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July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining.

Events

1200-1899

1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.

1663 - The British Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports.

1689 - Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends

1694 - A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England.

1778 - American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant - British and French fleets fight to a standoff.

1789 - The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (later renamed Department of State).

1794 - French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution." (See 9 Thermidor.)

1865 - Welsh settlers arrive in Argentina at Chubut Valley.

1866 - The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.

1900-1999

1921 - Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announce the discovery of the hormone insulin.

1940 - Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.

1943 - World War II: USSR leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227 in response to alarming German advances into Russia. Under the order all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so will be immediately killed.

1949 - Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.

1953 - Korean War ends: The United States, People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea sign an armistice agreement.

1955 - The Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945).

1964 - Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.

1968 - Pink Floyd releases the album A Saucerful of Secrets in the USA.

1974 - Watergate Scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon: obstruction of justice.

1981 - British television: On Coronation Street, Ken Barlow marries Deirdre Langton, which proves to be a national event, with massive viewer numbers earned for the show.

1990 - Belarus declares independence from Soviet Union.

1995 - In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.

1996 - Centennial Olympic Park bombing: In Atlanta, Georgia, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing one and injuring 111.

1997 - The first episode of Stargate SG1 was broadcast on 1997 July 27 on Showtime.

2000-2099

2002 - Air show disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 85 and injuring more than 100 others, the largest air show disaster in history.