2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran
An attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Pasdaran, Tehran, kills one person and injures three others.
What happened on January 27
35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 98 to 2023.
Standout on January 27
2023
2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran
An attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Pasdaran, Tehran, kills one person and injures three others.
About January 27
January 27 is the 27th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 27 of 365 (27 in leap years)338 days left in the year (339 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Saturday in 2029, Sunday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 5 of 2026 · Q1
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)
- Season
- Winter in the north · Summer in the south
- January birthstone
- Garnetprotection, friendship and trust
- January birth flower
- Carnation / Snowdroplove, devotion and hope
- Next occurrence
- In 92 days
- Roman numerals
- XXVII.Iday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 300thJohann Sebastian Bach1726
- 40thJohan Petro1986
- 30th1996 Nigerien coup d'état1996
- 30thBraeden Lemasters1996
- 30thInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day1996
- 30thMahamane Ousmane1996
- 10thCarlos Loyzaga2016
- 5thCloris Leachman2021
January 27 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Carlos Loyzaga
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on January 27 — ages this year
- 2003Park Seong-hoon (footballer)turns 23
- 2000Morgan Gibbs-Whiteturns 26
- 2000Aurélien Tchouaméniturns 26
- 1998Devin Druidturns 28
- 1996Braeden Lemastersturns 30
- 1995Harrison Reed (footballer)turns 31
Historical events 35
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Tyre Nichols protests
Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident.
2023 Neve Yaakov shooting
A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others.
MBC Newsdesk
MBC Newsdesk reported on a nightclub assault in Seoul, South Korea, leading to the Burning Sun scandal, which involved several Korean idols and police officials.
Tennessine
A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States.
Rojava Revolution
Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
Kiss nightclub fire
Two hundred and forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Ursa Minor
Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented.
Arab Spring
Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution began as more than 16,000 protesters demonstrated in Sanaa to demand governmental changes.
H1504+65
Astronomers documented H1504+65, a white dwarf in Ursa Minor (chart pictured) with the hottest surface temperature known at the time, at 200,000 kelvins (360,000 °F).
2009 Honduran constitutional crisis
The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
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.
Apple Inc.
Apple announces the iPad.
National Recording Registry
The first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress.
2002 Lagos armoury explosion
An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others.
Mahamane Ousmane
Mahamane Ousmane, the first democratically elected president of Niger, was deposed by Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara in a military coup d'état.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
1996 Nigerien coup d'état
In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
Seikan Tunnel
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through.
Iran hostage crisis
Six American diplomats who had evaded capture in the Iran hostage crisis escaped with the help of Canadian government officials to Zürich, Switzerland.
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
Apollo 1
A fire during a launch simulation for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
Apollo program
Apollo program: Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Cold War
Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting the usage of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
Trần Văn Hương
South Vietnamese prime minister Trần Văn Hương was removed by the military junta of Nguyễn Khánh.
Red Army
The Soviet Red Army liberated about 7,000 prisoners left behind by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp.
Bundaberg tragedy
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.
Tokugawa shogunate
Former members of the overthrown Tokugawa shogunate proclaimed Japan's second-largest island, Hokkaido, to be the independent Republic of Ezo.
John C. Calhoun
On the advice of John C. Calhoun, President James Monroe asked Congress to organize Indian Territory (map pictured) west of the Mississippi River, laying the groundwork for Indian removal in the United States.
French Revolutionary Wars
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.
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia, the oldest state-chartered public university in the United States, was founded.
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72, concluding his third Christmas season in Leipzig on the Third Sunday after Epiphany.
Pope Clement VI
Clement VI issued the papal bull Unigenitus, justifying the power of the pope and the use of indulgences.
Stephen Lekapenos
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.
AD 98
Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; the Roman Empire reached its maximum extent under his rule.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau
Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau, German socialite (born 1958)
Charles H. Townes
Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915)
Epimaco Velasco
Epimaco Velasco, Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (born 1935)
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and activist (born 1919)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Paul Joseph Nardini
January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Enric d'Ossó i Cervelló
Christian feast day: Enrique de Ossó y Cercelló
John Chrysostom
Christian feast day: John Chrysostom (translation of relics) (Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox)
Angela Merici
Christian feast day: Angela Merici
Days of Military Honour
Day of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad (Russia)
Devota
Christian feast day: Devota (Monaco)
Saint Sava
Christian feast day: Sava (Serbia)
Spread across the centuries
- 1st century1
- 10th century1
- 14th century1
- 18th century3
- 19th century2
- 20th century31
- 21st century36
Earliest: AD 98 (98). Most recent: 2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran (2023).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about January 27
What day of the year is January 27?
January 27 is the 27th day of the year, with 338 days left after it.
What star sign is January 27?
January 27 falls under Aquarius (January 20 – February 18), a air sign ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn). The birthstone for the month is Garnet.
How many things happened on January 27?
We record 83 entries for January 27: 35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 98 to 2023.
Who was born on January 27?
Park Seong-hoon (footballer) (2003) is among the notable births on January 27. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the January 27 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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