Summary of the Day ✨ 27 July (27/07)
On this day, tragedy struck multiple locations as a Ukrainian airshow disaster became the deadliest in history with 77 fatalities, while a bomb exploded at the Atlanta Olympics and an attack killed seven at an Indian police station. Simultaneously, Algeria experienced the Si Zerrouk massacre claiming about 50 lives, while the Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Historical Events 📜
- 2015: Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
- 2002: Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
- 1997: About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
- 1996: In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- 1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- 1990: The Byelorussian Soviet Republic declares independence from the Soviet Union, becoming the Republic of Belarus. 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.
- 1990: The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d’état in Trinidad and Tobago.
- 1989: While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232.
- 1983: Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
- 1981: While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed.
- 1975: Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.
- 1974: Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
- 1964: Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
- 1963: The Puijo observation tower is opened to the general public at Puijo Hill in Kuopio, Finland.
- 1959: The Continental League is announced as baseball’s “third major league” in the United States.
Famous Births 👶
- 2003: Elvina Kalieva, American tennis player
- 2001: Miguel Gutiérrez, Spanish footballer
- 1993: Max Power, English footballer
- 1993: Jordan Spieth, American golfer
- 1992: Tory Lanez, Canadian singer and rapper
- 1991: Wandy Peralta, Dominican baseball player
- 1990: Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor
- 1990: Paolo Hurtado, Peruvian footballer
- 1990: Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1990: Stephen Li-Chung Kuo, Taiwanese-American figure skater
- 1990: Kriti Sanon, Indian actress
- 1989: Maya Ali, Pakistani actress
- 1988: Adam Biddle, Australian footballer
- 1988: Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1988: Ryan Tannehill, American football player
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Edna O’Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (born 1930)
- 2024: Pavel Kushnir, Russian pianist, writer, activist and political prisoner (born 1984)
- 2022: Tony Dow, American actor, film producer, director, and sculptor (born 1945)
- 2018: Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian literature critic, television host and sexologist
- 2017: Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (born 1943)
- 2016: Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (born 1928)
- 2016: James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (born 1943)
- 2016: Jerry Doyle, American actor and talk show host (born 1956)
- 2016: Piet de Jong, Dutch politician and naval officer, Minister of Defence, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1915)
- 2015: Rickey Grundy, American singer-songwriter (born 1959)
- 2015: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian engineer, academic, and politician, 11th President of India (born 1931)
- 2015: Samuel Pisar, Polish-born American lawyer and author (born 1929)
- 2015: Anthony Shaw, English general (born 1930)
- 2014: Richard Bolt, New Zealand air marshal and pilot (born 1923)
- 2014: George Freese, American baseball player and coach (born 1926)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Arethas (Western Christianity) - Christian feast day:
Aurelius and Natalia and companions of the Martyrs of Córdoba. - Christian feast day:
Maurus, Pantalemon, and Sergius - Christian feast day:
Pantaleon - Christian feast day:
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Roman Martyrology)
National Sleepy Head Day (Finland) - Christian feast day:
Theobald of Marly - Christian feast day:
Titus Brandsma, O.Carm. - Christian feast day:
July 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
- Iglesia ni Cristo Day (the Philippines)
- José Celso Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)
- Medical Workers Day (Ukraine)
- Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers Day (Vietnam)