January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 338 days remaining until the end of the year (339 in leap years). Births 1443 – Albert III, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) 1546 – Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1608) 1585 – Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) 1603 – Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician (d. 1685) 1621 – Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) 1662 – Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian (d. 1742) 1687 – Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (d. 1753) 1701 – Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790) 1708 – Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (d. 1728) 1720 – Samuel Foote, English playwright (d. 1777) 1741 – Hester Thrale, Welsh author (d. 1821) 1756 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791) 1775 – Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, German philosopher (d. 1854) 1795 – Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (d. 1886) 1805 – Maria Anna of Bavaria (d. 1877) 1805 – Princess Sophie of Bavaria (d. 1872) 1805 – Samuel Palmer, English painter (d. 1881) 1806 – Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Spanish composer (d. 1826) 1807 – David Strauss, German theologian and author (d. 1874) 1814 – Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect (d. 1879) 1821 – John Chivington, American army officer (d. 1892) 1823 – Édouard Lalo, French composer (d. 1892) 1826 – Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian author and journalist (d. 1889) 1826 – Richard Taylor, American general (d. 1879) 1827 – Nakahama Manjirō, Japanese translator (d. 1898) 1832 – Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898) 1832 – Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Baltic German geologist and botanist (d. 1908) 1836 – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1895) 1841 – Arkhip Kuindzhi, Russian painter (d. 1910) 1848 – Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. 1934) 1850 – John Collier, English painter and author (d. 1934) 1850 – Samuel Gompers, English-American labor leader (d. 1924) 1850 – Edward J. Smith, English captain (d. 1912) 1858 – Neel Doff, Dutch author (d. 1942) 1859 – Wilhelm II, German Emperor (d. 1941) 1862 – Eustaquio de Escandón, Mexican polo player (d. 1933) 1869 – Will Marion Cook, American composer and violinist (d. 1944) 1875 – Elizabeth Israel, Dominican super-centenarian (d. 2003) 1885 – Jerome Kern, American composer (d. 1945) 1885 – Eduard Künneke, German composer (d. 1953) 1885 – Maeda Seison, Japanese painter (d. 1977) 1886 – Radhabinod Pal, Indian jurist (d. 1967) 1886 – Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist (d. 1959) 1891 – Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (d. 1967) 1893 – Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician (d. 1981) 1895 – Joseph Rosenstock, Polish conductor (d. 1985) 1895 – Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1974) 1900 – Hyman Rickover, American admiral (d. 1986) 1901 – Willy Fritsch, German actor (d. 1973) 1901 – Art Rooney, American football coach, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (d. 1988) 1902 – Carl Berner, German-American super-centenarian (d. 2013) 1903 – John Carew Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) 1903 – Otto P. Weyland, American general (d. 1979) 1904 – James J. Gibson, American psychologist (d. 1979) 1905 – Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969) 1908 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (d. 1993) 1908 – Hot Lips Page, American trumpet player, singer, and bandleader (d. 1954) 1910 – Edvard Kardelj, Yugoslav politician and economist (d. 1979) 1912 – Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (d. 2009) 1912 – Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing (d. 2009) 1915 – Jules Archer, American author and historian (d. 2008) 1915 – Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1985) 1918 – Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) 1918 – Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963) 1918 – William Seawell, American general (d. 2005) 1919 – Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks) (d. 1972) 1920 – John Box, English production designer and art director (d. 2005) 1920 – Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (d. 2002) 1921 – Donna Reed, American actress (d. 1986) 1924 – Sabu Dastagir, Indian actor (d. 1963) 1924 – Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot-Turkish politician (d. 2012) 1924 – Harvey Shapiro, American poet (d. 2013) 1926 – Fritz Spiegl, Austrian journalist (d. 2003) 1926 – Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (d. 2004) 1927 – Billy Barnes, American composer (d. 2012) 1927 – Jerry Haynes, American actor (d. 2011) 1928 – Michael Craig, Indian-English actor and screenwriter 1928 – Hans Modrow, German politician, 5th Prime Minister of East Germany 1929 – Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author (d. 1984) 1930 – Bobby Bland, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) 1931 – Red Bastien, American wrestler (d. 2012) 1931 – Mordecai Richler, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 2001) 1932 – Boris Shakhlin, Russian gymnast (d. 2008) 1933 – Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian-Monacan businessman 1933 – Jerry Buss, American businessman and chemist (d. 2013) 1934 – George Follmer, American race car driver 1935 – Steve Demeter, American baseball player (d. 2013) 1936 – Troy Donahue, American actor (d. 2001) 1936 – Florin Piersic, Romanian actor 1936 – Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate 1937 – Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1985) 1937 – John Ogdon, English pianist and composer (d. 1989) 1939 – Julius Lester, AMerican author 1940 – James Cromwell, American actor 1940 – Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player 1940 – Petru Lucinschi, Romanian politician, 2nd President of Moldova 1941 – Bobby Hutcherson, American vibraphone player and composer 1941 – Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1981) 1942 – Stewart Raffill, American director and screenwriter 1942 – John Witherspoon, American actor 1942 – Kate Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1986) 1944 – Peter Akinola, Nigerian archbishop 1944 – Mairead Maguire, Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate 