This Day in History for 27th July (Part 2)
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Historical Events
Results 101 - 191 of 191
1954 - 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller GC St Paul Minn
1954 - Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries
1955 - Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation
1955 - Bulgaria shoots down a plane heading for Israel (58 die)
1955 - Israeli passenger plane shot down above Bulgaria, 58 die
1956 - Jim Laker takes 9-37 in Australia's 1st innings at Manchester
1957 - St James' Theater in London closes
1958 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA French Lick Golf Open
1959 - Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut
1959 - William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in NYC in 1961
1960 - VP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago
1962 - Mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission
1962 - Martin Luther King Jr jailed in Albany Georgia
1962 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1963 - Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ
1963 - General Amin al-Hafez becomes president of Syria
1965 - Pierre Harmel forms Belgium govt
1965 - Pres Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking
1967 - Arabs Federation premier Hoesein Al Bayoomi resigns
1967 - Helmond Sport soccer team forms
1967 - LBJ sets up commission to study cause of urban violence
1967 - US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site
1968 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Supertest Canadian Golf Open
1968 - Race Riot in Gary Indiana
1969 - 15th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls
1969 - Pioneer 10 launched
1970 - Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game
1970 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1970 - L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, & Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame
1972 - NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques
1972 - The F-15 Eagle flies for the first time.
1973 - 40th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Miami 14, All Stars 3 (54,103)
1973 - Walter Blum becomes 6th jockey to ride 4,000 winners
1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment
1974 - Kanhai & Jameson add 465 for 2nd wicket, Warwickshire v Gloucs
1975 - Carol Mann wins LPGA George Washington Ladies Golf Classic
1976 - 8.2 Tangshan earthquake kills estimated 240,000 Chinese
1976 - Japanese ex-premier Tanaka arrested (Lockheed Affair)
1977 - John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US
1978 - Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yanks)
1978 - Portuguese pres Eanes fires premier Soares
1979 - "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St James Theater NYC for 6 performances
1979 - France performs nuclear Test
1980 - Palestinian throws hand grenade on Jewish children in Antwerp, 1 dead
1980 - Sally Little wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic
1981 - British television: On Coronation Street, Ken Barlow marries Deirdre Langton, proving to be a national event with massive viewer numbers
1982 - Calif catches A's Rickey Henderson stealing 3 times
1982 - Indian PM Indira Gandhi 1st visit to US in almost 11 years
1982 - Menken & Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors," premieres in NYC
1983 - 104°F (40.3°C) in Garmersdorf (German record)
1983 - Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan & Steve Carlton to reach 3,500 career strikeouts this season, he also wins his 1st game as a Royal
1984 - Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single (vs Phila)
1986 - 14th du Maurier Golf Classic: Pat Bradley
1986 - 24th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Czechoslovakia in Prague Czech (3-0)
1986 - Greg Lemond is 1st American to win Tour de France
1987 - John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible" testifies in Israel
1987 - Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive
1987 - First expedited salvaging of Titanic wreckage begins by RMS Titanic, Inc.
1988 - Boston's worst traffic jam in 30 years
1988 - General Sein Lwin succeeds Ne Win as pres of Burma
1988 - Radio Shack announces Tandy 1000 SL computer
1988 - Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yanks rout Brewers 16-3
1989 - Atlanta Brave Dale Murphy is 10th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th)
1990 - Graham Gooch scores 333 v India at Lord's
1990 - Tom Moody scores 100 in 26 mins in county cricket, world record
1990 - White-Russia declares independence
1990 - Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a cop
1991 - Rocker Jani Lane, (Warrant-Cherry Pie) marries model Bobbie Brown
1991 - TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition
1992 - Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep Natl Convention
1992 - Dimitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pychenko, Veniamin Taianovitch & Evgueni
1992 - Sadovyi swim world record 4x200m freestyle (7:11.95)
1993 - Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees
1993 - Javier Sotomayor jumps world record 2.45 m high
1993 - Mafia bombs historical buildings in Rome/Milan/Vatican City, 5 killed
1993 - NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million
1993 - NY Met Anthony Young wins ending his losing streak at 27 games
1995 - In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
1996 - Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured
1996 - David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants v Worcs
1997 - "Candide," closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances
1997 - "Victor/Victoria" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 738 performances
1997 - Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16
1997 - Franklin Quest Senior Golf Championship
1997 - Stewart Cink wins golfs Greater Hartford Open (267)
1997 - Tammie Green wins Giant Eagle LPGA Classic
1997 - Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed.
