July 27th, 1947

Born on July 27th, 1947

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What happened on July 27th, 1947?

July 27th, 1947

In Vatican City, Rome, canonization of Catherine Labouré, the saint whose apparitions of the Virgin Mary originated the worldwide diffusion of the Miraculous Medal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization

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, 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.

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

Born on July 27th, 1947

76

Max Klauß

East German long jumper

*July 27th, 1947, Chemnitz

76

Jochen Heck

German rower

*July 27th, 1947, Bremen

73

Serge Bouchard

Canadian anthropologist, radio host, and writer (1947-2021)

*July 27th, 1947, Montreal †May 11th, 2021, Montreal

76

Giora Spiegel

Israeli footballer

*July 27th, 1947, Petah Tikva

61

Kazuyoshi Miura

Japanese businessman and criminal

*July 27th, 1947, Fuefuki †October 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

76

Romesh Sharma

Film director, producer and actor

*July 27th, 1947, Gurdaspur

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Who's birthday is on July 27th?

75

Peggy Fleming

American figure skater

*July 27th, 1948, San Jose

75

Betty Thomas

American actress and director (born 1947)

*July 27th, 1948, St. Louis

66

Hansi Müller

German association football player

*July 27th, 1957, Stuttgart

74

Maureen McGovern

American recording artist; actress and singer

*July 27th, 1949, Youngstown

67

Frances Arnold

Nobel prize winning US scientist and engineer

*July 25th, 1956, Pittsburgh

23

Mero

German rapper Turkish Origin

*July 27th, 2000, Rüsselsheim am Main

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

77

Barbara Thompson

English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer

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

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

60

Donnie Yen

Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist

*July 27th, 1963, Guangzhou

77

Rade Šerbedžija

Croatian actor

*July 27th, 1946, Bunić

71

Roxanne Hart

American actress

*July 27th, 1952, Trenton

68

Carlos Alberto Boloña

Peruvian economist and politician (1950-2018)

*July 27th, 1950, Lima †October 17th, 2018, Miami

38

Marielle Franco

Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)

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

77

Francis Berthelot

French writer

*July 27th, 1946, Paris

71

Ellen Streidt

East German sprinter

*July 27th, 1952, Wittstock/Dosse

75

Brunhilde Irber

German politician

*July 27th, 1948, Pleinting

87

Guy Carawan

American musician and musicologist (1927-2015)

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

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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