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On This Day · The 208th day of the year

July 27

From 1054 to 1990, July 27 gathers 936 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Leo is the sign for July 27 — read more on the Leo page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on July 27?

July 27 is the 208th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1054 and 1990. Famous people born on July 27 include Gary Gygax, Sidney Govou and Julian McMahon.

Released on July 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game Deadlink
  • Game The Expanse: A Telltale Series
  • Movie Dime lo que quieres (de verdad)
  • Game Arcadian Atlas

2021

  • Game Tribes of Midgard
  • Game Night Book

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1054

    Siward, Earl of Northumbria

  2. 1794

    French Revolution

  3. 1890

    Vincent van Gogh

  4. 1900

    Wilhelm II

  5. 1917

    World War I

  6. 1942

    World War II

  7. 1953

    Korean War

  8. 1955

    Austrian State Treaty

  9. 1955

    El Al Flight 402

  10. 1990

    Jamaat al Muslimeen

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 27

Gary Gygax

b. 1938

Sidney Govou

b. 1979

Julian McMahon

b. 1968

Sabina Jeschke

b. 1968

Juliana Hatfield

b. 1967

Giosuè Carducci

b. 1835

Triple H

b. 1969

Ernst May

b. 1886

Deaths

  • 2015A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • 2008Horst Stein
  • 1981William Wyler
  • 1931Auguste Forel
  • 1844John Dalton
  • 1841Mikhail Lermontov

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Arethas (Western Christianity)
  • —Christian feast day: Aurelius and Natalia and companions of the Martyrs of Córdoba.
  • —Christian feast day: Maurus, Pantalemon, and Sergius
  • —Christian feast day: Pantaleon
  • —Christian feast day: Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Roman Martyrology) National Sleepy Head Day (Finland)
  • —Christian feast day: Theobald of Marly
  • —Christian feast day: Titus Brandsma, O.Carm.
  • —Christian feast day: July 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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