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What Happened On 27th January 1967 In History

January 27th (1967) was a Friday. It's the 26th day of the year (27th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 27th January, 1967

  • » Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward Higgins White called Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
  • » 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 astronomical object or celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.

Famous Birthdays on January 27 in 1967

  • » Bobby Deol, Indian actor
  • » Byron Mann, Hong Kong actor
  • » Dave Manson, Canadian ice hockey player

January 27th Famous Deaths for 1967

  • » Roger B. Chaffee, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1935)
  • » Gus Grissom, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1926)
  • » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (b. 1888)
  • » Edward Higgins White, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)

January 27th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Saint Angela Merici
  • » Devota (Monaco)
  • » Saint Sava or Sava (Serbia)
  • » January 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » John Chrysostom
  • » Auschwitz concentration camp named Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances:
  • » Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) e.g Holocaust Memorial Day (United Kingdom)
  • » International Holocaust Remembrance Day (International observances known as International)

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