July 27st All Events |
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| July 27th, 2007 (July 27 2007) | Event | Phoenix News Helicopter Collision: News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. This was the first known incidence of two news helicopters colliding in mid-air, and the worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history. | |
| July 27th, 2007 (July 27 2007) | Death | Lucky Grills, Australian actor (born in 1928) | |
| July 27th, 2006 (July 27 2006) | Event | The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance. | |
| July 27th, 2006 (July 27 2006) | Death | Maryann Mahaffey, American politician (born in 1925) | |
| July 27th, 2005 (July 27 2005) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 2005 (July 27 2005) | Death | Swami Shantanand, Mahasamadhi Day, Indian Saint, Philosopher (born in 1934) | Philo Quotes |
| July 27th, 2005 (July 27 2005) | Death | Marten Toonder, Dutch comic writer (born in 1912) | |
| July 27th, 2003 (July 27 2003) | Death | Vance Hartke, American politician (born in 1919) | |
| July 27th, 2003 (July 27 2003) | Death | Bob Hope, English-born entertainer (born in 1903) | Bob Hope Quotes |
| July 27th, 2002 (July 27 2002) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 2001 (July 27 2001) | Death | Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (born in 1952) | |
| July 27th, 2001 (July 27 2001) | Death | Rhonda Singh, professional wrestler (born in 1961) | |
| July 27th, 2000 (July 27 2000) | Birth | Kali Rodriguez, American actress | |
| July 27th, 2000 (July 27 2000) | Death | Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (born in 1929) | |
| July 27th, 1999 (July 27 1999) | Death | Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (born in 1912) | |
| July 27th, 1999 (July 27 1999) | Death | Sweets Edison, American jazz trumpet player (born in 1915) | |
| July 27th, 1998 (July 27 1998) | Death | Binnie Barnes, British actress (born in 1903) | |
| July 27th, 1997 (July 27 1997) | Event | Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed. | |
| July 27th, 1996 (July 27 1996) | Event | Centennial Olympic Park bombing: In Atlanta, Georgia, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing two and injuring 111. | |
| July 27th, 1995 (July 27 1995) | Event | In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated. | |
| July 27th, 1995 (July 27 1995) | Death | Miklos Rozsa, Hungarian-born composer (born in 1907) | |
| July 27th, 1994 (July 27 1994) | Birth | Spencer Achtymichuk, Canadian actor | |
| July 27th, 1994 (July 27 1994) | Birth | Princess Mafalda-Ceceilia of Bulgaria | |
| July 27th, 1993 (July 27 1993) | Death | Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (born in 1965) | |
| July 27th, 1992 (July 27 1992) | Death | Max Dupain, Australian photographer (born in 1911) | |
| July 27th, 1990 (July 27 1990) | Event | 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 was transferred to June 3. | |
| July 27th, 1990 (July 27 1990) | Event | The Jamaat al Muslimeen stage a coup d etat 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. | |
| July 27th, 1990 (July 27 1990) | Birth | Cheyenne Kimball, American musician | |
| July 27th, 1990 (July 27 1990) | Birth | Nick Hogan, American reality TV star | |
| July 27th, 1990 (July 27 1990) | Birth | Indiana Evans, Australian actress | Evans Quotes |
| July 27th, 1990 (July 27 1990) | Death | Bobby Day, American singer (born in 1928) | |
| July 27th, 1989 (July 27 1989) | Birth | Charlotte Arnold, Canadian actress | |
| July 27th, 1988 (July 27 1988) | Birth | Adam Biddle, Australian footballer | |
| July 27th, 1988 (July 27 1988) | Death | Frank Zamboni, American inventor (born in 1901) | |
| July 27th, 1987 (July 27 1987) | Event | First expedited salvaging of Titanic wreckage begins by RMS Titanic, Inc. | |
| July 27th, 1987 (July 27 1987) | Death | Travis Jackson, baseball player (born in 1903) | |
| July 27th, 1986 (July 27 1986) | Birth | Courtney Kupets, American gymnast | |
| July 27th, 1986 (July 27 1986) | Birth | Ryan Griffen, Australian rules footballer | |
| July 27th, 1985 (July 27 1985) | Birth | Lou Taylor Pucci, American actor | |
| July 27th, 1985 (July 27 1985) | Death | Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball pitcher (born in 1889) | |
| July 27th, 1984 (July 27 1984) | Death | James Mason, English actor (born in 1909) | |
| July 27th, 1983 (July 27 1983) | Event | Black July: 18 Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo were massacred by the Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days. | |
