What Happened on January 27th

Many events happen in our everyday life. Some of those turn out to be significant whereas some are not. We want to remind our readers of those events that came to be historical as time reels.

Events

1926 - Birth of Television

On this day, John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a television system in London.

1302 – Dante Alighieri

On this day, famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri was exiled from Florence.

Births

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — an Austrian composer — was born on this day in 1756. He is one of the most prolific composers whose name is written in golden letters in the history of music.

Lewis Carroll — an English writer — was born on this day in 1832. He is well-known for his world-famous children's fiction “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”.

Ilya Ehrenburg — a Soviet writer, Bolshevik revolutionary, journalist, and historian — was born on this day in 1891. He was among the most prolific and notable authors of the Soviet Union.

Nick Mason — an English drummer — was born on this day in 1944. He is best known as the founding member of the world-famous rock band Pink Floyd.

Deaths

On this day in 1922, Nellie Bly — an American journalist — died. She is best known for her record-breaking trip around the world, inspired by Jules Verne's book ‘Around The World in 80 Days’.

On this day in 1986, Nikhil Banerjee — an Indian classical sitarist — died. He is regarded as a legend of Indian classical music.

On this day in 2014, Pete Seeger — an American folk singer and social activist — died. He is remembered as a prolific songwriter and for his contributions to the then Folk scene.