On This Day — July 27

🕰️ Notable Events on July 27

• 2015 — At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — RMS Titanic Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed bribery scandals. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II ends. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Japanese troops stationed in Tonkin occupy the southern portion of French Indochina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans. Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina. Wikipedia ↗
• 1857 — Siege of Arrah begins: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — Battle of Negro Fort: The battle ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the Fort's Powder Magazine, killing apx. 275. It is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1794 — French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution". Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State). Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men." Wikipedia ↗
• 1720 — The Battle of Grengam marks the second important victory of the Russian Navy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1694 — A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1689 — Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie ends. Wikipedia ↗
• 1663 — The English 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1549 — The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1302 — Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1299 — According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1214 — Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1202 — Georgian-Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum. Wikipedia ↗
• 1189 — Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1054 — Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 27

• 2001 — Shin Ki-joon, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Max Power, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Jordan Spieth, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Rena Matsui, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Paolo Hurtado, Peruvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Stephen Li-Chung Kuo, Taiwanese-American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Maya Ali, Pakistani actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Adam Biddle, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Ryan Tannehill, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jacoby Ford, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jordan Hill, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Sarah Parsons, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — DeMarre Carroll, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ryan Flaherty, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ryan Griffen, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Husain Abdullah, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Matteo Pratichetti, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ajmal Shahzad, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Antoine Bethea, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Japanese baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Max Scherzer, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Taylor Schilling, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kenny Wormald, American actor, dancer, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Lorik Cana, Albanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Martijn Maaskant, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Soccor Velho, Indian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Neil Harbisson, English-Catalan painter, composer, and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Collins Obuya, Kenyan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Dash Snow, American painter and photographer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Christopher Weselek, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Allan Davis, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Wesley Gonzales, Filipino basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Sidney Govou, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Shannon Moore, American wrestler and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Diarmuid O'Sullivan, Irish hurler and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Björn Dreyer, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Irish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Demis Hassabis, English computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Scott Mason, Australian cricketer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Serkan Çeliköz, Turkish keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Fred Mascherino, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Pete Yorn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Erik Nys, Belgian long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Gorden Tallis, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Cassandra Clare, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Maya Rudolph, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian surgeon and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Matthew Johns, Australian rugby league player, sportscaster and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — David Davies, English-Welsh politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Triple H, American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tom Goodwin, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sabina Jeschke, Swedish-German engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Julian McMahon, Australian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Rahul Bose, Indian journalist, actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Juliana Hatfield, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Hans Mathisen, Norwegian guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Neil Smith, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Craig Wolanin, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Steve Tilson, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Rex Brown, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Donnie Yen, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Karl Mueller, American bass player (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jo Durie, English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Conway Savage, Australian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Emily Thornberry, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Joe DeSa, American baseball player (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Hugh Green, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Yiannos Papantoniou, French-Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of National Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Christopher Dean, English figure skater and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Kimmo Hakola, Finnish composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bill Engvall, American comedian, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Carol Leifer, American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Cat Bauer, American journalist, author, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Allan Border, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — John Howell, English journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Bobby Rondinelli, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Philippe Alliot, French race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — G. S. Bali, Indian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ricardo Uceda, Peruvian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Chung Dong-young, South Korean journalist and politician, 31st South Korean Minister of Unification Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Yahoo Serious, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Marvin Barnes, American basketball player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Roxanne Hart, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Bob Diamond, American-English banker and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Rolf Thung, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Simon Jones, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — André Dupont, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Rory MacDonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Maureen McGovern, American singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Robert Rankin, English author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — James Munby, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Henny Vrienten, Dutch singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Betty Thomas, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Peter Reading, English poet and author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bobbie Gentry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Barbara Thomson, English saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jeremy Greenstock, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Édith Butler, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — John Pleshette, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Dennis Ralston, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Christian Boesch, Austrian opera singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Johannes Fritsch, German viola player and composer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Pina Bausch, German dancer and choreographer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — William Eggleston, American photographer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Paulo Silvino, Brazilian comedian, composer and actor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Gary Gygax, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Anna Dawson, English actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Don Galloway, American actor (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — J. Robert Hooper, American businessman and politician (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Hillar Kärner, Estonian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Nick Reynolds, American singer and bongo player (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Forest Able, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Khieu Samphan, Cambodian academic and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Cambodia Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jerry Van Dyke, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Joy Whitby, English director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Shirley Williams, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Education Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and philosopher (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Jack Higgins, English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Marc Wilkinson, French-Australian composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Joseph Kittinger, American colonel and pilot Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Pierre Granier-Deferre, French director and screenwriter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗

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