| July 27th, 1983 (July 27 1983) | Birth | Alsou, Russian pop-star and actress | |
| July 27th, 1981 (July 27 1981) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 1981 (July 27 1981) | Birth | Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player | |
| July 27th, 1981 (July 27 1981) | Death | William Wyler, French-born film director (born in 1902) | |
| July 27th, 1980 (July 27 1980) | Birth | Julia Haworth, English actress | |
| July 27th, 1980 (July 27 1980) | Birth | Nick Nemeth, American professional wrestler | |
| July 27th, 1980 (July 27 1980) | Birth | Allan Davis, Australian cyclist | |
| July 27th, 1980 (July 27 1980) | Death | Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (born in 1919) | |
| July 27th, 1979 (July 27 1979) | Birth | Shannon Moore, American wrestler | |
| July 27th, 1979 (July 27 1979) | Birth | Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer | |
| July 27th, 1978 (July 27 1978) | Death | Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (born in 1907) | |
| July 27th, 1977 (July 27 1977) | Birth | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor | |
| July 27th, 1976 (July 27 1976) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 1976 (July 27 1976) | Birth | Scott Mason, Australian cricketer (died in 2005) | |
| July 27th, 1975 (July 27 1975) | Birth | Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player | |
| July 27th, 1975 (July 27 1975) | Birth | Fred Mascherino, American musician | |
| July 27th, 1975 (July 27 1975) | Birth | Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player | Alex Rodriguez Quotes |
| July 27th, 1975 (July 27 1975) | Birth | Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer | |
| July 27th, 1974 (July 27 1974) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 1974 (July 27 1974) | Birth | Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer | |
| July 27th, 1974 (July 27 1974) | Birth | Pete Yorn, American musician | Pete Yorn Quotes |
| July 27th, 1973 (July 27 1973) | Birth | Abe Cunningham, American musician (Deftones) | |
| July 27th, 1973 (July 27 1973) | Birth | Erik Nijs, Belgian long jumper | |
| July 27th, 1972 (July 27 1972) | Event | The F-15 Eagle flies for the first time. | |
| July 27th, 1972 (July 27 1972) | Birth | Jill Arrington, American sports reporter | |
| July 27th, 1972 (July 27 1972) | Birth | Takako Fuji, Japanese actress | |
| July 27th, 1972 (July 27 1972) | Birth | Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian | |
| July 27th, 1971 (July 27 1971) | Death | Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (born in 1924) | |
| July 27th, 1970 (July 27 1970) | Birth | Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Danish actor | |
| July 27th, 1970 (July 27 1970) | Death | Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese statesman (born in 1889) | |
| July 27th, 1969 (July 27 1969) | Birth | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress | |
| July 27th, 1969 (July 27 1969) | Birth | Triple H, American professional wrestler | |
| July 27th, 1969 (July 27 1969) | Birth | Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer | |
| July 27th, 1968 (July 27 1968) | Birth | Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor | |
| July 27th, 1968 (July 27 1968) | Birth | Tom Goodwin, American baseball player | |
| July 27th, 1968 (July 27 1968) | Birth | Julian McMahon, Australian actor | Julian Quotes |
| July 27th, 1968 (July 27 1968) | Birth | Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula One driver | |
| July 27th, 1968 (July 27 1968) | Death | Babe Adams, baseball player (born in 1882) | |
| July 27th, 1967 (July 27 1967) | Birth | Juliana Hatfield, American musician | Julian Quotes |
| July 27th, 1967 (July 27 1967) | Birth | Sasha Mitchell, American actor | |
| July 27th, 1967 (July 27 1967) | Birth | Kellie Waymire, American actress (died in 2003) | |
| July 27th, 1967 (July 27 1967) | Birth | Craig Wolanin, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| July 27th, 1965 (July 27 1965) | Birth | Jose Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer | |
| July 27th, 1965 (July 27 1965) | Death | Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (born in 1901) | |
| July 27th, 1964 (July 27 1964) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 1964 (July 27 1964) | Birth | Rex Brown, American bassist (Pantera) | |
| July 27th, 1963 (July 27 1963) | Birth | Donnie Yen, Hong Kong film actor | |
