July 27th, 1221

Born on July 27th, 1221

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 27th?

July 27th, 2010

Police in Tokyo found the mummified remains of Sogen Kato, thought to have died in 1978, leading to widespread inquiries into the status of isolated elderly people in Japan.

July 27th, 2007

While covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona, two news helicopters collided in mid-air, killing both crews.

July 27th, 1990

Jamaat al Muslimeen, a radical Islamic group, began a coup attempt against the government of Trinidad and Tobago by taking hostages, including Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson, before surrendering five days later.

July 27th, 1983

American musician Madonna released her self-titled debut album, which set the standard for the genre of dance-pop for decades.

July 27th, 1955

After straying into Bulgarian airspace, El Al Flight 402 was shot down by two MiG-15 fighter jets, resulting in the deaths of all 58 on board.

July 27th, 1953

An armistice was signed (pictured) to end hostilities in the Korean War, officially making the division of Korea indefinite by creating a 4 km wide (2.5 mi) demilitarized zone across the Korean Peninsula.

July 27th, 1949

The de Havilland Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, made its maiden flight.

July 27th, 1943

As the Surprise Hurricane struck Texas, a United States Army Air Forces pilot made the first reconnaissance flight into a hurricane.

July 27th, 1942

Second World War: Allied forces halted the Axis invasion of Egypt at the First Battle of El Alamein.

July 27th, 1919

Red Summer: Race riots erupted in Chicago after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries.

July 27th, 1916

First World War: British mariner Charles Fryatt was executed in Bruges, Belgium, after a German court-martial found him guilty of being a franc-tireur.

July 27th, 1778

The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War, ended indecisively and led to political disputes in both countries.

July 27th, 1689

First Jacobite rising: Scottish and Irish Jacobites defeated Williamite forces at Killiecrankie, Scotland.

July 27th, 1302

Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Bapheus in Bithynia.

July 27th, 1225

Saint Mary's Church on Gotland, later to become Visby Cathedral, was consecrated.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 27th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 27th?

23

Mero

German rapper Turkish Origin

*July 27th, 2000, Rüsselsheim am Main

21

Myisha Mohd Khairul

Malaysian badminton player

*July 27th, 2002, Johor Bahru

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

75

Peggy Fleming

American figure skater

*July 27th, 1948, San Jose

66

Hansi Müller

German association football player

*July 27th, 1957, Stuttgart

71

Giosuè Carducci

Italian poet and teacher (1835-1907)

*July 27th, 1835, Valdicastello Carducci †February 8th, 1907, Bologna

38

Marielle Franco

Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)

*July 27th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro †March 14th, 2018, Rio de Janeiro

60

Donnie Yen

Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist

*July 27th, 1963, Guangzhou

27

Murad IV

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1612-1640) (r. 1623-1640)

*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople

71

Don Galloway

American actor (1937-2009)

*July 27th, 1937, Augusta †January 8th, 2009, Reno

65

Christopher Dean

English ice dancer

*July 27th, 1958, Nottingham

80

Louise von Lengefeld

Hofmeisterin at the court of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and mother-in-law of Friedrich Schiller

*July 27th, 1743, Wolkramshausen †December 11th, 1823, Rudolstadt

33

Kriti Sanon

Indian film actress

*July 27th, 1990, New Delhi

71

Alexandre Dumas fils

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)

*July 27th, 1824, Paris †November 27th, 1895, Marly-le-Roi

34

Maya Ali

Pakistani actress and model

*July 27th, 1989, Lahore

80

Johann Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)

*July 27th, 1667, Basel †January 1st, 1748, Basel

83

Olivier Guichard

French politician (1920-2004)

*July 27th, 1920, Néac †January 20th, 2004, Paris

39

Jessi Combs

American racing driver (1980-2019)

*July 27th, 1980, Rapid City †August 27th, 2019, Alvord Desert

87

Guy Carawan

American musician and musicologist (1927-2015)

*July 27th, 1927, Los Angeles †May 2nd, 2015

95

Marie Schumann

German politician (1921-2017)

*July 27th, 1921, Klaipėda †March 25th, 2017, Hohenlimburg

63

Hans Fischer

German chemist

*July 27th, 1881, Höchst †March 31st, 1945, Munich

77

Jean Baudrillard

French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist

*July 27th, 1929, Reims †March 6th, 2007, Mozambique

44

Sidney Govou

French association football player

*July 27th, 1979, Le Puy-en-Velay

55

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Italian actress

*July 27th, 1968, Messina

74

Maureen McGovern

American recording artist; actress and singer

*July 27th, 1949, Youngstown

55

Julian McMahon

Australian actor and former fashion model

*July 27th, 1968, Sydney

53

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Danish actor and screenwriter

*July 27th, 1970, Rudkøbing

75

Betty Thomas

American actress and director (born 1947)

*July 27th, 1948, St. Louis

58

Santi Rodríguez

Spanish actor

*July 27th, 1965, Jaén

71

Roxanne Hart

American actress

*July 27th, 1952, Trenton

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, Paris

77

Barbara Thompson

English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer

*July 27th, 1944, Oxford †July 9th, 2022

71

Ellen Streidt

East German sprinter

*July 27th, 1952, Wittstock/Dosse

56

Rahul Bose

Indian actor

*July 27th, 1967, Kolkata

50

Cassandra Clare

American author

*July 27th, 1973, Tehran

46

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Irish actor

*July 27th, 1977, Dublin

90

George Biddell Airy

English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)

*July 27th, 1801, Alnwick †January 2nd, 1892, Greenwich

40

Lorik Cana

Albanian footballer

*July 27th, 1983, Pristina

40

Goran Pandev

Macedonian association football player

*July 27th, 1983, Strumica

73

Maurine Dallas Watkins

American journalist

*July 27th, 1896, Louisville †August 10th, 1969, Jacksonville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1221 is a normal year and no leap year.

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