Births on July 27

Loránd Eötvös

Born on July 27, 1848

Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (d. 1919)

Baron Loránd Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (or Loránd Eötvös, pronounced [ˈloraːnd ˈøtvøʃ], Hungarian: vásárosnaményi báró Eötvös Loránd Ágoston; 27 July 1848 – 8 April 1919), also called Baron Roland von Eötvös in English literature, was a Hungarian physicist. He is remembered today largely for his work on gravitation and surface tension, and the invention of the torsion pendulum.

In addition to Eötvös Loránd University

and the Eötvös Loránd Institute of Geophysics in Hungary,

the Eötvös crater on the Moon,

the asteroid 12301 Eötvös and the mineral lorándite

also bear his name.

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Events on 1848

3 May

Benty Grange helmet
The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered.
15 May

1848 revolutions
Serfdom is abolished in the Habsburg Galicia, as a result of the 1848 revolutions. The rest of monarchy followed later in the year.
18 May

Frankfurt Parliament
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
19 Jul

Seneca Falls Convention
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
29 Sep

Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

Births on July 27

Loránd Eötvös

Born on July 27, 1848

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Events on 1848

Benty Grange helmet

1848 revolutions

Frankfurt Parliament

Seneca Falls Convention

Hungarian Revolution of 1848