976, the date of the first Caucus meeting following the 1975 election. Dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was comfortably re-elected leader of the ALP ahead of senior MPs Lionel Bowen and Frank Crean on the first ballot.
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1978 — Battle of Harar ends
The retained source dates the Battle of Harar, Ethiopia, from October 1977 to 27 January 1978. Ethiopian forces, supported by Cuban troops, fought Somali forces during the Ogaden War.
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1980 — Armed attack on Gafsa
On 27 January 1980, armed Tunisian opponents of the government attacked Gafsa, Tunisia, in an attempt to spark an uprising. Tunisian forces subsequently retook the city.
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1982 — Battle of Ilopango Airport
On 27 January 1982, guerrillas of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front attacked Ilopango Airport in El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War. Salvadoran Air Force personnel defended the airport.
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1983 — Seikan Tunnel’s pilot tunnel completed
On 27 January 1983, Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone pressed a switch to set off the blast completing the Seikan Tunnel’s pilot tunnel in Japan. The main tunnel was not bored through until March 1985.
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1989 — WCWA Wrestling Star Wars held in Dallas
On January 27, 1989, the World Class Wrestling Association held a Wrestling Star Wars professional wrestling show at Dallas Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Matches were recorded for television broadcasts in later weeks.
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1991 — 1991 Supercopa do Brasil
The 1991 Supercopa do Brasil was the 2nd Supercopa do Brasil, a football match played between the champions of the 1990 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and 1990 Copa do Brasil. The match was played at the Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo on 27 January 1991.
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1991 — 1991 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 27 January and 10 February 1991 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1991 — The Barricades
The Barricades (Latvian: Barikādes), also the Time of the Barricades (Barikāžu laiks) or the Barricades of 1991 (1991. gada barikādes) were a series of confrontations between the Republic of Latvia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in January 1991 which took place mainly in Riga. The events are named for the popular effort of building and protecting barricades from 13 January until about 27 January.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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1994 — Barbados 4–2 Grenada
On January 27, 1994, the national football teams of Barbados and Grenada played against each other as part of the qualification round for the 1994 Caribbean Cup. Barbados won 4–2 in extra time. In the last minutes of regular time, both teams attempted to score own goals. The result has been described as "one of the strangest matches ever".
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1995 — Fall of Manerplaw
The Fall of Manerplaw occurred on 27 January 1995, when the village of Manerplaw was captured by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA). Manerplaw was the headquarters of two armed opposition groups, the Karen National Union (KNU) and the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF).
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1996 — 1996 Nigerien coup d'état
The 1996 Nigerien coup d'état was a military coup d'état which occurred on 27 January 1996 in Niamey, Niger. It ousted Niger's first democratically-elected President, Mahamane Ousmane after nearly three years in power and installed General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as head of state. Prime Minister Hama Amadou was arrested in the coup and several soldiers and presidential guard were killed in the fighting.
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1996 — 1996 Lipis by-election
The 1996 Lipis by-election is a by-election for the Dewan Rakyat federal seat of Lipis, Malaysia that were scheduled to be held on 27 January 1996. It was called following the death of the incumbent, Abu Dahari Osman on 29 December 1995.
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1996 — 1996 NSL Cup final (January)
The 1996 NSL Cup final (January) was the final match of the 1995–96 NSL Cup, the 20th season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Bob Jane Stadium in Melbourne on 27 January 1996 between South Melbourne and Newcastle Breakers. South Melbourne won the match 3–1 for their second NSL Cup title.
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1996 — Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara seizes power in Niger
On 27 January 1996, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara seized power in a military coup in Niger. He ruled until his assassination during another coup in April 1999.
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1997 — 1997 Chechen general election
General elections were held in the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, on 27 January 1997 to elect the president and parliament. The result of the presidential elections was a victory for Aslan Maskhadov.
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2001 — 2001 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election
The 2001 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election was held on January 27, 2001, to elect a successor to Roy Romanow as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. The election was necessary because Romanow had announced his intention to step down as leader on September 26, 2000. Lorne Calvert won on the fourth ballot, defeating Chris Axworthy.
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2002 — 2002 Lagos armoury explosion
The Lagos armoury explosion was the accidental detonation of a large stock of high explosives at a military storage facility in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, on 27 January 2002. The fires created by the debris from this explosion burnt down a large section of Northern Lagos, and created a panic that spread to other areas. As people fled the flames, many stumbled into a concealed canal and drowned. The explosion and its aftermath are believed to have killed at least 1,100 people and displaced over 20,000, with many thousands injured or homeless.
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2002 — 2002 PP national party congress
The People's Party (PP) held its 14th national congress in Madrid from 25 to 27 January 2002, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that of party leader—and establish the party platform and policy until the next congress It saw José María Aznar being re-elected unopposed for a fifth term as party president, with 99.6% of the delegate vote in the congress (2,528 votes) and 0.4% of blank ballots (10).