2002 - Ukraine airshow 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.
2005 - STS-114: NASA grounds the Space shuttle, pending an investigation of the external tank's continued foam-shedding problem. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam does not strike the spacecraft.
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.
2007 - Phoenix News Helicopter Collision: News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. This was the first known incidence of two news helicopters colliding in mid-air, and the worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history.
Famous Birthdays
Results 101 - 200 of 233
1929 - Harvey Fuqua, rock vocalist (Moonglows-Sincerely)
1929 - Jack Higgins, [Harry Patterson], novelist
1929 - Marc Wilkinson, composer
1930 - Ronald Dearing, chairman (British Post Office)
1930 - Shirley Williams, co-founder (Social Democratic Party)/labour minister
1931 - Jerry Van Dyke, Danville Ill, actor (My Mother the Car, Coach)
1931 - Khieu Samphan, Cambodian politician
1932 - Beverly B Byron, (Rep-D-MD, 1979- )
1932 - Curnick M Ndlovu, Jailed South Africian worker's union leader
1932 - Robert Cowan, CEO (Highlands & Islands Enterprises)
1933 - Nick Reynolds, rocker (Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons)
1933 - Roger Harris, cricketer (NZ opening batsman vs England 1959)
1933 - Ted Whitten, Australian rules footballer (d. 1995)
1934 - John Pardoe, CEO (Sight & Sound Education)/Liberal MP
1935 - Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer
1936 - J. Robert Hooper, American politician
1937 - Anna Dawson, British comedienne (Violet-Keeping Up Appearances)
1937 - Chuck Jackson, Latta SC, singer (Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry)
1937 - Don Galloway, Brooksville Ky, actor (Arrest & Trial, Ironside)
1937 - Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator
1938 - Shirley Anne Field, England, actress (Alfie, War Lover) [or Jun 27]
1938 - Isabelle Aubret, French singer
1938 - Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator (d. 2008)
1939 - Irv Cross, NFL sportscaster (CBS-TV)
1939 - James McGee, pathologist/professor (Morbid Anatomy at Oxford)
1939 - James Victor, Puerto Rico, actor (Boulevard Night, Streets of LA)
1940 - Pina Bausch, German dancer
1941 - Johannes Fritsch, composer
1942 - Barbara Ferris, London England, actress (Nice Girl Like Me)
1942 - John Pleshette, NYC, actor (Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue)
1942 - Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician
1942 - Dennis Ralston, American tennis player
1943 - Al Ramsey, NJ, rocker (Gary Lewis & the Playboys-This Diamond Ring)
1943 - Bill Bradley, Crystal City Mo, NY Knick/(Sen-D-NJ)/Rhodes scholar
1943 - Stu Gilliam, Detroit, actor/comedian (Roll Out, Harris & Company)
1944 - Aleksandr Ivanovich Dedkov, cosmonaut
1944 - Bobbie Gentry, Mississippi, singer/songwriter (Ode to Billy Joe)
1944 - Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist
1946 - Gwynne Gilford, LA Calif, actress (Linda Harris-Waverly Wonders)
1946 - Ricardo Anasagasti, [Ricardo M Meul], Curacao, dancer/actor
1946 - Toktar Ongarbajewitch Aubakirov, Kazakhstan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13)
1946 - Rade Šerbedžija, Croatian actor
1947 - Betty Thomas, St Louis Mo, actress (Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues)
1947 - Wayne Dowdy, (Rep-D-MS, 1981- )
1948 - Henny Vrienten, Dutch bassist/singer (Doe Maar)
1948 - Peggy Fleming Jenkins, San Jose Calif, figure skater (Olym-gold-1968)
1949 - David Muse, rocker (Firefall)
1949 - Jeremy Thomas, actor (Family Life)
1949 - Maureen McGovern, Youngstown Oh, singer (Got To Be a Morning After)
1949 - André Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player
1950 - Michael Vaughn, rocker (Paper Lace)
1950 - Simon Jones, Willshire England, comedian (News is the News)
1951 - Janet Eilber, Detroit Mich, actress (Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy)