| July 27th, 1962 (July 27 1962) | Birth | Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (died in 2005) | |
| July 27th, 1962 (July 27 1962) | Death | Richard Aldington, English poet (born in 1892) | |
| July 27th, 1962 (July 27 1962) | Death | James H. "Dutch" Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer (born in 1895) | Ric Berger Quotes |
| July 27th, 1959 (July 27 1959) | Birth | Hugh Green, American football player | |
| July 27th, 1959 (July 27 1959) | Birth | Joe DeSa, American baseball player (died in 1986) | |
| July 27th, 1958 (July 27 1958) | Birth | Christopher Dean, English figure skater | |
| July 27th, 1958 (July 27 1958) | Death | Claire Chennault, American military leader (born in 1893) | |
| July 27th, 1957 (July 27 1957) | Birth | Bill Engvall, American comedian | |
| July 27th, 1957 (July 27 1957) | Birth | Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler | |
| July 27th, 1956 (July 27 1956) | Birth | Carol Leifer, American actress | |
| July 27th, 1955 (July 27 1955) | Event | The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945). | |
| July 27th, 1955 (July 27 1955) | Birth | Cat Bauer, American novelist | |
| July 27th, 1955 (July 27 1955) | Birth | Allan Border, Australian cricketer | |
| July 27th, 1954 (July 27 1954) | Birth | G. S. Bali, Indian politician | |
| July 27th, 1954 (July 27 1954) | Birth | Philippe Alliot, French racecar driver | |
| July 27th, 1953 (July 27 1953) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 1953 (July 27 1953) | Birth | Yahoo Serious, Australian comedian | |
| July 27th, 1952 (July 27 1952) | Birth | Hannu-Pekka Hanninen, Finnish sports commentator | |
| July 27th, 1949 (July 27 1949) | Event | Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. | |
| July 27th, 1949 (July 27 1949) | Birth | Andre Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player | |
| July 27th, 1949 (July 27 1949) | Birth | Maureen McGovern, American singer | |
| July 27th, 1948 (July 27 1948) | Birth | Betty Thomas, American actor and film director | |
| July 27th, 1948 (July 27 1948) | Birth | Peggy Fleming, American figure skater | |
| July 27th, 1948 (July 27 1948) | Death | Woolf Barnato, British racing driver (born in 1898) | |
| July 27th, 1946 (July 27 1946) | Birth | Rade Serbedzija, Croatian-born Serbian actor | |
| July 27th, 1946 (July 27 1946) | Death | Gertrude Stein, American writer (born in 1874) | Gertrude Stein Quotes |
| July 27th, 1944 (July 27 1944) | Birth | Tony Capstick, English comedian (died in 2003) | |
| July 27th, 1944 (July 27 1944) | Birth | Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist | |
| July 27th, 1944 (July 27 1944) | Birth | Bobbie Gentry, American singer and songwriter | |
| July 27th, 1942 (July 27 1942) | Birth | Dennis Ralston, American tennis player | |
| July 27th, 1942 (July 27 1942) | Birth | John Pleshette, American actor | |
| July 27th, 1942 (July 27 1942) | Birth | Edith Butler, Canadian singer and songwriter | |
| July 27th, 1941 (July 27 1941) | Event | Japanese troops occupy French Indo-China. | |
| July 27th, 1941 (July 27 1941) | Death | Alfred Henry O Keeffe, New Zealand artist (born in 1858) | |
| July 27th, 1940 (July 27 1940) | Event | The animated short "A Wild Hare" is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. | |
| July 27th, 1940 (July 27 1940) | Birth | Pina Bausch, German dancer | |
| July 27th, 1939 (July 27 1939) | Birth | Michael Longley, Northern Irish poet | |
| July 27th, 1938 (July 27 1938) | Birth | Isabelle Aubret, French singer | |
| July 27th, 1938 (July 27 1938) | Birth | Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator (died in 2008) | Gary Gygax Quotes |
| July 27th, 1937 (July 27 1937) | Birth | Don Galloway, American actor | |
| July 27th, 1936 (July 27 1936) | Birth | J. Robert Hooper, American politician | |
| July 27th, 1935 (July 27 1935) | Birth | Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer | |
| July 27th, 1934 (July 27 1934) | Death | Hubert Lyautey, Frency army general and marshal (born in 1854) | |
| July 27th, 1933 (July 27 1933) | Birth | Ted Whitten, Australian rules footballer (died in 1995) | |
| July 27th, 1933 (July 27 1933) | Birth | Nick Reynolds, American folk singer | |
| July 27th, 1931 (July 27 1931) | Birth | Jerry Van Dyke, American actor | |
| July 27th, 1931 (July 27 1931) | Birth | Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician | |
| July 27th, 1931 (July 27 1931) | Death | Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (born in 1848) | |
