July 27th, 1809

Born on July 27th, 1809

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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

Same year
Born in 1809

56

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (American, 1809-1865)

*February 12th, 1809, Hodgenville †April 15th, 1865, Washington, D.C.

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

*February 12th, 1809, The Mount †April 19th, 1882, Down House

40

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

*January 19th, 1809, Boston †October 7th, 1849, Baltimore

38

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent

*February 3rd, 1809, Hamburg †November 4th, 1847, Leipzig

42

Nikolai Gogol

Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)

*March 19th, 1809, Velyki Sorochyntsi †February 21st, 1852, Moscow

84

Karl Bodmer

Swiss-French artist

*February 11th, 1809, Zürich †October 30th, 1893, Paris

61

Louis Charles Delescluze

French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the Paris Commune (1809–1871)

*October 2nd, 1809, Dreux †May 25th, 1871, 10th arrondissement of Paris

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

*December 29th, 1809, Liverpool †May 19th, 1898, Hawarden Castle

71

Bettino Ricasoli

Italian politician (1809–1880)

*March 9th, 1809, Florence †October 23rd, 1880, Castello di Brolio

56

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809–1865)

*January 15th, 1809, Besançon †January 19th, 1865, Passy

86

Luigi Federico Menabrea

Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896)

*September 4th, 1809, Chambéry †May 25th, 1896, Saint-Cassin

83

Alfred Tennyson

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth

71

Thomas Campbell Eyton

English naturalist and ornithologist (1809–1880)

*September 10th, 1809, Wellington †October 25th, 1880, Shropshire

81

Georges-Eugène Haussmann

French official and politician (1809-1891)

*March 27th, 1809, Paris †January 11th, 1891, Paris

73

Joseph Liouville

French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882)

*March 24th, 1809, Saint-Omer †September 8th, 1882, rue de Savoie

81

Hannibal Hamlin

Vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*August 27th, 1809, Paris †July 4th, 1891, Bangor

27

Mariano José de Larra

Spanish romantic writer (1809-1837)

*March 24th, 1809, Madrid †February 13th, 1837, Madrid

85

Oliver Wendell Holmes

American poet and physician (1809–1894)

*August 29th, 1809, Cambridge †October 7th, 1894, Boston

66

Joseph Jenkins Roberts

President of Liberia (1809–1876)

*March 15th, 1809, Norfolk †February 24th, 1876, Monrovia

72

Bruno Bauer

German philosopher and theologian (1809–1882)

*September 6th, 1809, Eisenberg †April 13th, 1882, Neukölln

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1809 is a normal year and no leap year.

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