Page 6: Historical Events In July - 27

1941  Japanese forces land in Indo-China on July - 27.   

1941  On July - 27 103°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July   

1942  On this day in history formation of Australian Women's Land Army   

1942  William Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies on July - 27.   

1943  On July - 27 772 British bombers attack Hamburg   

1943  Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On July - 27 the first British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)   

1944  US regains possession of Guam from Japanese on July - 27.   

1944  On July - 27 1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)   

1944  Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees   

1946  Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs on July - 27.   

1946  Gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72 on July - 27.   

1947  Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak on July - 27.   

1948  Australia set 404 to win v England at Headingley on July - 27.   

1948  On July - 27 francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91   

1949  Havilland Comet 40-passenger airliner makes maiden flight on July - 27.   

1949  1st jet-propelled airline (De Havilland Comet) flies on this day in history.   

1950  Pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan on this day in history.   

1952  On July - 27 emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon (2:23:03.2)   

1952  On this day in history roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies   

1953  Armistice signed at Panmunjom brings hostilities in Korea to an end on this day in history.   

1953  Armistice signed ending Korean War on this day in history.   

1953  On July - 27 the Korean war comes to an end, with the signing of the armistice   

1953  On July - 27 the Korean War officially ends with the armistice signing at Panmunjom.   

1953  1st insulin isolated by F Banting & C Best in Toronto on July - 27.   

1954  On July - 27 armistice divides Vietnam into two countries   

1955  On this day in history austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation   

1955  On July - 27 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1751 Herget   

1956  On this day in history j M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies   

1960  On July - 27 vP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago   

1961  Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1962  On July - 27 mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission   

1962  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr jailed in Albany Georgia   

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1452  On July - 27 birth of ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500)   

1502  On July - 27 birth of pier Francesco Corteccia, composer   

1518  On July - 27 birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  On this day in history birth of heinrich Pape, composer   

1612  On this day in history birth of murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad   

1625  Edward Montagu, England was born on July - 27.   

1667  Jean Bernoulli, mathematician was born on July - 27.   

1733  Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779) was born on July - 27.   

0082  St Joseph of Arimathea, dies on this day in history.   

0432  On this day in history celestine I, Italian Pope (422-32), dies   

0916  On July - 27 kliment/Clemens van Ohrid, Bulgaria bishop of Ohrid/saint, dies   

1101  Koenrad, RC-German king (1087-98), dies on this day in history.   

1128  On July - 27 willem van Normandia, earl of Flanders, dies in battle   

1214  On July - 27 eustaes van Machelen, Flemish knight, dies in battle   

1227  Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies on this day in history.   

1233  On this day in history ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders, dies at 45