July 27
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July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining.
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Events
- 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
- 1663 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.
- 1689 - Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends
- 1694 - A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England.
- 1778 - American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant - British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
- 1789 - The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (later renamed Department of State).
- 1794 - French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution." (See 9 Thermidor.)
- 1865 - Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina at Chubut Valley.
- 1866 - The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.
- 1921 - Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin.
- 1928 - Tich Freeman becomes only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before end of July.
- 1940 - Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.
- 1941 - Japanese troops occupy French Indo-China.
- 1949 - Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
- 1953 - Korean War ends: The United States, People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea sign an armistice agreement.
- 1955 - The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945).
- 1964 - Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
- 1968 - Pink Floyd releases the album A Saucerful of Secrets in the USA.
- 1974 - Watergate Scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon: obstruction of justice.
- 1981 - British television: On Coronation Street, Ken Barlow marries Deirdre Langton, which proves to be a national event, with massive viewer numbers earned for the show.
- 1990 - Belarus declares independence from Soviet Union.
- 1995 - In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
- 1996 - Centennial Olympic Park bombing: In Atlanta, Georgia, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing one and injuring 111.
- 1997 - Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed.
- 1999 - 21 die in a canyoning disaster near Interlaken, Switzerland.
- 2002 - Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.
Births
- 1452 - Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1508)
- 1768 - Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
- 1781 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828)
- 1824 - Alexandre Dumas fils, French author (d. 1895)
- 1833 - Thomas George Bonney, geologist (d. 1923)
- 1835 - Giosue Carducci, Italian writer (d. 1907)
- 1857 - José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican political leader (d. 1921)
- 1857 - Augusta Stowe-Gullen, Canadian physician and feminist
- 1867 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (d. 1916)
- 1870 - Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953)
- 1877 - Ernst von Dohnanyi, Hungarian composer and conductor
- 1881 - Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1945)
- 1882 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965)
- 1886 - Ernst May, architect (d. 1970)
- 1901 - Rudy Vallee, singer (d. 1986)
- 1903 - Nikolai Cherkasov, actor (d. 1966)
- 1904 - Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 1991)
- 1905 - Leo Durocher, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1991)
- 1908 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer
- 1912 - Hilde Domin, writer
- 1915 - Mario Del Monaco, tenor (d. 1982)
- 1916 - Elizabeth Hardwick, novelist
- 1916 - Keenan Wynn, actor (d. 1986)
- 1917 - Bourvil, actor (d. 1970)
- 1918 - Leonard Rose, American cellist (d. 1984)
- 1922 - Norman Lear, television producer
- 1931 - Jerry Van Dyke, actor
- 1938 - Isabelle Aubret, French singer
- 1938 - Gary Gygax, creator of DnD
- 1940 - Pina Bausch, dancer
- 1948 - Peggy Fleming, figure skater
- 1949 - Maureen McGovern, singer and actress
- 1954 - Peter L. Allen, actor and musician
- 1957 - Bill Engvall, comedian
- 1967 - Juliana Hatfield, musician
- 1967 - Kellie Waymire, actress (d. 2003)
- 1968 - Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
- 1969 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress
- 1969 - Triple H, professional wrestler
- 1972 - Jill Arrington, sports reporter
- 1975 - Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player
- 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
- 1977 - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, actor
- 1979 - Shannon Moore, professional wrestler
Deaths
- 1061 - Pope Nicholas II (or July 19)
- 1276 - James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
- 1365 - Rudolf IV of Austria
- 1564 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1675 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (b. 1611)
- 1759 - Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (b. 1698)
- 1841 - Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (b. 1814)
- 1844 - John Dalton, English chemist
- 1863 - William Lowndes Yancey, American Confederate leader
- 1917 - Emil Theodor Kocher, surgeon and biologist (b. 1841)
- 1924 - Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1866)
- 1946 - Gertrude Stein, American writer and cult figure (b. 1874)
- 1958 - Claire Chennault, French World War II pilot
- 1980 - Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
- 1981 - William Wyler, film director
- 1984 - James Mason, English actor
- 1993 - Reggie Lewis, basketball star
- 1999 - Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer (b. 1912)
- 2001 - Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- 2003 - Vance Hartke, U.S. Senator from Indiana
- 2003 - Bob Hope, English-born entertainer
Holidays and observances
- Cuba - Revolution Day, 2nd Day
- Maldives - Independence Day, 2nd Day
- Vietnam - Memorial Day for War Martyrs
- Ancient Latvia - Septinu Guletaju Diena held
External links
- BBC: On This Day (http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/27)
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