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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1214 -
Battle of Bouvines: In
France,
Philip II of France defeats
John of England.
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1549 -
Jesuit priest
Francis Xavier's ship reached
Japan.
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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.
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1689 -
Glorious Revolution:
Battle of Killiecrankie ends.
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1694 - A
Royal Charter is granted to the
Bank of England.
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1714 - The first important victory of the
Russian Navy - the
Battle of Gangut.
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1778 -
American Revolution:
First Battle of Ushant -
British and
French fleets fight to a standoff.
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1789 - The first
U.S. federal government agency, the
Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (later renamed
Department of State).
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1794 -
French Revolution:
Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution." (See
9 Thermidor.)
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1865 -
Welsh settlers arrive in
Argentina at
Chubut Valley.
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1866 - The
Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic
telegraph communication for the first time.
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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.
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1914 -
Felix Manalo establishes the modern-day
Iglesia ni Cristo by registering it with the
Filipino government.
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1921 - Researchers at the
University of Toronto led by
biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone
insulin.
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1928 -
Tich Freeman becomes only bowler ever to take 200
first-class wickets before end of
July.
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1940 -
Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated
cartoon A Wild Hare.
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1941 -
Japanese troops occupy
French Indo-China.
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1949 - Initial flight of the
de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
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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.
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1955 - The
Allied occupation of
Austria stemming from
World War II, ends (started on
May 9,
1945).
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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.
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1968 -
Pink Floyd releases the album
A Saucerful of Secrets in the
USA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Citroen 2CV rolled off the production line at
Mangualde,
Portugal.
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1995 - In
Washington, DC, the
Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
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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.
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1997 -
Si Zerrouk massacre in
Algeria; about 50 people killed.
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1999 - Twenty-one die in a
canyoning disaster near
Interlaken,
Switzerland.
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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.
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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.
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2006 -
Intel releases new Core 2 processors, based on Conroe
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1452 -
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (d.
1508)
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1667 -
Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d.
1748)
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1733 -
Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d.
1779)
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1768 -
Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed
Jean-Paul Marat (d.
1793)
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1781 -
Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d.
1828)
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1784 -
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (d.
1839)
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1812 -
Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (d.
1897)
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1824 -
Alexandre Dumas fils, French author (d.
1895)
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1833 -
Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d.
1923)
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1835 -
Giosue Carducci, Italian writer,
Nobel Prize Laureate (d.
1907)
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1848 -
Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (d.
1919)
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1853 -
Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (d.
1921)
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1857 -
José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican political leader (d.
1921)
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1867 -
Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (d.
1916)
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1870 -
Hilaire Belloc, English writer (d.
1953)
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1877 -
Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian composer and conductor (d.
1960)
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1881 -
Hans Fischer, German chemist,
Nobel laureate (d.
1945)
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1882 -
Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (d.
1965)
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1886 -
Ernst May, German architect (d.
1970)
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1903 -
Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (d.
1966)
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1905 -
Leo Durocher, baseball player (d.
1991)
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1908 -
Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d.
1996)
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1915 -
Mario Del Monaco, Italian singer (d.
1982)
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1916 -
Keenan Wynn, American actor (d.
1986)
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1917 -
Bourvil, French actor (d.
1970)
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1918 -
Leonard Rose, American cellist (d.
1984)
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1922 -
Norman Lear, American television writer and producer
* 1922 -
Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (d.
1986)
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1923 -
Masutatsu Oyama, founder of
Kyokushin karate
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1924 -
Vincent Canby, American film critic (d.
2000)
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1930 -
Shirley Williams, British politician
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1931 -
Jerry Van Dyke, American actor
* 1931 -
Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician
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1935 -
Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer
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1938 -
Isabelle Aubret, French singer
* 1938 -
Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator
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1939 -
Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet
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1940 -
Pina Bausch, German dancer
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1942 -
Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
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1944 -
Tony Capstick, English comedian (d.
2003)
* 1944 -
Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist
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1946 -
Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian-born, Serbian actor
*
1948 -
Betty Thomas, American actor and film director
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1948 -
Peggy Fleming, American figure skater
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1949 -
Maureen McGovern, American singer
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1953 -
Yahoo Serious, Australian film maker
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1954 -
Philippe Alliot, French racecar driver
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1955 -
Allan Border, Australian cricketer
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1957 -
Bill Engvall, American comedian
* 1957 -
Matt Osborne, wrestler
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1958 -
Christopher Dean, British Olympic figure skater
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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)
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1964 -
Rex Brown, American bassist (
Pantera)
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1967 -
Juliana Hatfield, American musician
* 1967 -
Kellie Waymire, American actress (d.
2003)
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1968 -
Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor
* 1968 -
Tom Goodwin, baseball player
*
1968 -
Julian McMahon, Australian actor
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1969 -
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress
* 1969 -
Triple H, American wrestler
*
1972 -
Jill Arrington, American sports reporter
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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)
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1976 -
Scott Mason, Australian cricketeer (d.
2005)
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1977 -
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor
*
1979 -
Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler
* 1979 -
Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer
*
1980 -
Nick Nemeth, American wrestler
*
1981 -
Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player
*
1990 -
Cheyenne Kimball, American musician
*
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)
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1675 -
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (b.
1611)
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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)
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1844 -
John Dalton, English physicist and chemist (b.
1776)
*
1863 -
William Lowndes Yancey, American Confederate leader (b.
1813)
*
1917 -
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon,
Nobel laureate (b.
1841)
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1924 -
Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist (b.
1866)
*
1931 -
Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b.
1848)
*
1946 -
Gertrude Stein, American writer (b.
1874)
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1958 -
Claire Chennault, American Air Force leader. (b.
1893)
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1962 -
Richard Aldington, English poet (b.
1892)
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1968 -
Babe Adams, Baseball player (b.
1882)
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1971 -
Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (b.
1924)
*
1980 -
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi,
Shah of Iran (b.
1919)
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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)
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1992 -
Max Dupain,
Australian photographer (b.
1911)
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1993 -
Reggie Lewis, American basketball star (b.
1965)
*
1999 -
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (b.
1912)
*
2001 -
Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (
Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b.
1952)
* 2001 -
Rhonda Singh, professional wrestler (b.
1961)
*
2002 -
John Entwistle, English rock bassist (
The Who) (b.
1944)
*
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)
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Cuba -
Revolution Day, 2nd Day.
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Maldives -
Independence Day, 2nd Day.
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Vietnam -
Memorial Day for War Martyrs.
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Puerto Rico -
José Celso Barbosa Day.
*Ancient
Latvia -
Septinu Guletaju Diena held.
*
Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 10 saints:
** St.
Pantaleon** St.
Congall** St.
Luican**
Seven Sleepers, Saints
***
Maximian***
Malchus***
Martinian***
Dionysius***
John***
Serapion***
Constantine*
BBC: On This Day*
The New York Times: On This Day*
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