Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. Date: January 27, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States. Date: January 27, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
An attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Pasdaran, Tehran, kills one person and injures three others. Date: January 27, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others. Date: January 27, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident. Date: January 27, 2023…
The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa. Date: January 26, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress. Date: January 26, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war. Date: January 26, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird. Date: January 26, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later. Date: January 26, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)