Famous Birthdays
- Art Rooney, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers [Pirates] team founder,owner, and chairman, 1933-88, born in Coulterville, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
- Willy Fritsch, German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon), born in Katowice, Upper Silesia, Germany (d. 1973)
Famous Deaths
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Italian opera composer (Rigoletto, La Traviata), dies at 77
1901 Highlights
About January 27, 1901
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 122 years, 7 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aquarius