27 January

Events which occurred on the 27th of January.

Events[]

1596: British Vice Admiral Francis Drake dies.
1756: Maestro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born.
1832: Novelist Lewis Carroll is born.
1900: United States Admiral Hyman Rickover is born.
1901: Composer Giuseppe Verdi dies.
1941: Time magazine publishes an issue that is reproduced within the Dixon Hill holonovel The Big Good-Bye in the 2360s decade. (TNG episode: "The Big Goodbye")
1967

During testing of the Apollo 1 spacecraft, a fire tragically kills astronauts Gus Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee, and Ed White. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 36: "Oberth class"; ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia)
Earth's Outer Space Treaty is signed by the general assembly of the United Nations, outlawing orbital weapon platforms and uses of space that are not of a peaceful nature. (ST reference: Spaceflight Chronology)

2031: Warp drive inventor Zefram Cochrane is born. (ST reference: Federation: The First 150 Years)

1973: The seventh installment of TOS comic: "The Void of Storms" is published in Valiant and TV21, Issue 70.
1976: TOS novel: Spock Must Die! is abridged in German in the digest Terra Astra, Issue 232.
1980: The 15th installment of TOS comic: "Dilithium Dilemma" is published in daily newspapers by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
1981: The tenth installment of TOS comic: "Heads of State" is published.
1982: The 94th installment of TOS comic: "Restructuring Is Futile" is published.
1983: The 76th installment of TOS comic: "Taking Shape" is published.
1992: TNG episode: "Hero Worship" airs (week of).
1994: TOS novel: The Starless World is reprinted as the third volume in the Star Trek Adventures series.
1997: DS9 episode: "The Begotten" airs (week of).
1999: VOY episode: "Bride of Chaotica!" first airs.
2004: TOS novel: Captain's Peril is released in paperback and TNG - A Time to... novel: A Time to Be Born is published by Pocket Books.
2007: Remastered edition of TOS episode: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" airs.
2009: ST novel: A Singular Destiny is published.
2010: TNG - Ghosts comic: "Issue 3" is released by IDW Publishing.
2015: TNG novel: Takedown is published.
2021: DS9 omnibus: Too Long a Sacrifice is released.
2022: PRD episode: "A Moral Star, Part 1" is released on Paramount+.