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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2002 — Pancrase: Spirit 1
On January 27, 2002, Pancrase: Spirit 1 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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2003 — First National Recording Registry selections announced
On January 27, 2003, the US Library of Congress announced the first 50 sound recordings selected for the National Recording Registry. The selection covered more than a century of recorded sound.
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2004 — 2004 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
On 27 January 2004, New Hampshire held its Republican presidential primary. Incumbent President George W. Bush faced little opposition and won the contest, which formed part of the Republican Party’s nomination process for that year’s presidential election.
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2004 — 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
The 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on January 27, 2004. Taking place eight days after the Iowa caucuses, it marked the second contest to take place during the Democratic party's 2004 primary season, as well as the first actual primary to take place.
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2007 — 2007 attack on Colombo Harbour
On 27 January 2007 a suicide attack was carried out by three Sea Tiger suicide craft of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Colombo Harbour, which is the primary commercial port in Sri Lanka.
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2008 — Royal Rumble (2008)
Royal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 27, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The event was also the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast in high definition. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XXIV) for his choice at either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW World Championship.
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2008 — Osaka gubernatorial election, 2008
Gubernatorial elections were held in Osaka Prefecture on January 27, 2008. Toru Hashimoto was elected as new governor.
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2008 — Lower Saxony state election, 2008
The 2008 Lower Saxony state election was held in Lower Saxony in north-western Germany on 27 January 2008. Despite losing votes and seats, the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) held on to its position as the leading party in the state. The CDU's coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) was able to continue after the election, although their majority was cut from 29 to 10.
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2008 — Hessian state election, 2008
The state election to elect members of the Landtag of Hesse was held in the German state of Hesse on 27 January 2008.
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2010 — Apple unveils the first iPad
Steve Jobs presented Apple's first iPad at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The announcement preceded the tablet's retail release.
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2012 — MFC 32: Bitter Rivals
On January 27, 2012, MFC 32: Bitter Rivals took place at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Canada.
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2013 — Royal Rumble (2013)
Royal Rumble (2013) was the twenty-sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It took place on January 27, 2013 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the first WWE pay-per-view of 2013, and featured John Cena winning the traditional Royal Rumble match. In the main event, The Rock defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship, recapturing the title for the first time in ten years, and ending Punk's long reign at 434 days.
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2013 — Kiss nightclub fire
The Kiss nightclub fire started between 2:00 and 2:30 (BRST) on 27 January 2013 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, killing 242 people and injuring at least 630 others. It is considered the second most-devastating fire disaster in the history of Brazil—surpassed only by the Great North American Circus fire of December 1961, which killed 503 people in Niterói, and the deadliest nightclub fire since the December 2000 fire that killed 309 people in Luoyang, China. It is also the third-deadliest nightclub fire in history, behind the Luoyang Christmas fire and the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942.
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2013 — 2013 W-League grand final
The 2012–13 W-League grand final took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 27 January 2013. It was the final match in the W-League 2012–13 season, and was played between third-placed Melbourne Victory and fourth-placed Sydney FC. Sydney FC won the match 3–1 thanks to goals by Nicola Bolger, Samantha Kerr and Kyah Simon.
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2013 — Second Battle of Gao ends
The retained source dates the Second Battle of Gao, Mali, to 25–27 January 2013. French and Malian forces recaptured the city from MOJWA fighters during the battle.
January 27 follows the listed battle endpoint; it does not date every stage of Gao’s recapture to that day.
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2015 — Orange County First District supervisor special election
On January 27, 2015, a special election was held to fill the First District vacancy on the Orange County Board of Supervisors in California, United States. Andrew Do won by 43 votes over Lou Correa.
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2017 — Battle of Kulbiyow
The Battle of Kulbiyow took place on 27 January 2017, when al-Shabaab militants attacked and took control of the military base and town of Kulbiyow, held by the Somali Armed Forces and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
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2017 — Oak Ridge holds a ceremony recognizing the discovery and naming of tennessine
Oak Ridge National Laboratory recognized the teams involved in the discovery of element 117, named tennessine in recognition of contributions from Tennessee institutions. Physicist Yuri Oganessian spoke at the event.
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2018 — Soumpi attack
On January 27, 2018, militants from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the Coalition of the People of Azawad attacked a Malian military base in Soumpi, Mali.
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2018 — 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final
The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship final was a football match that took place on 27 January 2018 at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Changzhou, China, to determine the winners of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. The match was contested by Vietnam and Uzbekistan, the winners of the semi-finals. Uzbekistan beat Vietnam after extra time to claim their maiden U-23 Asian Cup title.
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2018 — NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia was a 2018 professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. It was the 18th NXT TakeOver event and took place on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held as part of that year's Royal Rumble weekend and aired exclusively on the WWE Network.
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2018 — 2018 Taça da Liga final
The 2018 Taça da Liga final was the final match of the 2017–18 Taça da Liga, the 11th season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 27 January 2018 at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The competition involved the 33 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 15 from Segunda Liga – during the 2017–18 season.
