This Day In History

This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history.

History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past.

It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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January 27th, 2008 Death Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born in 1910)

January 27th, 2008 Death Suharto, President of Indonesia (born in 1921)

January 27th, 2008 Death Louie Welch, mayor of Houston (born in 1918)

January 27th, 2007 Death Tige Andrews, American actor (born in 1920)

January 27th, 2007 Death Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese athlete (born in 1933)

January 27th, 2006 Death Johannes Rau, 8th President of Germany (born in 1931)

January 27th, 2006 Death Gene McFadden, American singer and songwriter (born in 1948)

January 27th, 2006 Death Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (disappeared) (born in 1965)

January 27th, 2004 Death Jack Paar, American television show host (born in 1918)

January 27th, 2004 Death Salvador Laurel, Vice President of the Philippines (born in 1928)