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 208^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 157 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 14, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,226,240 minutes 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 ‘dihectaoctagon’ 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 205 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 4,601 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 27 Historical Events

• 1214 –
  Battle of Bouvines: in France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
• 1302 –
  Battle of Bapheus: decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest.
• 1720 –
  The Battle of Grengam marks the second important victory of the Russian Navy.
• 1789 –
  The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
• 1865 –
  Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
• 1940 –
  The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
• 1983 –
  Black July: 18 Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
• 1990 –
  The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago, occupying the Trinidad and the studios of Trinidad and Tobago Television, holding Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson and most of his Cabinet as well as the staff at the television station hostage for 6 days.
• 1990 –
  The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3.

Who were born on July 27?

• 1740 –
  Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)
• 1896 –
  Sir Robert George, British RAF officer and Governor of South Australia (d. 1967)
• 1915 –
  Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (d. 1982)
• 1964 –
  Rex Brown, American bassist (Pantera)
• 1967 –
  Juliana Hatfield, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (Blake Babies, Some Girls)
• 1972 –
  Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian
• 1972 –
  Takako Fuji, Japanese actress
• 1975 –
  Fred Mascherino, American guitarist (Taking Back Sunday)
• 1979 –
  Sidney Govou, French footballer
• 1987 –
  Jacoby Ford, American football player

Who died on July 27?

• 1365 –
  Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (b. 1339)
• 1759 –
  Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician (b. 1698)
• 1883 –
  Montgomery Blair, American politician (b. 1813)
• 1934 –
  Hubert Lyautey, French army general and marshal (b. 1854)
• 1941 –
  Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (b. 1858)
• 1985 –
  Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player (b. 1889)
• 1986 –
  Nikos Nikolaou, Greek artist (b. 1909)
• 1987 –
  Travis Jackson, American baseball player (b. 1903)
• 1988 –
  Frank Zamboni, American inventor (b. 1901)
• 2000 –
  Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (b. 1929)