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2018 — UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 (also known as UFC on Fox 27) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 27, 2018, at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
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2018 — Fighters League 2
On January 27, 2018, the Fighters League held its Fighters League 2 kickboxing event at Sala Polivalentă in Reșița, Romania.
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2019 — 2019 More Europe leadership election
A congressional primary election was held on 25, 26 and 27 January 2019 at Milan to elect the new leadership of the More Europe party and to decide upon the political direction of the party. After the result of the 2018 general election, the three parties that cooperated to the electoral joint list agreed to move on and convert the electoral list into a full-fledged party.
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2019 — 2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election
The 2019 Yamanashi gubernatorial election was held on 27 January 2019 to elect the next governor of Yamanashi.
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2019 — 2019 Taiwanese legislative by-elections
By-elections for the Ninth Legislative Yuan were held in 2019, two on 27 January and four on 16 March, at Taiwan to elect 6 of the 113 members of the Legislative Yuan for the remaining term until 2020.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
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2019 — 2019 National Science Film Festival opens in Chandigarh
On 27 January 2019, the National Science Film Festival and Competition opened in Chandigarh, India. The retained festival infobox lists the event as running through January 31.
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2021 — 2021 Chattogram City Corporation election
The 2021 Chattogram City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Chattogram, Bangladesh, held on 27 January 2021 to elect the Mayor of Chittagong and the Chittagong City Council. The election resulted in a victory for the Awami League candidate Rezaul Karim Chowdhury. In the 55 member City Council, the Awami League won 42 seats, while the Independents won 13 seats.
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2021 — 2020 Turkish Super Cup
The 2020 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 47th edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966, the annual Turkish football match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). It was played on 27 January 2021 between the champions of the 2019–20 Süper Lig, İstanbul Başakşehir, and the winners of the 2019–20 Turkish Cup, Trabzonspor.
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2022 — 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
A series of sporadic border clashes resumed between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on 27 January 2022, following a series of clashes in 2021 between the two countries. Kyrgyzstan officials said that the clashes escalated on 14 September 2022, with Tajik forces using tanks, APCs, and mortars to enter at least one Kyrgyz village and shelling the airport of the Kyrgyz town of Batken and adjacent areas.
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2022 — 2022 French People's Primary
The People's Primary (French: La Primaire Populaire) is a nomination vote launched by independent activists to nominate a common left-wing candidate for the 2022 French presidential election. The process involved two steps. Firstly, an online sponsorship of potential participants was started in July 2021 and completed in October 2021. After this, a vote among seven candidates took place from 27 to 30 January 2022, three of whom declined to participate in the primary.
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2023 — 2023 Republican National Committee chairmanship election
The 2023 Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship election was held on January 27, 2023, in the United States, to determine the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. Incumbent Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was reelected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. This was the first chairman election with multiple candidates since 2013.
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2023 — 2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran
The embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran was attacked on 27 January 2023, at around 08:00 a.m. local time. The perpetrator passed by the guard post with a Kalashnikov rifle and opened fire inside the embassy, while its staff tried to neutralize him. The head of the embassy's security service, Orkhan Asgarov, was killed in the attack, while two guards were injured.
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2023 — 2023 Neve Yaakov shooting
On 27 January 2023, a Palestinian gunman killed at least seven civilians in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov, in East Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank. The suspect is also reported as having shot at worshippers exiting a synagogue, and, according to the police, was shot and killed after he opened fire on the attending officers. It was Israel's deadliest peacetime Palestinian attack since the Jerusalem yeshiva attack in 2008.
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2023 — ACA 151: Abiltarov vs. Gomes
On January 27, 2023, ACA 151: Abiltarov vs. Gomes took place at TatNeft Arena in Kazan, Russia.
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2023 — BKFC 35: Cedeno vs. Slaveski
On January 27, 2023, BKFC 35: Cedeno vs. Slaveski took place at John T. Rhodes Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States.
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2023 — ONE Friday Fights 2
ONE Friday Fights 2: Sangmanee vs. Kulabdam 2 (also known as ONE Lumpinee 2) was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on January 27, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
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2023 — Death of Yang Yi
On 27 January 2023, Yang Yi, a translator, died.
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2024 — 2024 Portuguese League Cup final
On 27 January 2024, the final of the 2023–24 Portuguese League Cup was played at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria, Portugal.
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2024 — Royal Rumble (2024)
The 2024 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 37th annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 27, 2024, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, held for wrestlers from all three of WWE's brand divisions.
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2024 — BKFC Fight Night Prospects: Albuquerque
On January 27, 2024, BKFC Fight Night Prospects: Albuquerque took place at Revel Arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
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2024 — Oktagon 52: Mågård vs. Cartwright
On January 27, 2024, Oktagon 52: Mågård vs. Cartwright took place at Utilita Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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2024 — Wu Lin Feng 2024 Global Kung Fu Festival
On January 27, 2024, Wu Lin Feng held its 2024 Global Kung Fu Festival, also known as Wu Lin Feng 543, at Tangshan Sports Center in Tangshan, China.
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