January 27
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[edit] Events
- 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
- 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
- 1888 - In Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Society is founded.
- 1909 - The Young Left is founded in Norway.
- 1944 - World War II: The two-year Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
[edit] Births
- 1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
- 1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)
[edit] Deaths
- 1814 - Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)
- 1816 - Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British admiral (b. 1724)
- 1901 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
[edit] Holidays and Observances
- UN — International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Germany — Gedenktag für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (Commemoration Day for the Victims of National Socialism).
- Denmark — Auschwitzdag (Auschwitz Day; commemoration day for the victims of the Holocaust and other genocide).
