Historical Events
- 14 spies hanged in Baghdad
- 9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus, Syria
- Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver takes 1st leg of his successful second Grand Slam; beats Andrés Gimeno of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Appointment of Interest
Chuck Noll is named head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (the youngest coach in NFL history at the time)
Event of Interest
Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years
1969 History
Famous Birthdays
- Cornelius [Keigo Oyamada], Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing (Olympics 1996)
- Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter (James, 1997-2001), and record producer born in Oakville, Ontario
- Patton Oswalt, American comedian, actor (The King of Queens; The Goldbergs) and writer, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Phil Plantier, american MLB outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
- Shane Thomson, NZ cricket off-spin all rounder (since 1990)
Famous Deaths
- Hanns Jelinek, Austrian composer, dies at 67
About January 27, 1969
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 4 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Crimson And Clover - Tommy James And The Shondells
#1 Song: Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