1944 – Nick Mason, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (Pink Floyd) 1945 – Harold Cardinal, Canadian politician (d. 2005) 1946 – Nedra Talley, American singer (Ronettes) 1947 – Björn Afzelius, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hoola Bandoola Band) (d. 1999) 1947 – Vyron Polydoras, Greek politician 1947 – Cal Schenkel, American illustrator 1948 – Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor 1948 – Valeri Brainin, Russian-German composer and poet 1948 – Jean-Philippe Collard, French pianist 1949 – Ethan Mordden, American author 1950 – Derek Acorah, English medium and television host 1950 – Amos Grunebaum, Israeli-American gynecologist 1950 – Alex Norton, Scottish actor 1951 – Brian Downey, Irish drummer and songwriter (Thin Lizzy) 1951 – Ken Timbs, American wrestler (d. 2004) 1951 – Cees van der Knaap, Dutch politician 1952 – Billy Johnson, American football player 1954 – Peter Laird, American writer and illustrator 1954 – Jōkō Ninomiya, Japanese martial artist 1954 – Stelios Papafloratos, Greek footballer 1954 – Ed Schultz, American talk show host 1955 – Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player 1955 – John Roberts, American jurist, 17th Chief Justice of the United States 1955 – Alexander Stuart, English-American author and screenwriter 1955 – Koji Ushikubo, Japanese race car driver 1956 – Mimi Rogers, American actress 1957 – Janick Gers, English guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden, White Spirit, Gogmagog, and Gillan) 1957 – Frank Miller, American illustrator, screenwriter, producer, and director 1958 – James Grippando, American author 1958 – Kadri Mälk, Estonian jewelry designer 1958 – Susanna Thompson, American actress 1959 – Cris Collinsworth, American football player 1959 – Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician 1959 – Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author 1960 – Bernd Stieler, German footballer 1961 – Zarganar, Burmese comedian, actor, and director 1961 – Dina Bonnevie, Filipino actress 1961 – Gillian Gilbert, English keyboard player and singer (New Order and The Other Two) 1961 – Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer 1961 – Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter (Cowboy Junkies) 1961 – Karen Velez, American model 1962 – Roberto Paci Dalò, Italian director and composer 1963 – Mark Moraghan, English actor and singer 1964 – Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer 1964 – Bridget Fonda, American actress 1964 – Jack Haley, American basketball player 1965 – Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor, singer, director, and producer 1965 – Mike Newell, English footballer and manager 1965 – Ignacio Noé, Argentinian illustrator 1966 – Negrutiu sisters Liana and Moni, cousins of mine 1967 – Bobby Deol, Indian actor 1967 – Byron Mann, Hong Kong actor 1967 – Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player 1968 – Tricky, English rapper, producer, and actor (The Wild Bunch and Massive Attack) 1968 – Patrick Blondeau, French footballer 1968 – Mike Patton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, and Lovage) 1968 – Matt Stover, American football player 1968 – Deb Talan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Weepies) 1969 – Cornelius, Japanese singer, guitarist, and producer (Flippers Guitar and Plastic Ono Band) 1969 – Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (James) 1969 – Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor 1970 – Emmanuel Pahud, Swiss flute player 1971 – Patrice Brisebois, Canadian ice hockey player 1971 – Toomas Kallaste, Estonian footballer 1971 – Fann Wong, Singaporean actress 1972 – Wynne Evans, Welsh tenor 1972 – Janine Ilitch, Australian netball player 1972 – Mark Owen, English singer-songwriter (Take That) 1972 – Josh Randall, American actor 1972 – Keith Wood, Irish rugby player 1973 – Lucy Porter, English actress, writer and comedian 1974 – Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete 1974 – Andrei Pavel, Romanian tennis player 1974 – Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer 1976 – Clint Ford, American voice actor 1976 – Ahn Jung-Hwan, South Korean footballer 1976 – Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress, singer, and producer 1976 – Todd MacCulloch, American basketball player 1976 – Zoriah Miller, American photographer 1976 – Fred Taylor, American football player 1978 – Pete Laforest, Canadian baseball player 1978 – Jake Pavelka, American pilot 1979 – Mario Fatafehi, American football player 1979 – Rosamund Pike, English actress 1979 – Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgian volleyball player 1979 – Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer 1980 – Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player 1980 – Marat Safin, Russian tennis player 1981 – Yaniv Katan, Israeli footballer 1981 – Alicia Molik, Australian tennis player 1981 – Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby player 1982 – Danko Bošković, German footballer 1983 – Deon Anderson, American football player 1983 – Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player 1983 – Paulo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player 1983 – Gavin Floyd, American baseball player 1983 – Tim Kasten, German rugby player 1983 – Mike Zagurski, American baseball player 1984 – Davetta Sherwood, American actress and singer 1985 – Gerard Aafjes, Dutch footballer 1985 – Dustley Mulder, Dutch footballer 1986 – Giorgi Loria, Georgian footballer 1987 – Lily Donaldson, English model 1987 – Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer 1987 – Anton Shunin, Russian footballer 1988 – Kerlon, Brazilian footballer 1988 – Toni Gänge, German footballer 1988 – Liu Wen, Chinese model 1989 – Alberto Botía, Spanish footballer 1989 – Daisy Lowe, English model 1989 – Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Dutch footballer 1990 – Paul Jolley, American singer 1990 – Maria-Elena Papasotiriou, American-Greek figure skater 1991 – Christian Bickel, German footballer 1991 – Juan José Govea, Ecuadorian footballer 1992 – Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer 1993 – Yaya Sanogo, French footballer 1994 – Rani Khedira, German footballer 1995 – Raz Fresco, Canadian Rapper 1996 – Braeden Lemasters, American actor and singer famousbirthdays/january27.html
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