July, 27th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 27, 2005:
STS-114: NASA makes the decision to ground the Space shuttle pending an investigation of the external tank's continued foam shed problem. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery shed a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam did not strike the spacecraft.

Saturday 27, 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.

Tuesday 27, 1999:
21 die in a canyoning disaster near Interlaken, Switzerland.

Sunday 27, 1997:
Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed.

Saturday 27, 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.

Thursday 27, 1995:
In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.

Friday 27, 1990:
The Jamaat al Muslimeen stage a coup d'état attempt in Trinidad and Tobago, occupying Parliament and holding Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson and most of his Cabinet hostage for 6 days.

Monday 27, 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.

Tuesday 27, 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.

Saturday 27, 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.

Saturday 27, 1968:
Pink Floyd releases the album A Saucerful of Secrets in the USA.

Monday 27, 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.

Wednesday 27, 1955:
The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945).

Monday 27, 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.

Wednesday 27, 1949:
Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.

Sunday 27, 1941:
Japanese troops occupy French Indo-China.

Saturday 27, 1940:
Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.

Friday 27, 1928:
Tich Freeman becomes only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before end of July.

Wednesday 27, 1921:
Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin.

Tuesday 27, 1880:
British army defeated at Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan.

Friday 27, 1866:
The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.

Thursday 27, 1865:
Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina at Chubut Valley.

Sunday 27, 1794:
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution." (See 9 Thermidor.)

Monday 27, 1789:
The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (later renamed Department of State).

Monday 27, 1778:
British and French fleets fight to a standoff.

Tuesday 27, 1694:
A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England.

Wednesday 27, 1689:
Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends

Friday 27, 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.

Wednesday 27, 1549:
Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship arrives in Kagoshima, Japan.

Sunday 27, 1214:
Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-july/on-this-day.html


People born on July 27

1981:
Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player (b: July 27, 1981) (Biography of Susan King Borchardt)

1979:
Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler (b: July 27, 1979) (Biography of Shannon Moore)

1977:
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor (b: July 27, 1977) (Biography of Jonathan Rhys-Meyers)

1975:
Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player (b: July 27, 1975) (Biography of Shea Hillenbrand)
Alex Rodriguez, baseball player (b: July 27, 1975) (Biography of Alex Rodriguez)

1974:
Eason Chan, Hong Kong pop singer (b: July 27, 1974) (Biography of Eason Chan)

1972:
Jill Arrington, American sports reporter (b: July 27, 1972) (Biography of Jill Arrington)

1969:
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress (b: July 27, 1969) (Biography of Maria Grazia Cucinotta)
Triple H, American professional wrestler (b: July 27, 1969) (Biography of Triple H)

1968:
Cliff Curtis, New Zealand actor (b: July 27, 1968) (Biography of Cliff Curtis)

1967:
Juliana Hatfield, American musician (b: July 27, 1967) (Biography of Juliana Hatfield)
Kellie Waymire, American actress (b: July 27, 1967 ; d: November 13, 2003) (Biography of Kellie Waymire)

1964:
Rex Brown, American bassist (Pantera) (b: July 27, 1964) (Biography of Rex Brown)

1957:
Bill Engvall, American comedian (b: July 27, 1957) (Biography of Bill Engvall)

1949:
Maureen McGovern, American singer and Broadway actress (b: July 27, 1949) (Biography of Maureen McGovern)

1948:
Peggy Fleming, American figure skater (b: July 27, 1948) (Biography of Peggy Fleming)

1944:
Tony Capstick, English comedian, actor, and musician (b: July 27, 1944 ; d: October 23, 2003) (Biography of Tony Capstick)

1942:
Dennis Ralston, American tennis player (b: July 27, 1942) (Biography of Dennis Ralston)

1940:
Pina Bausch, German dancer (b: July 27, 1940) (Biography of Pina Bausch)

1938:
Isabelle Aubret, French singer (b: July 27, 1938) (Biography of Isabelle Aubret)
Gary Gygax, American computer game creator (b: July 27, 1938) (Biography of Gary Gygax)

1931:
Jerry Van Dyke, American actor (b: July 27, 1931) (Biography of Jerry Van Dyke)

1924:
Vincent Canby, American film critic (b: July 27, 1924) (Biography of Vincent Canby)

1922:
Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (b: July 27, 1922 ; d: February 19, 1986) (Biography of Adolfo Celi)
Norman Lear, American television writer and producer (b: July 27, 1922) (Biography of Norman Lear)

1918:
Leonard Rose, American cellist (b: July 27, 1918) (Biography of Leonard Rose)

1917:
Bourvil, French actor (b: July 27, 1917) (Biography of Bourvil)

1916:
Keenan Wynn, American actor (b: July 27, 1916 ; d: October 14, 1977) (Biography of Keenan Wynn)

1915:
Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (b: July 27, 1915) (Biography of Mario Del Monaco)

1908:
Joseph Mitchell, American writer (b: July 27, 1908) (Biography of Joseph Mitchell)

1905:
Leo Durocher, baseball player (b: July 27, 1905 ; d: October 7, 1991) (Biography of Leo Durocher)

1904:
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish Yiddish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 27, 1904 ; d: July 24, 1991) (Biography of Isaac Bashevis Singer)

1903:
Nikolai Cherkasov, Russian actor (b: July 27, 1903) (Biography of Nikolai Cherkasov)

1886:
Ernst May, German architect (b: July 27, 1886) (Biography of Ernst May)

1882:
Geoffrey de Havilland, British aircraft designer (b: July 27, 1882 ; d: May 21, 1965) (Biography of Geoffrey de Havilland)

1881:
Hans Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 27, 1881 ; d: March 31, 1945) (Biography of Hans Fischer)

1877:
Ernst von Dohnanyi, Hungarian composer and conductor (b: July 27, 1877 ; d: February 11, 1960) (Biography of Ernst von Dohnanyi)

1870:
Hilaire Belloc, English writer (b: July 27, 1870 ; d: July 16, 1953) (Biography of Hilaire Belloc)

1867:
Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (b: July 27, 1867 ; d: March 24, 1916) (Biography of Enrique Granados)

1857:
José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican political leader (b: July 27, 1857) (Biography of Jose Celso Barbosa)

1835:
Giosue Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: July 27, 1835 ; d: February 16, 1907) (Biography of Giosue Carducci)

1833:
Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (b: July 27, 1833) (Biography of Thomas George Bonney)

1824:
Alexandre Dumas fils, French author (b: July 27, 1824 ; d: November 27, 1895) (Biography of Alexandre Dumas fils)

1812:
Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (b: July 27, 1812) (Biography of Thomas Clingman)

1781:
Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (b: July 27, 1781 ; d: May 8, 1828) (Biography of Mauro Giuliani)

1768:
Charlotte Corday, French aristocrat who killed Jean-Paul Marat (b: July 27, 1768 ; d: July 17, 1793) (Biography of Charlotte Corday)

1733:
Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b: July 27, 1733 ; d: January 22, 1779) (Biography of Jeremiah Dixon)

1667:
Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b: July 27, 1667 ; d: January 1, 1748) (Biography of Johann Bernoulli)

1452:
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (b: July 27, 1452 ; d: May 27, 1508) (Biography of Ludovico Sforza)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-july/births.html