enjoy your travel through time on this 27th day of January
interesting EVENTS on the 27th of JANUARY
1756 : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the Austrian pianist and composer was born in Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg, Austria. Mozart died in 1791 aged 35. Video : The Best of Mozart by Halidon Music…
1832 : Lewis Carroll the English writer was born with the name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. He was an author, illustrator, poet, mathematician, photographer, and teacher, but best known for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll died in 1898 aged 65. Video : The Secret World Of Lewis Carroll (Alice In Wonderland Documentary)…
1880 : Thomas Edison received a patent for his invention of the incandescent light bulb. Video : Thomas Edison’s Light Bulb (uploaded by Kean University)…
1916 : Conscription in the United Kingdom was introduced, when the British government passed a legislation during World War I. Video : The Story of Conscription (uploaded by National Army Museum UK)…
1951 : Nuclear tests began at the Nevada Test Site with Operation Ranger. Video : Atomic tests in Nevada conducted by scientists doing research on the effects of atomic bombs, pertaining to various scenarios set up to be blown up (1955)…
1956 : Mimi Rogers the American actress was born in Coral Gables, Florida. Video : The Rapture (1991) Official Trailer featuring Mimi Rogers (uploaded by Movieclips Classic Trailers)…
1964 : Bridget Fonda the retired American actress was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is from a family of actors, including her father Peter Fonda, grandfather Henry Fonda, and her aunt Jane Fonda. Video : Why You Don’t Hear From Bridget Fonda Anymore (uploaded by Looper)…
1967 : Apollo 1 fire : Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire that erupted during their Apollo 1 spacecraft tests at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. Video : Apollo 1’s Fatal Fire Almost Ended the Spaceflight Program (uploaded by Seeker)…
1967 : The Outer Space Treaty was signed by the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom, in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War. The treaty banned deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limited use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes only. Video of the Space Treaty uploaded on YouTube by British Pathé…
1981 : Alicia Molik the Australian former professional tennis player was born in Adelaide, Australia. Video : Alicia Molik at a Post Draw Interview during the Fed Cup (2013) Alicia discusses her thoughts on the Australia vs Switzerland Fed Cup tie in Chiasso (video uploaded by Tennis Australia ~ Tennis.com.au )…
2013 : Kiss nightclub fire in Santa do Maria, Rio Grande Sul, Brazil killed 242 people, and injured 630 others. News video of nightclub fire at Kiss…
OBSERVANCES on the 27th day of JANUARY
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