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January 27th

Events:
1606 - Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, and ending in their execution on January 31.
1880 - Thomas Edison files a patent for his electric incandescent lamp.
1944 - World War II: The two-year Siege of Leningrad is lifted.

Births:
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898)

Death:
1993 - André the Giant, professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)