Sanarchive:Selected anniversaries/January 27
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27 January: Major events in the arts
- 1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp, an invention that fundamentally changed stage lighting and visual arts.
- 1901 – The opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini had its British premiere at Covent Garden, solidifying its place in the international operatic repertoire.
- 1970 – John Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his single Instant Karma! in a single day, one of the fastest-produced songs in pop music history.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756)
- Lewis Carroll (b. 1832)
- Giuseppe Verdi (d. 1901)
- Mahalia Jackson (d. 1972)