Absolution
Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
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January 27 in History
This permanent archive page contains 122 World History Database records for January 27, spanning 1077 to 2025. Recorded topics include Absolution; Holy Roman Empire; Parliament.
Total: 122Events: 109Births: 5Deaths: 7Battles: 1Countries: 24
Events on January 27
Absolution
Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
Holy Roman Empire
Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority
Parliament
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
Reform of Taxation
A 4d poll tax per head is raised
Reform of Government
Graded by rank from 4d to 10 marks
Burial
Buried at Peterborough Cathedral, the same day Anne Boleyn miscarries
Alliance Mary Queen of Scots and Henry II's son
The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry IIs son. Agreed by the Earl of Arran & Henry II
Marriage
The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry IIs son
Plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
Plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
Plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
Plot
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
Trial
The trial begins for the plotters involved in the gunpowder plot
Interregnum
Bradshaw pronounced sentence against Charles I before the regicide.
Interregnum
Richard opened the Third Protectorate Parliament amid conflict with army officers.
Parliament
Opening day of the Proectorate Parliament called up by Cromwell
Marriage
Marries Eudoxia Lopukhina
Family
Anna Maria Mozart is mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Family
Leopold Mozart is father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Family
Maria Anna Mozart is Wolfgang's elder sister and early musical companion.
Discovery of Antarctica
Records sighting ice-covered Antarctic land during the Russian expedition, one of the earliest sightings of the continent
Discovery of Antarctica
Commands Mirny alongside Bellingshausen's Vostok during the Russian sighting of Antarctic land
End of Moltke Government
The Moltke Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
First Bluhme Government
Begins the First Bluhme Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Resignation of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil
Resigns after having lost Irish Party support
Field-Marshal
Appoints his cousin Kaiser Wihelm II of Germany as a Field-Marshal in the British Army
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 2nd term
Second Lieutenant
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Hannoverian Jager Battalion
Inauguration
Sworn in as President of Cuba
Rear Admiral
Appointed Rear Admiral
Eastern Party Reconnaissance
Campbell's party searches for a suitable eastern base before conditions force Terra Nova away from Cape Colbeck.
First Western Geological Journey
Debenham begins the first Western Party field journey after Terra Nova lands the geological team near Butter Point.
Western Party Landed
Terra Nova lands Taylor's Western Party near Butter Point.
Western Party Landing
Wright lands with the Western Party near Butter Point for geological and glaciological fieldwork.
Operations on the Ancre
British troops take a position near Le Transloy and capture a German garrison.
Relations are severed with Romania
Relations are severed with Romania
1st Nazi Party Day
Includes 12 public rallies held in & around Munich in defiance of a police ban
First Eigenvalue Paper Submitted
Submits the first paper in his series on quantization as an eigenvalue problem, applying wave mechanics to the hydrogen atom.
Invention of Television
Demonstrates the television to members of the Royal Society
Commander
Manstein is sacked as Chief of Staff of Army Group A and appointed Commander of an army corps in East Prussia
Commander
Manstein is sacked as Chief of Staff of Army Group A and appointed Commander of an army corps in East Prussia
Execution
Executed for spying
Invasion of France
Manstein is sacked as Chief of Staff of Army Group A and appointed Commander of an army corps in East Prussia
Invasion of Norway
Hitler orders comprehenisive plans be made for the invasion of Norway
Social Insurance Committee
Answers Commons questions on the committee examining social insurance and allied services.
Bombing of Germany
The US airforce bombs Germany for the 1sr time
Advises Curzon Line Basis
Churchill tells Polish ministers that Britain considers the Curzon Line a realistic basis for negotiations linked to territorial compensation in the north and west.
Siege of Leningrad
The Germans officially lift the siege of Leningrad
Siege of Leningrad
The Soviet Union announces the end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted 880 days with 600,000 killed. 633,000 civilians had died from starvation & a 200,000 from German military action
Commander of Army Group North
Appointed Commander of the Army Group North
Commander of Army Group North
Appointed Commander of the Army Group North
Government
Heads a new coalition of Christian Democrats, Democratic Socialists & Republicans
Prime Minister of Italy
Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 2nd term
Siege of River Oder
Rendulic is given the task of holding back the Russians who had advanced as far as the Oder
Clayton Public School Enrollment
Lee enrolled at Clayton Public School on January 27, 1947, and completed first grade there with generally good marks.
Demonstrations
The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations
Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations
The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations
Senior Tactical Briefing Preparation
Cabell joins preparations for the presidential meeting on the strike-force plan and military coordination.
Revolver Order under Hidell
Using the name A. J. Hidell, Oswald dated an order for a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver on January 27, 1963.
Diplomatic Relations with France
Helps establish full diplomatic relations between China and France.
Warren Commission Advised of Hosty Entry
The FBI informed the Warren Commission that Hosty's name and related information appeared in Oswald's address book.
Burial
The lying-in-state commences 9:00am, Wednesday, January 27th for 3 days
Coup
General Khanh seizes full control of South Vietnam's Government
Memo
NSA Bundy & Defense Secretary McNamara send a memo to Johnson stating America's military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the U.S. has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw
Memo
NSA Bundy & Defence SecretaryMcNamara send a memo to Johnson stating Americas military involvement is Vietnam failing. Bundy & McNamara advise Johnson the US has reached a fork in the road in Vietnam & must either soon escalate or withdraw
Apollo 1 Fire
Dies during the Apollo 1 launch pad test.
