WHAT HAPPENED ON 27. JANUARY
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Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire would reach its maximum extent. (27. January 98)

The Rashidun Caliphate ends with the death of Ali. (27. January 661)

Song Dynasty General Yue Fei is executed. (27. January 1142)

Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, marries Constance of Sicily. (27. January 1186)

Dante Alighieri, the poet and politician is exiled from Florence, Italy, where he served as one of six priors governing the city. (27. January 1302)

Pope Clement VI issues the papal bull Unigenitus to justify the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later, Martin Luther would protest this. (27. January 1343)

The Vatican opens the seven-year trial of scholar Giordano Bruno. (27. January 1593)

Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31. (27. January 1606)

Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his abdication in 1703. (27. January 1695)

American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (27. January 1776)

The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States. (27. January 1785)

The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears". (27. January 1825)

Boshin War: The Battle of Toba-Fushimi between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions begins, which will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration. (27. January 1868)

Boshin War: Tokugawa rebels establish the Ezo Republic in Hokkaidō. (27. January 1869)

The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity is founded at DePauw University. (27. January 1870)

The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. (27. January 1888)

The Young Left is founded in Norway. (27. January 1909)

Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd. (27. January 1927)

First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. (27. January 1939)

World War II: The VIII Bomber Command dispatched ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-Boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany of the war. (27. January 1943)