Historical events on July 27
JULY 27, 1965
Mattachine Midwest, a gay rights organization in Chicago, held its first meeting.
Mattachine Midwest was a gay rights organization active in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was established in 1965 during the homophile movement
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JULY 27, 1054
During his invasion of Scotland, Siward, Earl of Northumbria, defeated Macbeth, King of Scotland, in an engagement north of the Firth of Forth.
Siward or Sigurd was an important earl of 11th-century northern England. The Old Norse nickname Digri and its Latin translation Grossus are
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JULY 27, 1943
As the Surprise Hurricane struck Texas, a United States Army Air Forces pilot made the first reconnaissance flight into a hurricane.
The 1943 Surprise Hurricane was the first hurricane to be entered by a reconnaissance aircraft. The first tracked tropical cyclone of the
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JULY 27, 1942
Second World War: Allied forces halted the Axis invasion of Egypt at the First Battle of El Alamein.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JULY 27, 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.
The Korean Armistice Agreement is an armistice that brought about a cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by
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JULY 27, 1689
First Jacobite rising: Scottish and Irish Jacobites defeated Williamite forces at Killiecrankie, Scotland.
The Jacobite rising of 1689 was a conflict fought primarily in the Scottish Highlands, whose objective was to put James VII back
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JULY 27, 2007
While covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona, two news helicopters collided in mid-air, killing both crews.
A car chase or vehicle pursuit is the vehicular overland chase of one party by another, involving at least one automobile or
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JULY 27, 1225
Saint Mary's Church on Gotland, later to become Visby Cathedral, was consecrated.
Gotland, also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland, is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province/county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes
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JULY 27, 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.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the
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JULY 27, 1214
Philip II of France decisively won the Battle of Bouvines, the conclusive battle of the 1213–1214 Anglo-French War.
Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings
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JULY 27, 1983
American musician Madonna released her self-titled debut album, which set the standard for the genre of dance-pop for decades.
Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been
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JULY 27, 2020
A major oil spill from the Colonial Pipeline was discovered in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
A major oil spill from the Colonial Pipeline in a nature reserve near Huntersville, North Carolina, United States, began on July 27,
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JULY 27, 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.
The Jammat-al-Muslimeen is an Islamist fundamentalist group in Trinidad and Tobago.
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JULY 27, 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.
The Austrian State Treaty or Austrian Independence Treaty established Austria as a sovereign state. It was signed on 15 May 1955 in
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JULY 27, 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.
A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental
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JULY 27, 1949
The de Havilland Comet (prototype pictured), the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, made its maiden flight.
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom,
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JULY 27, 678
Unable to penetrate the city's defences, the Sclaveni gave up their siege of the Byzantine city of Thessalonica.
The Sclaveni or Sklabenoi were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled in the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and
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JULY 27, 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.
The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British
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JULY 27, 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.
El Al Flight 402 was an international passenger flight from London to Tel Aviv via Vienna and Istanbul. On 27 July 1955,
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JULY 27, 2016
The last nine Aston Martin DB9 units rolled off the production line, marking the end of a twelve-year manufacturing period.
The Aston Martin DB9 is a two-door grand tourer car that was produced in Gaydon, Warwickshire, by the British carmaker Aston Martin.
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JULY 27, 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.
The Red Summer was a period in mid-1919 during which white supremacist terrorism and racial riots occurred in more than three dozen
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JULY 27, 1302
Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Bapheus in Bithynia.
The Byzantine–Ottoman wars were a series of decisive conflicts between the Byzantine Greeks and Ottoman Turks and their allies that led to
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