On January 27, history records 34 notable events, 181 famous births and 96 deaths, spanning the years 945 to 1785.
Events on this day include: The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown. Constantine VII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire. (945); Song dynasty General Yue Fei is executed. (1142).
Notable people born on January 27 include Edward of Angoulême (1365), Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443), Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546).
Notable figures who died on this day include Marcian (457), Emperor Yuan of Liang (555), Pope Vitalian (672).
Events on 27 January 34
See all →The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown. Constantine VII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily.
Pope Clement VI issues the papal bull Unigenitus to justify the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later, Martin Luther would protest this.
Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan and Caliph of Islam in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.
American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
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Birthdays on 27 January 181
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Deaths on 27 January 96
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