Historical Events In July - 27

1990  Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history rocker Jani Lane, (Warrant-Cherry Pie) marries model Bobbie Brown  

1991  On July - 27 tV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition  

1991  Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56  

1993  On this day in history reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27  

1994  On this day in history h Minderop, founder/chairman (TROS-radio/TV), dies  

1995  Charles Hugh Shirley, publisher, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1996  On July - 27 one person is killed and more than 100 injured as a pipe bomb explodes at the Atlanta Olympics.  

1996  On July - 27 beverly Drew, architect, dies at 85  

2007  Nikola Radosavljevic shot dead nine people in village Jabukovac in eastern Serbia and wounded two on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history two television news helicopters collide in midair while covering a police chase in Phoenix, Arizona, killing both pilots and two photojournalists.  

2012  On July - 27 queen Elizabeth II announces the opening of the London 2012 Olympics at the opening ceremony  

2012  The 2012 Summer Olympics are held in London, England, United Kingdom on July - 27.  

2013  100 people are killed and 1,500 injured in a crackdown against protesters in Cairo, Egypt on July - 27.  

2014  Vincenzo Nibali of Italy wins the Tour de France on this day in history.  

2017  On July - 27 boy Scouts of American chief Michael Surbaugh apologies for politically motivated remarks made by President Donald Trump at rally attended by 30,000 scouts  

2017  On July - 27 amazon founder Jeff Bezos briefly becomes world's richest man at $91.4bn overtaking Bill Gates for half a day  

2017  On July - 27 reince Priebus resigns as Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump , shortest non-interim tenure ever  

2018  On July - 27 cBS Chairman Leslie Moonves is acussed of sexual misconduct in the "New Yorker" by Ronan Farrow  

2018  The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurs, on this day in history.  

2020  WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus states that COVID-19 is "easily the most severe" global health emergency the WHO has faced on July - 27.  

2021  American gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles withdraws from the women's team final at the Tokyo Games citing need to focus on her mental health; also misses individual finals on July - 27.  

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1452  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500) was born on this day in history.  

1502  Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer was born on July - 27.  

1518  Elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses was born on July - 27.  

1609  On July - 27 birth of heinrich Pape, composer  

1612  On July - 27 birth of murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad  

1625  On July - 27 birth of edward Montagu, England  

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

1733  On July - 27 birth of jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)  

0082  St Joseph of Arimathea, dies on July - 27.  

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  On July - 27 koenrad, RC-German king (1087-98), dies  

1128  Willem van Normandia, earl of Flanders, dies in battle on July - 27.  

1214  On this day in history eustaes van Machelen, Flemish knight, dies in battle  

1227  On July - 27 otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies  

1233  On July - 27 ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders, dies at 45