July 27 in History

Historical Events on July 27

1549 The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.

1778 American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.

1794 French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".

1890 Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.

1900 Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.

1942 World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.

1953 Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.

1964 Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.

1996 In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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Famous Birthdays on July 27

1452 Ludovico Sforza

1969 Triple H

1975 Alex Rodriguez

1984 Max Scherzer

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Famous Deaths on July 27

1946 Gertrude Stein

1970 António de Oliveira Salazar

1980 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

2015 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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