This day in History - January 27

427 Historic Events for January 27
1926 Event US Senate agrees to join World Court
1926 Event 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London
1927 Event Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game
1927 Birth Michael Craig, Poona India, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror)
1927 Birth Nancy Dickerson, journalist (NBC)
1927 Birth Doretta Morrow, NYC, actress (Because You're Mine)
1927 Birth Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (SF 49ers, Balt Colts)
1928 Death Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou-Frou/Nora), dies at 74
1928 Birth Jean-Michel Damase, composer
1929 Birth Richard Du Cann, lawyer QC
1929 Birth Ingrid Thulin, Solleftea Sweden, actress (Cries and Whispers, Damned)
1930 Death Jean Hure, composer, dies at 52
1930 Birth Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark TN, blues singer (Call on the Drummer)
1930 Birth Esteban Edward Torres, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
1930 Birth Roger Sims, British MP
1931 Birth John Hopkins, writer
1931 Birth Vinson, Lord
1931 Birth Rudi Maugeri, rocker (Crew Cuts)
1931 Birth Mordecai Richler, Montr‚al author, (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz)
1932 Birth Neville Trotter, British MP
1933 Birth Mohamed Al Fayed, CEO (Harrods)
1933 Birth Rita Hennessy, matron-in-chief (QARANC)
1933 Event Otto Meisnner dines with British ambassador Rumbold
1934 Event VARA refuses to hire after commemoration of Marinus Van de Lubbe
1934 Event 27th Australian Men's Tennis Open: Fred Perry beat Crawford (63 75 61)