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This day in history: 27 July

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428 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 27 July.
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2015: Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Anthusa of Mantinea

Christian feast day: Aurelius and Natalia and companions of the Martyrs of Córdoba.

Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Maddalena Martinengo

Christian feast day: July 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Maurus, Pantalemon, and Sergius

Christian feast day: Pantaleon

Christian feast day: Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Roman Martyrology) National Sleepy Head Day (Finland)

Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)

Iglesia ni Cristo Day (the Philippines)

José Celso Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)

Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers Day (Vietnam)

Medical Workers Day (Ukraine)

Events

2015Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.

2002Ukraine 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.

1997About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.

1996In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

1995The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

1990The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago.

1989While 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 involvi

1983Black 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.

1981While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed.

1975Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.

1974Watergate 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.

1964Vietnam 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.

1963The Puijo observation tower is opened to the general public at Puijo Hill in Kuopio, Finland.

1959The Continental League is announced as baseball's "third major league" in the United States.

1955El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people on board are killed.

1955The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.

1953Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved 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.

1949Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.

1947In Vatican City, Rome, canonization of Catherine Labouré, the saint whose apparitions of the Virgin Mary originated the worldwide distribution of the Miraculous Medal.

1942World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.

1940The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.

1929The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.

1921Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.

1919The 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.

1917World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.

1900Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.

1890Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.

1880Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.

1866The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.

1865Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.

1857Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces.

1816Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the fort's Powder Magazine, killing approximately 275. It is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history.

1794French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".

1789The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).

1778American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.

1775Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."

1714The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the Swedish Navy near the Hanko Peninsula.

1694A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.

1689Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.

1663The 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. After the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland would be included in the Act.

Born on this day

2003Elvina Kalieva, American tennis player

2001Miguel Gutiérrez, Spanish footballer

1995Drew Rasmussen, American baseball player

1995Mercedes Russell, American basketball player

1994Winnie Harlow, Canadian model

1993Jordan Spieth, American golfer

1993Max Power, English footballer

1992Tory Lanez, Canadian singer and rapper

1991Wandy Peralta, Dominican baseball player

1990Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1990Kriti Sanon, Indian actress

1990Paolo Hurtado, Peruvian footballer

1990Stephen Li-Chung Kuo, Taiwanese-American figure skater

1989Maya Ali, Pakistani actress

1988Adam Biddle, Australian footballer

1988Ryan Tannehill, American football player

1988Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player

1987Jacoby Ford, American football player

1987Jordan Hill, American basketball player

1987Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer

1987Sarah Parsons, American ice hockey player

1986DeMarre Carroll, American basketball player

1986Ryan Flaherty, American baseball player

1986Ryan Griffen, Australian footballer

1985Ajmal Shahzad, English cricketer

1985Husain Abdullah, American football player

1985Matteo Pratichetti, Italian rugby player

1984Antoine Bethea, American football player

1984Cecilie Myrseth, Norwegian politician

1984Kenny Wormald, American actor, dancer, and choreographer

1984Max Scherzer, American baseball player

1984Taylor Schilling, American actress

1984Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Japanese baseball player

1983Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer

1983Heidi Gardner, American actress and comedian

1983Lorik Cana, Albanian footballer

1983Martijn Maaskant, Dutch cyclist

1983Soccor Velho, Indian footballer (died 2013)

1982Neil Harbisson, English-Catalan painter, composer, and activist

1981Christopher Weselek, German rugby player

Died on this day

2024Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (born 1930)

2024Pavel Kushnir, Russian pianist, writer, activist and political prisoner (born 1984)

2022Tony Dow, American actor, film producer, director, and sculptor (born 1945)

2018Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian literature critic, television host and sexologist

2017Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (born 1943)

2016Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (born 1928)

2016James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (born 1943)

2016Jerry Doyle, American actor and talk show host (born 1956)

2016Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Minister of Defence, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1915)

2015Anthony Shaw, English general (born 1930)

2015A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (born 1931)

2015Rickey Grundy, American singer-songwriter (born 1959)

2015Samuel Pisar, Polish-born American lawyer and author (born 1929)

2014Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (born 1929)

2014George Freese, American baseball player and coach (born 1926)

2014Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (born 1937)

2014Richard Bolt, New Zealand air marshal and pilot (born 1923)

2014Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (born 1926)

2013Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1925)

2013Fernando Alonso, Cuban dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (born 1914)

2013Ilya Segalovich, Russian businessman, co-founded Yandex (born 1964)

2013Kidd Kraddick, American radio host (born 1959)

2013Lindy Boggs, American politician and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (born 1916)

2012Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1949)

2012Geoffrey Hughes, English actor (born 1944)

2012Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (born 1930)

2012Norman Alden, American actor (born 1924)

2012R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (born 1917)

2012Tony Martin, American actor and singer (born 1913)

2010Jack Tatum, American football player (born 1948)

Quote of the day

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.”

Seneca

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