Apollo 1 Fire
Dies in the Apollo 1 cabin fire during a launch rehearsal.
Apollo 1 Fire
Dies with Grissom and Chaffee during the Apollo 1 test.
Knighthood
Knighted on the Quay at Greenwich by Elizabeth II
Outer Space Treaty Signed
The United States signs the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits placing nuclear weapons in orbit or on celestial bodies.
First Intelligence Plan Presentation
Liddy presents John Mitchell, Jeb Magruder and John Dean with an intelligence plan costing about one million dollars that includes proposed electronic surveillance; Mitchell rejects it.
Operation Gemstone Planning
Hunt collaborated with G. Gordon Liddy as the broad Operation Gemstone political-intelligence plan was presented to senior Nixon campaign officials.
Ceasefire
Allows for the release of US POWs & withdrwawl of all US forces from Vietnam. Agrees a cease-fire with Kissinger
End of Draft
The United States ends conscription and moves to an all-volunteer force
Paris Peace Accords
Announces the signing of the Paris Peace Accords ending direct US combat involvement
Paris Peace Accords
Paris agreement seeks to end foreign military interference in Indochina
Paris Peace Accords
Signs the Paris Peace Accords for the United States
Paris Peace Accords Response
Welcomes the Vietnam peace agreement while maintaining Soviet ties with Hanoi
Peace
Makes a peace agreement with Le Duc Tho
Peace
Provides for talks between Hanoi & Saigon which break up in April 1974. Makes provision for the release of US POWs & withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam
Peace
Signs a cease-fire in Paris & calls it "peace with honor"
Peace
Signs the Paris Peace Agreement which allows South Vietnam its political sovereignty
Post-Accords Military Policy
Keeps defence policy focused on final reunification after the Paris Peace Accords
Dark Horse Records
George Harrison signs himself to Dark Horse Records after the Beatles recording contract with EMI expires
Return from Exile
Mugabe returns to campaign in the British-supervised independence election.
Return to Salisbury
Mugabe returns from exile to campaign in the independence election.
Purchase of Times
Buys the English newspapers the Times & the Sunday Times
President of Honduras
Appointed President of the Republic of Honduras
Coalition Air Supremacy
Coalition commanders declare air supremacy after ten days of intensive operations.
Gulf Oil Spill Interrupted
Coalition action limits continued discharge into the Persian Gulf.
Oil-Flow Manifold Strike
Directs an air strike intended to interrupt oil flowing offshore.
Strike against Oil-Flow Manifold
Schwarzkopf directs an air strike that interrupts oil flowing into the Persian Gulf.
France Conducts Final Nuclear Test
France conducts its final nuclear test before ending nuclear explosive testing.
Security Council Approval
The Security Council approves Blix's appointment.
UNMOVIC Chairman Approved
He is asked to take up UNMOVIC responsibilities promptly.
UNMOVIC
Hussein accepts the resolution on November 13 and inspectors returned to Iraq under the direction of UNMOVIC chairman Hans Blix and IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Reports Iraq has yet to demonstrate a "genuine acceptance" of United Nations weapons inspections
Iraq Cooperation Assessment
Says important Iraqi disarmament questions remain unresolved.
Sixty-Day Inspection Update
Provides the Council's sixty-day update on resumed inspections.
United Nations
Reports Iraq has yet to demonstrate a "genuine acceptance" of United Nations weapons inspections
Visit to Cairo
Mitchell begins his meetings in Cairo and Obama says his visit was part of the Presidents campaign promise to listen to both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and work toward a Middle East peace deal
International Yemen Meeting
Encourages coordinated international support for the Yemeni government.
London Yemen Conference
Hosts an international meeting focused on Yemen's security and development.
Cabinet Reshuffle
The transitional government replaced several ministers following continued public protests.
First Travel Ban
Signs an executive order restricting entry from several Muslim-majority countries.
COVID-19
Visits Wuhan as central authorities respond to the outbreak.
M23 Entry into Goma
M23 forces enter Goma while Congolese troops continue resisting in parts of the city.
Births on January 27
Birth of a stillborn son
Birth of a stillborn son, Henry believes his marriage to Anne is damned
Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg.
Birth of Gottfried Feder
Birth of Gottfried Feder
Birth of Hans Modrow
Birth of Hans Modrow
Birth of Nick Mason
Birth of Nick Mason, later drummer and the only member to appear on every Pink Floyd album.
Deaths on January 27
Death of Anne Boleyn
Henry believes his marriage to Anne is damned. Anne Boleyn & Henry have a stillborn son
Death of Samuel Hood
Death of Samuel Hood
Death of Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel
Death of Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel
Death of Robert Baden-Powell
Death of Robert Baden-Powell
Death of Suharto
Death of Suharto
Death of John Updike
Death of John Hoyer Updike
Death of Jerome David Salinger
Death of Jerome David Salinger
Battles on January 27
Battle of Ploegsteert
Takes the battalion of 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers across the Belgian border