July 27th, 1942

Born on July 27th, 1942

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What happened on July 27th, 1942?

July 27th, 1942

World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.

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July 27th, 1942

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

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What else 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, 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.

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

Born on July 27th, 1942

81

Édith Butler

Musician

*July 27th, 1942, Paquetville

81

Richard Dimitri

American actor and comedian

*July 27th, 1942, New York City

81

Trichy Sankaran

Canadian musician

*July 27th, 1942, Tiruchirappalli

81

John Pleshette

American actor

*July 27th, 1942, New York City

78

Dennis Ralston

US tennis player

*July 27th, 1942, Bakersfield †December 6th, 2020, Austin

81

Susan Silo

American actress

*July 27th, 1942, New York City

81

Lanny Flaherty

American actor

*July 27th, 1942, Pontotoc

81

Barbara Ferris

British actress and model

*July 27th, 1942, London

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

75

Peggy Fleming

American figure skater

*July 27th, 1948, San Jose

71

Don Galloway

American actor (1937-2009)

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

23

Mero

German rapper Turkish Origin

*July 27th, 2000, Rüsselsheim am Main

77

Barbara Thompson

English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer

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

66

Hansi Müller

German association football player

*July 27th, 1957, Stuttgart

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

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

67

Frances Arnold

Nobel prize winning US scientist and engineer

*July 25th, 1956, Pittsburgh

21

Myisha Mohd Khairul

Malaysian badminton player

*July 27th, 2002, Johor Bahru

65

Christopher Dean

English ice dancer

*July 27th, 1958, Nottingham

60

Donnie Yen

Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist

*July 27th, 1963, Guangzhou

75

Betty Thomas

American actress and director (born 1947)

*July 27th, 1948, St. Louis

74

Maureen McGovern

American recording artist; actress and singer

*July 27th, 1949, Youngstown

38

Marielle Franco

Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)

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

87

Guy Carawan

American musician and musicologist (1927-2015)

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

76

Max Klauß

East German long jumper

*July 27th, 1947, Chemnitz

79

Bev Oda

Canadian broadcaster, politician

*July 27th, 1944, Thunder Bay

77

Jean Baudrillard

French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist

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

83

Olivier Guichard

French politician (1920-2004)

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

71

Roxanne Hart

American actress

*July 27th, 1952, Trenton

71

Ellen Streidt

East German sprinter

*July 27th, 1952, Wittstock/Dosse

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Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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