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What are the important events that happened on July 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 27 is the 209th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 157 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 14, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 478,344 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 186 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,236 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 27 Historical Events
- 1189 –Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade.
- 1720 –The Battle of Grengam marks the second important victory of the Russian Navy.
- 1942 –World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
- 1949 –Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
- 2006 –The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance.
Who were born on July 27?
- 1667 –Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1748)
- 1833 –Thomas George Bonney, English geologist (d. 1923)
- 1835 –Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1907)
- 1949 –André Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player
- 1981 –Christopher Weselek, German rugby player
Who died on July 27?
- 1931 –Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (b. 1848)
- 1992 –Max Dupain, Australian photographer (b. 1911)
- 1992 –Tzeni Karezi, Greek film and theatre actress (b. 1932)
- 2001 –Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1952)
- 2010 –Jack Tatum, American football player (b. 1948)
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