What Happened on January 27, 2007

Historical Events

Williams Beats Sharapova

Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2; first time the tournament used Hawk-Eye system for official line-calls

Famous Deaths

Bing Devine, American baseball executive (GM St. Louis Cardinals 1957-64 [World Series 1964], NY Mets), dies at 90
Bob Carroll, American screenwriter (I Love Lucy, Stage Two Revue, Stranger), dies at 88
Tige Andrews, American character actor (Mod Squad, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor), dies of cardiac arrest at 86

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