1952 - Hannu-Pekka Hänninen, Finnish sports commentator
1953 - Wim G J M van de Camp, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
1953 - Yahoo Serious, Australian comedian
1954 - G. S. Bali, Indian politician
1955 - Allan Border, cricket captain (Australia)
1955 - Cat Bauer, American novelist
1956 - Carol Leifer, American actress
1957 - Gezina E "Liesbeth" van Apeldoorn, Dutch actress (Composer)
1957 - Hansi Muller, skier
1957 - Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler
1958 - Christopher Dean, Olympics skater (Torvill & Dean/Olympic-gold-1984)
1959 - David East, cricketer
1960 - Christina Singer, Geoppingen Germany, tennis star
1960 - Jo Durie, England, tennis player
1960 - Reinaldo de Carvalho, carnival King
1961 - Daniel C Burbank, Manchester Ct, Lt cmdr USCG/astronaut
1962 - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (d. 2005)
1963 - Jason Buck, WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
1964 - Rex Brown, American musician (Pantera)
1965 - José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan footballer
1966 - Al Charron, Rugby Union forward (Canada)
1967 - Craig Wolanin, Grosse Pointe, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
1967 - Emiel van Eijkeren, soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)
1967 - Jeff Novak, NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1967 - Julian McMahon, actor (Ian Rain-Another World, John Grant-Profiler)
1967 - Neil Smith, cricketer (Warwickshire & England A all-rounder)
1967 - Sasha Mitchell, LA Calif, actor (Spike of Bensonhurst)
1967 - Juliana Hatfield, American musician
1967 - Kellie Waymire, American actress (d. 2003)
1968 - Christina Singer, Goeppingen Germany, tennis star (1991 Futures GBR)
1968 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Messina Sicily, actress (Postman)
1968 - Tom Goodwin, Fresno CA, outfielder (KC Royals)
1968 - Tom Goodwin, American baseball player
1968 - Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula One driver
1969 - Jason Woolley, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
1969 - Linda Burgess, WNBA forward (LA Sparks)
1969 - Triple H, American professional wrestler
1970 - Tom Europe, CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes)
1970 - Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Danish actor
1971 - Brennon James Dowric, Australian gymnast (Olympics-92, 96)
1972 - Alph Browning, NLF/WLAF receiver (Redskins, Barcelona Dragons)
1972 - Bryce Bevill, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1972 - Clint Robinson, Brisbane QLD Australia, K-1 1k canoeist (Oly-bron-96)
1972 - Jill Arrington, American sports reporter
1972 - Takako Fuji, Japanese actress
1972 - Maya Rudolph, American actress and comedian
1973 - Amy Linn Duncan, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Miss America-Oklahoma (1997)
Famous Deaths
Results 101 - 118 of 118
1996 - Jane Beverly Drew, architect, dies at 85
1996 - Peter James Frederick Green, CEO (LLoyd's of London), dies at 71
1997 - K'Tut Tantri, broadcaster/hotelier, dies at 99
1998 - Binnie Barnes, British actress (b. 1903)
1999 - Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (b. 1912)
1999 - Sweets Edison, American jazz trumpet player (b. 1915)
2000 - Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (b. 1929)
2001 - Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1952)
2001 - Rhonda Singh, professional wrestler (b. 1961)
2003 - Vance Hartke, American politician (b. 1919)
2003 - Bob Hope, English-born entertainer (b. 1903)
2005 - Swami Shantanand, Mahasamadhi Day, Indian Saint, Philosopher (b. 1934)
2005 - Marten Toonder, Dutch comic writer (b. 1912)
2006 - Maryann Mahaffey, American politician (b. 1925)
2007 - Lucky Grills, Australian actor (b. 1928)
2008 - Youssef Chahine, Egyptian film director (b. 1926)
2008 - Horst Stein, German conductor (b. 1928)
2008 - Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican Businessman (b. 1923)