| July 27th, 1930 (July 27 1930) | Birth | Shirley Williams, British politician | |
| July 27th, 1929 (July 27 1929) | Birth | Jack Higgins, British novelist | |
| July 27th, 1928 (July 27 1928) | Event | Tich Freeman becomes only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before end of July. | |
| July 27th, 1928 (July 27 1928) | Birth | Karloff Lagarde, Mexican lucha libre wrestler (died in 2007) | |
| July 27th, 1927 (July 27 1927) | Birth | Sat Mahajan, Indian politician | |
| July 27th, 1924 (July 27 1924) | Birth | Vincent Canby, American film critic (died in 2000) | |
| July 27th, 1924 (July 27 1924) | Death | Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist (born in 1866) | |
| July 27th, 1923 (July 27 1923) | Birth | Masutatsu Oyama, Japanese Kyokushin founder (died in 1994) | |
| July 27th, 1922 (July 27 1922) | Birth | Norman Lear, American television writer and producer | |
| July 27th, 1922 (July 27 1922) | Birth | Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (died in 1986) | |
| July 27th, 1921 (July 27 1921) | Event | Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin. | |
| July 27th, 1921 (July 27 1921) | Birth | Emile Genest, Quebec actor (died in 2003) | |
| July 27th, 1918 (July 27 1918) | Birth | Leonard Rose, American cellist (died in 1984) | |
| July 27th, 1917 (July 27 1917) | Birth | Bourvil, French actor (died in 1970) | |
| July 27th, 1917 (July 27 1917) | Death | Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Nobel laureate (born in 1841) | |
| July 27th, 1916 (July 27 1916) | Birth | Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic and novelist (died in 2007) | Elizabeth Hardwick Quotes |
| July 27th, 1916 (July 27 1916) | Birth | Keenan Wynn, American actor (died in 1986) | |
| July 27th, 1915 (July 27 1915) | Birth | Mario Del Monaco, Italian singer (died in 1982) | |
| July 27th, 1915 (July 27 1915) | Birth | Josef "Pips" Priller, German fighter ace (died in 1961) | |
| July 27th, 1914 (July 27 1914) | Event | Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government. | |
| July 27th, 1913 (July 27 1913) | Birth | Gerard Cote, Quebec marathon runner (died in 1993) | |
| July 27th, 1913 (July 27 1913) | Birth | George L. Street III American Navy Submariner (died in 2000) | |
| July 27th, 1911 (July 27 1911) | Birth | Rayner Heppenstall, British novelist (died in 1981) | |
| July 27th, 1910 (July 27 1910) | Birth | Julien Gracq, French writer (died in 2007) | |
| July 27th, 1908 (July 27 1908) | Birth | Joseph Mitchell, American writer (died in 1996) | |
| July 27th, 1906 (July 27 1906) | Birth | Herbert Jasper, Canadian physiologist and neurologist (died in 1999) | |
| July 27th, 1905 (July 27 1905) | Birth | Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (died in 1991) | |
| July 27th, 1903 (July 27 1903) | Birth | Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (died in 1966) | |
| July 27th, 1903 (July 27 1903) | Birth | Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek politician (died in 2002) | |
| July 27th, 1896 (July 27 1896) | Birth | Henri Longchambon, French politician (died in 1969) | |
| July 27th, 1889 (July 27 1889) | Birth | Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (died in 1972) | |
| July 27th, 1886 (July 27 1886) | Birth | Ernst May, German architect (died in 1970) | |
| July 27th, 1883 (July 27 1883) | Death | Montgomery Blair, American politician (born in 1813) | |
| July 27th, 1882 (July 27 1882) | Birth | Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (died in 1965) | |
| July 27th, 1881 (July 27 1881) | Birth | Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel laureate (died in 1945) | |
| July 27th, 1880 (July 27 1880) | Event | Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of MaiwandIn a pyrrhic victory, Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan. | Ghani Khan Quotes |
| July 27th, 1879 (July 27 1879) | Birth | Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (died in 1960) | |
| July 27th, 1877 (July 27 1877) | Birth | Erno Dohnanyi, Hungarian composer and conductor (died in 1960) | |
| July 27th, 1876 (July 27 1876) | Death | Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American religious leader (born in 1811) | |
| July 27th, 1870 (July 27 1870) | Birth | Hilaire Belloc, English writer (died in 1953) | Hilaire Belloc Quotes |
| July 27th, 1867 (July 27 1867) | Birth | Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (died in 1916) | |
| July 27th, 1866 (July 27 1866) | Event | The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time. | |
