Birthday July 27, 1768 Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat.
Birthday July 27, 1801 George Biddle Airyy, seventh Astronomer Royal
Birthday July 27, 1824 Alexandre Dumas fils, French playwright, novelist.
Birthday July 27, 1835 Giosu Carducci, Italian poet (Nobel 1906).
Birthday July 27, 1870 Hilaire Belloc, English author.
Birthday July 27, 1906 Leo Durocher, baseball coach.
Birthday July 27, 1916 Elizabeth Hardwick is born
Birthday July 27, 1916 Keenan Wynn, Actor
Birthday July 27, 1918 Leonard Rose, concert cellist.
Birthday July 27, 1922 Norman Lear, TV writer, producer (All in The Family)
Birthday July 27, 1932 Jerry Van Dyke, Actor.
Birthday July 27, 1938 Shirley Ann Field, in England
Birthday July 27, 1942 Barbara Ferris, in London England
Birthday July 27, 1944 Bobbie Gentry, in Mississippi, What did Billi-Jo throw off the bridge
Birthday July 27, 1947 Betty Thomas, St Louis (Hill St Blues'-Sgt Lucy Bates)
Birthday July 27, 1948 Sally Struthers, in Portland Oregon, (Gloria Stivic)
Birthday July 27, 1948 Peggy Fleming, in San Jose Cal, Olympic gold medal ice skater
Birthday July 27, 1949 Maureen McGovern, in Youngstown Ohio, singer
History July 27, 1501 Copernicus formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
History July 27, 1689 Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat royal force at Killiecrankie.
History July 27, 1694 Bank of England is chartered.
History July 27, 1776 Silas Deane writes Congress of success
History July 27, 1794 Robespierre overthrown in France
History July 27, 1806 Meriwether Lewis shoots Blackfoot Indian
History July 27, 1836 Adelaide South Australia founded.
History July 27, 1863 Ardent secessionist William Lowndes Yancey dies
History July 27, 1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1 686 miles long)
History July 27, 1916 Germans execute British seaman Captain Charles Fryatt
History July 27, 1921 Insulin isolated in Toronto
History July 27, 1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts.
History July 27, 1943 Stalin issues Order No. 227—outlawing cowards
History July 27, 1947 Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak
History July 27, 1949 First jet makes test flight
History July 27, 1953 Korean War ends
History July 27, 1953 Armistice ends the Korean War
History July 27, 1955 Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation.
History July 27, 1962 Mariner 2 launched to venus; flyby mission.
History July 27, 1964 Pentagon announces 5,000 more troops to Vietnam
History July 27, 1965 U.S. jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites
History July 27, 1969 Pioneer 10 Launched.
History July 27, 1974 Nixon charged with first of three articles of impeachment
History July 27, 1980 Ousted shah of Iran dies in exile
History July 27, 1981 Adam Walsh is abducted
History July 27, 1990 Last Citroen 2CV rolls off the line in Portugal
History July 27, 1991 Natalie Cole's Unforgettable: With Love goes to #1
History July 27, 1993 Reggie Lewis dies
History July 27, 1996 Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park
History July 27, 2002 Fighter jet crashes into crowd at air show
History July 27, 2003 Bob Hope dies at 100
July 27, 1768 Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat.
July 27, 1801 George Biddle Airyy, seventh Astronomer Royal
July 27, 1824 Alexandre Dumas fils, French playwright, novelist.
July 27, 1835 Giosu Carducci, Italian poet (Nobel 1906).
July 27, 1870 Hilaire Belloc, English author.
July 27, 1906 Leo Durocher, baseball coach.
July 27, 1916 Elizabeth Hardwick is born
July 27, 1916 Keenan Wynn, Actor
July 27, 1918 Leonard Rose, concert cellist.
July 27, 1922 Norman Lear, TV writer, producer (All in The Family)
July 27, 1932 Jerry Van Dyke, Actor.
July 27, 1938 Shirley Ann Field, in England
July 27, 1942 Barbara Ferris, in London England
July 27, 1944 Bobbie Gentry, in Mississippi, What did Billi-Jo throw off the bridge
July 27, 1947 Betty Thomas, St Louis (Hill St Blues'-Sgt Lucy Bates)
July 27, 1948 Sally Struthers, in Portland Oregon, (Gloria Stivic)
July 27, 1948 Peggy Fleming, in San Jose Cal, Olympic gold medal ice skater
July 27, 1949 Maureen McGovern, in Youngstown Ohio, singer
July 27, 1501 Copernicus formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
July 27, 1689 Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat royal force at Killiecrankie.
July 27, 1694 Bank of England is chartered.
July 27, 1776 Silas Deane writes Congress of success
July 27, 1794 Robespierre overthrown in France
July 27, 1806 Meriwether Lewis shoots Blackfoot Indian
July 27, 1836 Adelaide South Australia founded.
July 27, 1863 Ardent secessionist William Lowndes Yancey dies
July 27, 1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1 686 miles long)
July 27, 1916 Germans execute British seaman Captain Charles Fryatt
July 27, 1921 Insulin isolated in Toronto
July 27, 1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts.
July 27, 1943 Stalin issues Order No. 227—outlawing cowards
July 27, 1947 Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak
July 27, 1949 First jet makes test flight
July 27, 1953 Korean War ends
July 27, 1953 Armistice ends the Korean War
July 27, 1955 Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation.
July 27, 1962 Mariner 2 launched to venus; flyby mission.
July 27, 1964 Pentagon announces 5,000 more troops to Vietnam
July 27, 1965 U.S. jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites
July 27, 1969 Pioneer 10 Launched.
July 27, 1974 Nixon charged with first of three articles of impeachment
July 27, 1980 Ousted shah of Iran dies in exile
July 27, 1981 Adam Walsh is abducted
July 27, 1990 Last Citroen 2CV rolls off the line in Portugal
July 27, 1991 Natalie Cole's Unforgettable: With Love goes to #1
July 27, 1993 Reggie Lewis dies
July 27, 1996 Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park
July 27, 2002 Fighter jet crashes into crowd at air show
July 27, 2003 Bob Hope dies at 100