A birthday with calendar stories, traditions, people and reasons to keep exploring.
January 27 is the 27th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
January 27 is the 27th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
People born on this date share the Aquarius zodiac sign, January’s garnet birthstone and the carnation birth flower. In 2026, January 27 falls on a Tuesday; the weekday of an actual birth depends on the birth year.
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Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with January.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with January and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
January 27 · 1945
Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated.
Explore the timeline →A major construction milestone was reached on Japan’s Seikan Tunnel.
EngineeringThe United States, United Kingdom and Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty.
SpaceThree Apollo 1 astronauts died in a cabin fire during a launch-pad test.
SpaceSoviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.
WorldThe siege of Leningrad ended after 872 days.
WorldNorwegian biathlete born on January 27.
Northern Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate born on January 27.
German emperor born on January 27.
English author born on January 27.
Austrian composer born on January 27.
January 27 is day 27 of a common year, with 338 days remaining after it. Its traditional January birthday associations include Garnet and Carnation.
Discover more →Choose a birth year to open a curated snapshot of music, film, technology, sport and culture.
January 27 connects you with a date in the calendar, traditions, history and people whose lives began on the same day. Add your birth year to make the journey personal.