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January 27: Day of the Week
January 27, 2024 was the 27th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 339 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 27 Historical Event(s)
1593
The Vatican opens seven year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno.
1695
Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703.
1868
Boshin War: The Battle of Toba-Fushimi between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions begins, which will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
1870
The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity is founded at DePauw University.
1927
Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
1941
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Snake in Chinese astrology.
1967
Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
1967
The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
1980
Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian caper.
1983
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.
Who were born on January 27?
1827
Nakahama Manjirō, Japanese translator (d. 1898)
1901
Art Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers founder and owner (d. 1988)
1941
Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (d. 1981)
1950
Amos Grunebaum, Israeli-born physician
1955
Brian Engblom, Canadian ice hockey player
1961
Margo Timmins, Canadian singer (Cowboy Junkies)
1969
Cornelius, Japanese musician and producer (Flipper’s Guitar)
1969
Michael Kulas, Canadian singer (James)
1987
Katy Rose, American pop singer
1987
Lily Donaldson, British model
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