July 27th, 1768

Born on July 27th, 1768

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What happened on July 27th?

July 27th, 2016

The last nine Aston Martin DB9 units rolled off the production line, marking the end of a twelve-year manufacturing period.

July 27th, 1965

Mattachine Midwest, a gay rights organization in Chicago, held its first meeting.

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

The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free of Allied troops until October.

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 world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, the de Havilland Comet, had 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.

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

Born on July 27th, 1768

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, place de la Concorde

70

Joseph Anton Koch

Austrian painter (1768-1839)

*July 27th, 1768, Elbigenalp †January 12th, 1839, Rome

Same year
Born in 1768

29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

70

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

French Navy officer

*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris

67

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna

62

Benjamin Carr

American composer

*September 12th, 1768, London †May 24th, 1831, Philadelphia

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

64

Kaʻahumanu

Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832)

*March 17th, 1768, Maui †June 5th, 1832, Manoa

53

Caroline of Brunswick

Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom (1768-1821)

*May 17th, 1768, Schloss Richmond †August 7th, 1821, Hammersmith

56

Buddha Loetla Nabhalai

King of Siam

*February 24th, 1768, Ratchaburi †July 21st, 1824, Bangkok

43

Joseph Dennie

American writer and editor (1768-1812)

*August 30th, 1768, Boston †January 7th, 1812

81

Maria Edgeworth

Irish writer (1768-1849)

*January 1st, 1768, Oxfordshire †May 22nd, 1849, Edgeworthstown

70

Nicolas-Jean Rouppe

Belgian politician

*April 17th, 1768, Rotterdam †August 3rd, 1838, Brussels

44

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

Marshal of France (1768-1813)

*August 6th, 1768, Prayssac †May 1st, 1813, Rippach

69

Juliane Wilhelmine Bause

German artist, 1768-1837

*January 1st, 1768, Leipzig †January 1st, 1837, Leipzig

35

Pauline de Beaumont

French salon-holder

*July 31st, 1768, Mussy-sur-Seine †November 4th, 1803, Rome

63

John Hayes

Commodore of Bombay Marine and explorer for the British East India Company

*February 11th, 1768, Cumberland †July 3rd, 1831, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

62

Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen

German clarinetist, composer and painter

*July 6th, 1768, Durlach †July 10th, 1830, Darmstadt

71

Christopher Grant Champlin

American politician (1768–1840)

*April 12th, 1768, Newport †March 18th, 1840, Newport

54

Zacharias Werner

German poet, dramatist and priest

*November 18th, 1768, Königsberg †January 17th, 1823, Vienna

42

Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten

German geologist and mineralogist (1768-1810)

*January 1st, 1768, Bützow †January 1st, 1810, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1768 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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