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27 January 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Holocaust Remembrance DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - MBC Newsdesk reported on a nightclub assault in Seoul, South Korea, leading to the Burning Sun scandal, which involved several Korean idols and police officials.1970 South Korean TV series or program
Anniversary
2011 - Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution began as more than 16,000 protesters demonstrated in Sanaa to demand governmental changes.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
Anniversary
2011 - Astronomers documented H1504+65, a white dwarf in Ursa Minor (chart pictured) with the hottest surface temperature known at the time, at 200,000 kelvins (360,000 °F).White dwarf in Ursae Minoris constellation
Anniversary
2010 - Porfirio Lobo Sosa became the new president of Honduras, ending a constitutional crisis that had begun in 2009 when Manuel Zelaya was forcibly removed from office.37th President of Honduras (2010–2014)
Anniversary
2003 - The first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress.List of sound recordings preserved in the U.S. Library of Congress
Historical events
History
2023 - Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident.2023 protests following the death of Tyre Nichols
History
2023 - A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others.Mass murder of Israelis in East Jerusalem
History
2023 - An attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Pasdaran, Tehran, kills one person and injures three others.2023 shooting in Iran
History
2017 - A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States.Chemical element with atomic number 117 (Ts)
History
2014 - Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.Military and political conflict in northern Syria
History
2013 - Two hundred and forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.2013 fire in Santa Maria, Brazil
History
2011 - Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sanaa.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
History
2011 - Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented.Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
History
2010 - The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.Political crisis in Honduras
Notable births
Born
2003 - Park Seong-hoon, South Korean footballerSouth Korean footballer (born 2003)
Born
1996 - Braeden Lemasters, American actor, musician, and singerAmerican actor and musician (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2021 - Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (born 1926)American actress (1926–2021)
Died
2021 - Nunuk Nuraini, Indonesian food scientist (born 1961)Food scientist who invented Indomie brand mi goreng flavour instant noodles
Died
2020 - Lina Ben Mhenni, Tunisian Internet activist and blogger (born 1983)Tunisian political activist (1983–2020)
Died
2019 - Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau, German socialite (born 1958)German socialite (1958–2019)
Died
2018 - Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of IKEA (born 1926)Swedish businessman (1926–2018)
Died
2018 - Mort Walker, American cartoonist (born 1923)American comic strip cartoonist (1923–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
7.06 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
16.45 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.