What happend on 27th January

26.01
28.01
1909

The Young Left is founded in Norway.

1900

Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined.

1888

In Washington, DC the National Geographic Society is founded.

1880

Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.

1870

The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is formed at DePauw University.

1825

US Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears."

1785

The University of Georgia is founded.

1695

Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Amhed II. Mustafa ruled until 1703.

1606

Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.

1343

Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.