What are the important events that happened on July 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 27 is the 209th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 157 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 14, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 478,344 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneagon’ day.
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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 186 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,236 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 27 Historical Events
- 1214 –Battle of Bouvines: in France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
- 1302 –Battle of Bapheus: decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest.
- 1549 –The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier’s ship reaches Japan.
- 1720 –The Battle of Grengam marks the second important victory of the Russian Navy.
- 1921 –Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
- 1955 –The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends.
- 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.
- 1981 –6 year old Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh is kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and is found murdered two weeks later.
- 1987 –RMS Titanic, Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
- 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.
Who were born on July 27?
- 1848 –Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (d. 1919)
- 1908 –Joseph Mitchell, American writer (d. 1996)
- 1912 –Vernon Elliott, British bassoonist, conductor and composer (d. 1996)
- 1922 –Adolfo Celi, Italian actor (d. 1986)
- 1949 –Maury Chaykin, American-born Canadian actor (d. 2010)
- 1949 –Robert Rankin, English novelist
- 1955 –Allan Border, Australian cricketer
- 1982 –Neil Harbisson, British-born Spanish artist
- 1986 –Ryan Griffen, Australian rules footballer
- 1987 –Marek Hamšík, Slovakian footballer
Who died on July 27?
- 1759 –Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (b. 1698)
- 1883 –Montgomery Blair, American politician (b. 1813)
- 1934 –Hubert Lyautey, French army general and marshal (b. 1854)
- 1962 –Richard Aldington, English poet (b. 1892)
- 1965 –Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)
- 1992 –Max Dupain, Australian photographer (b. 1911)
- 2001 –Rhonda Sing, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1961)
- 2007 –Lucky Grills, Australian actor (b. 1928)
- 2008 –Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director (b. 1926)
- 2010 –Maury Chaykin, American-born Canadian actor (b. 1949)
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