January 27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Twenty-seventh day of the year, 338 days remain until the end of the year
We still have to wait 144 days until summer, and only 54 days by spring
Name day celebrates: Adalruna, Alruna, Chrysostom, Dacjusz, Datyw, Elwira, Henryk, Jan, Jerzy, Julian, Leander, Lothair, Natalis, Ninomysl, Przemysław, Przybydar, Rozalia, Theodoryk, Witalin
Holidays in the world:
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 in Poland:
1957 The first Toto-Lotek draw took place
1990 The last convention of the PZPR has begun
2005 Ceremonies were held to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army. 40 government delegations and heads of state attended
January 27 in Norway:
1981 Bjørg Eva Jensen becomes world skating champion in Assen, the Netherlands
January 27 in the world:
1880 Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his electric light bulb
1926 John Baird demonstrates the first television set
2010 In the United States, the iPad was launched
January 27 in Music:
2005 Paweł Berger, keyboard player of the famous band Dżem, died in a car accident. The tragedy happened on the A4 motorway in Jaworzno, when the band was returning from a concert in Rzeszów
Famous People born on January 27:
W 1756 Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born
W 1832 The year when British writer Lewis Carroll is born
W 1930 Polish rally driver Sobiesław Zasada is born
W 1964 American actress Bridget Fonda is born