Saturday January 27, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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)

98
Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
1186
Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily.
1606
Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
1909
The Young Left is founded in Norway.
1944
World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
1945
World War II: The Red Army liberates the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland.
1952
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dragon in Chinese astrology.
1973
The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict’s last recorded American combat casualty.
1993
American-born sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō becomes the first foreigner to be promoted to the sport’s highest rank of yokozuna.
1996
Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Who were born on January 27?

1720
Samuel Foote, English dramatist (d. 1777)
1905
Howard McNear, American actor (d. 1969)
1930
Bobby Blue Bland, American singer
1955
Koji Ushikubo, Japanese racing driver
1961
Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
1968
Matt Stover, American football player
1969
Cornelius, Japanese musician and producer (Flipper’s Guitar)
1971
Fann Wong, Singaporean actress
1980
Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey player
1981
Tony Woodcock, New Zealand rugby union player

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