| July 27th, 1866 (July 27 1866) | Birth | Antonio Jose de Almeida, Portuguese politician and 6th President of Portugal (died in 1929) | |
| July 27th, 1865 (July 27 1865) | Event | Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina at Chubut Valley. | |
| July 27th, 1863 (July 27 1863) | Death | William Lowndes Yancey, American Confederate leader (born in 1813) | |
| July 27th, 1862 (July 27 1862) | Event | Sailing from San Francisco to Panama, the SS Golden Gate catches fire and sinks off Manzanillo, Mexico, killing 231. | |
| July 27th, 1857 (July 27 1857) | Birth | Jose Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican politician (died in 1921) | |
| July 27th, 1853 (July 27 1853) | Birth | Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (died in 1921) | |
| July 27th, 1848 (July 27 1848) | Birth | Lorand Eotvos, Hungarian physicist (died in 1919) | |
| July 27th, 1844 (July 27 1844) | Death | John Dalton, English physicist and chemist (born in 1776) | |
| July 27th, 1841 (July 27 1841) | Death | Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (born in 1814) | |
| July 27th, 1835 (July 27 1835) | Birth | Giosue Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (died in 1907) | |
| July 27th, 1833 (July 27 1833) | Birth | Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (died in 1923) | |
| July 27th, 1824 (July 27 1824) | Birth | Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (died in 1895) | Alexandre Dumas Quotes |
| July 27th, 1819 (July 27 1819) | Event | Duitama is named municipality | |
| July 27th, 1812 (July 27 1812) | Birth | Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (died in 1897) | |
| July 27th, 1794 (July 27 1794) | Event | French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution." (See 9 Thermidor.) | Maximilien Robespierre Quotes |
| July 27th, 1789 (July 27 1789) | Event | The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (later renamed Department of State). | |
| July 27th, 1784 (July 27 1784) | Birth | Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (died in 1839) | |
| July 27th, 1781 (July 27 1781) | Birth | Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (died in 1828) | |
| July 27th, 1778 (July 27 1778) | Event | American Revolution: First Battle of UshantBritish and French fleets fight to a standoff. | Stan Lee Quotes |
| July 27th, 1773 (July 27 1773) | Birth | Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman (died in 1844) | |
| July 27th, 1770 (July 27 1770) | Death | Robert Dinwiddie, British colonial governor of Virginia (born in 1693) | |
| July 27th, 1768 (July 27 1768) | Birth | Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (died in 1793) | Jean-Paul Marat Quotes |
| July 27th, 1759 (July 27 1759) | Death | Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (born in 1698) | |
| July 27th, 1752 (July 27 1752) | Birth | Samuel Smith, American politician | |
| July 27th, 1740 (July 27 1740) | Birth | Jeanne Bare, French explorer (died in 1803) | |
| July 27th, 1733 (July 27 1733) | Birth | Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (died in 1779) | |
| July 27th, 1720 (July 27 1720) | Event | The second important victory of the Russian Navythe Battle of Grengam. | |
| July 27th, 1694 (July 27 1694) | Event | A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England. | |
| July 27th, 1689 (July 27 1689) | Event | Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends. | |
| July 27th, 1675 (July 27 1675) | Death | Henri de la Tour d Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (born in 1611) | |
| July 27th, 1667 (July 27 1667) | Birth | Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (died in 1748) | |
| July 27th, 1663 (July 27 1663) | Event | 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. | |
| July 27th, 1656 (July 27 1656) | Death | Salomo Glassius, German theologian (born in 1593) | |
| July 27th, 1549 (July 27 1549) | Event | Jesuit priest Francis Xavier s ship reached Japan. | |
| July 27th, 1452 (July 27 1452) | Birth | Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (died in 1508) | |
| July 27th, 1365 (July 27 1365) | Death | Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born in 1339) | |
| July 27th, 1276 (July 27 1276) | Death | King James I of Aragon (born in 1208) | |
| July 27th, 1214 (July 27 1214) | Event | Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. | |
| July 27th, 1101 (July 27 1101) | Death | Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (born in 1074) | |
