On This Day in History — July 27

• 2015 — At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
• 2005 — After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
• 2002 — Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
• 1997 — About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
• 1996 — In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• 1995 — The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..

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Notable Births on July 27

• 2001 — Shin Ki-joon, South Korean actor
• 1993 — Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Max Power, English footballer
• 1993 — Jordan Spieth, American golfer
• 1991 — Rena Matsui, Japanese actress and singer
• 1990 — Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor

Notable Deaths on July 27

• 2017 — Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (b.1943)
• 2016 — Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (b.1928)
• 2016 — James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (b. 1943)
• 2016 — Jerry Doyle, American actor and talk show host (b. 1956)
• 2016 — Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Minister of Defence (1963-67), Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967-71) (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Rickey Grundy, American singer-songwriter (b. 1959)

Public Holidays on July 28

• 🌍 Day of the Cantabrian Institutions (Spain)
• 🌍 Día de la Independencia (Peru)
• 🌍 Independence Day (Peru)
• 🌍 วันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรรามาธิบดีศรีสินทรมหาวชิราลงกรณ พระวชิรเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว (Thailand)

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On This Day in History — July 28

• 1957 — Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992.
• 1945 — A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
• 1943 — World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
• 1942 — World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military...
• 1939 — The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
• 1938 — Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.

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Notable Births on July 28

• 1995 — Josh Addo-Carr, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Harry Kane, English footballer
• 1993 — Moses Odubajo, English footballer
• 1993 — Cher Lloyd, English singer-songwriter
• 1990 — Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1990 — Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer

Notable Deaths on July 28

• 2016 — Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (b. 1918)
• 2015 — Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954)
• 2015 — Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1949)
• 2014 — Margot Adler, American journalist and author (b. 1946)
• 2014 — Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1925)