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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.
[edit] Events
- 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
- 1549 - Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reached Japan.
- 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.
- 1714 - The first important victory of the Russian Navy - the Battle of Gangut.
- 1720 - The second important victory of the Russian Navy - the Battle of Grengam.
- 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.
- 1880 - Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand - In a a pyrrhic victory, Afghan forces lead by Ayub Khan defeated the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
- 1914 - Felix Manalo establishes the modern-day Iglesia ni Cristo by registering it with the Filipino government.
- 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, and North Korea, sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
- 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.
- 1976 - Former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed scandal.
- 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 - The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day was celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus. After a referendum held that year the celebration of Independence day was transferred to June 3.
- 1990 - The Jamaat al Muslimeen stage a coup d'état attempt in Trinidad and Tobago, occupying Parliament and the studios of Trinidad and Tobago Television, holding Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson and most of his Cabinet, as well as the staff at the television station hostage for 6 days.
- 1990 - The last Citroën 2CV rolled off the production line at Mangualde, Portugal.
- 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.
- 1996 - In Atlanta, Georgia, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey set the 100m world record of 9.84s +0.7 m/s wind during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- 1997 - Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed.
- 1999 - Twenty-one 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.
- 2005 - STS-114: NASA grounds the Space shuttle, pending an investigation of the external tank's continued foam-shedding problem. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam does not strike the spacecraft.
- 2006 - The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it's illegal to outsource flight surveillance.
[edit] Births
- 1452 - Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1508)
- 1667 - Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
- 1733 - Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)
- 1752 - Samuel Smith, U.S. Senator, 1803-1815.
- 1768 - Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (d. 1793)
- 1781 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828)
- 1784 - Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d. 1839)
- 1812 - Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (d. 1897)
- 1824 - Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (d. 1895)
- 1833 - Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d. 1923)
- 1835 - Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1907)
- 1848 - Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (d. 1919)
- 1853 - Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (d. 1921)
- 1857 - José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican political leader (d. 1921)
- 1867 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (d. 1916)
- 1870 - Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d. 1953)
- 1877 - Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian composer and conductor (d. 1960)
- 1881 - Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1945)
- 1882 - Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d. 1965)
- 1886 - Ernst May, German architect (d. 1970)
- 1903 - Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (d. 1966)
- 1905 - Leo Durocher, baseball player (d. 1991)
- 1908 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d. 1996)
- 1915 - Mario Del Monaco, Italian singer (d. 1982)
- 1916 - Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
- 1917 - Bourvil, French actor (d. 1970)
- 1918 - Leonard Rose, American cellist (d. 1984)
- 1922 - Norman Lear, American television writer and producer
- 1922 - Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (d. 1986)
- 1923 - Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate
- 1924 - Vincent Canby, American film critic (d. 2000)
- 1930 - Shirley Williams, British politician
- 1931 - Jerry Van Dyke, American actor
- 1931 - Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician
- 1935 - Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer
- 1938 - Isabelle Aubret, French singer
- 1938 - Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator
- 1939 - Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet
- 1940 - Pina Bausch, German dancer
- 1942 - Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
- 1944 - Tony Capstick, English comedian (d. 2003)
- 1944 - Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist
- 1946 - Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian-born, Serbian actor
- 1948 - Betty Thomas, American actor and film director
- 1948 - Peggy Fleming, American figure skater
- 1949 - Maureen McGovern, American singer
- 1953 - Yahoo Serious, Australian comedian
- 1954 - Philippe Alliot, French racecar driver
- 1955 - Allan Border, Australian cricketer
- 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian
- 1957 - Matt Osborne, wrestler
- 1958 - Christopher Dean, British Olympic figure skater
- 1959 - Hugh Green, American football player
- 1959 - Joe DeSa, baseball player (d. 1986)
- 1960 - Jay Maynard, Internet celebrity (Tron Guy)
- 1962 - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (d. 2005)
- 1964 - Rex Brown, American bassist (Pantera)
- 1965 - José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
- 1967 - Juliana Hatfield, American musician
- 1967 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1968 - Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
- 1968 - Tom Goodwin, baseball player
- 1968 - Julian McMahon, Australian actor
- 1968 - Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula 1 Driver
- 1969 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress
- 1969 - Triple H, American professional wrestler
- 1972 - Jill Arrington, American sports reporter
- 1974 - Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer
- 1974 - Pete Yorn, American musician
- 1975 - Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player
- 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
- 1975 - Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer
- 1975 - Fred Mascherino, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
- 1976 - Scott Mason, Australian cricketeer (d.2005)
- 1977 - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor
- 1979 - Shannon Moore, American wrestler
- 1979 - Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
- 1980 - Nick Nemeth, American wrestler
- 1981 - Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player
- 1985 - Lou Taylor Pucci, American actor
- 1990 - Cheyenne Kimball, American musician
[edit] Deaths
- 1101 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (b. 1074)
- 1276 - King James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
- 1365 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (b. 1339)
- 1564 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1503)
- 1675 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (b. 1611)
- 1759 - Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (b. 1698)
- 1770 - Robert Dinwiddie, British colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1693)
- 1841 - Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (b. 1814)
- 1844 - John Dalton, English physicist and chemist (b. 1776)
- 1863 - William Lowndes Yancey, American Confederate leader (b. 1813)
- 1883 - Montgomery Blair, American politician (b. 1813)
- 1917 - Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (b. 1841)
- 1924 - Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist (b. 1866)
- 1931 - Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848)
- 1946 - Gertrude Stein, American writer (b. 1874)
- 1958 - Claire Chennault, American Air Force leader. (b. 1893)
- 1962 - Richard Aldington, English poet (b. 1892)
- 1968 - Babe Adams, Baseball player (b. 1882)
- 1971 - Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1924)
- 1980 - Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (b. 1919)
- 1981 - William Wyler, French-born film director ((b. 1902)
- 1984 - James Mason, English actor(b. 1909)
- 1987 - Travis Jackson, baseball player (b. 1903)
- 1988 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor(b. 1901)
- 1992 - Max Dupain, Australian photographer (b. 1911)
- 1993 - Reggie Lewis, American basketball star (b. 1965)
- 1999 - Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (b. 1912)
- 2000 - Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (b. 1929)
- 2001 - Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1952)
- 2001 - Rhonda Singh, professional wrestler (b. 1961)
- 2003 - Vance Hartke, American politician (b. 1919)
- 2003 - Bob Hope, English-born entertainer (b. 1903)
- 2005 - Marten Toonder, Dutch comic writer (b. 1912)
- 2006 - Maryann Mahaffey, American politician (b. 1925)
[edit] Holidays and observances
[edit] External links
July 26 - July 28 - June 27 - August 27 -- listing of all days
