July 27th, 1949

Born on July 27th, 1949

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What happened on July 27th, 1949?

July 27th, 1949

Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet

July 27th, 1949

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet

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, 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, 1949

74

Maureen McGovern

American recording artist; actress and singer

*July 27th, 1949, Youngstown

61

Maury Chaykin

American actor (1949-2010)

*July 27th, 1949, Brooklyn †July 27th, 2010, Toronto

74

Robert Rankin

British author

*July 27th, 1949, London

74

Rory Macdonald

British musician

*July 27th, 1949, Dornoch

74

Yiannos Papantoniou

Greek politician

*July 27th, 1949, Paris

74

André Dupont

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 27th, 1949, Trois-Rivières

74

Alicia Castro

Argentine politician

*July 27th, 1949, Buenos Aires

74

Mario Martín

Spanish actor

*July 27th, 1949, Madrid

68

Jaroslav Brabec

Czechoslovak shot-putter, Olympic athlete and sports coach

*July 27th, 1949, Litoměřice †May 20th, 2018

Same Day
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

67

Frances Arnold

Nobel prize winning US scientist and engineer

*July 25th, 1956, Pittsburgh

68

Carlos Alberto Boloña

Peruvian economist and politician (1950-2018)

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

23

Mero

German rapper Turkish Origin

*July 27th, 2000, Rüsselsheim am Main

65

Christopher Dean

English ice dancer

*July 27th, 1958, Nottingham

76

Max Klauß

East German long jumper

*July 27th, 1947, Chemnitz

71

Roxanne Hart

American actress

*July 27th, 1952, Trenton

71

Don Galloway

American actor (1937-2009)

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

60

Donnie Yen

Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist

*July 27th, 1963, Guangzhou

21

Myisha Mohd Khairul

Malaysian badminton player

*July 27th, 2002, Johor Bahru

71

Ellen Streidt

East German sprinter

*July 27th, 1952, Wittstock/Dosse

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

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

68

Hans Rosling

Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker

*July 27th, 1948, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †February 7th, 2017, Uppsala

38

Marielle Franco

Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)

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

77

Barbara Thompson

English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer

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

75

Brunhilde Irber

German politician

*July 27th, 1948, Pleinting

72

Bernardo Atxaga

Basque-language writer from Gipuzkoa, Spain

*July 27th, 1951, Asteasu

87

Guy Carawan

American musician and musicologist (1927-2015)

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

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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