On This Day for January 27 - Vietnam War ended, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 27 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1973 Vietnam War ended READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: Swedish entrepreneur Ingvar Kamprad—who founded the home furnishings retailer IKEA, which was the world's largest seller of furniture in the early 21st century—died at age 91. 2011: The Yemen Uprising began as thousands of protestors—inspired by demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt—rallied in Sanaa, Yemen, to demand the resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh and to call for political and economic reform. [Test your knowledge of Middle Eastern leaders.] 2010: American writer J.D. Salinger—who was best known for The Catcher in the Rye (1951), which uses humour and colourful language to portray the sensitive, rebellious adolescent Holden Caulfield—died in New Hampshire. [Take our quiz about American writers.] 1976: The first episode of the sitcom Laverne and Shirley, a spin-off of Happy Days, aired on ABC ; it starred Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall, who later became one of the first women to achieve consistent commercial success as a movie director. [Read our list of 10 of the best American sitcoms.] 1955: American jurist John G. Roberts, Jr., who served as the 17th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born. [Why are there nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court?] 1885: Jerome Kern, an American composer best known for his musical comedies, was born. [Take our quiz about composers and their music.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austrian composer 1859 William II emperor of Germany 1832 Lewis Carroll British author 1955 John G. Roberts, Jr. United States jurist 1850 Edward J. Smith British captain 1929 Mohamed al-Fayed Egyptian businessman SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help