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  • Jaffa
    Monday Jul 27, 1192
    Crusades

    Battle of Jaffa

    Jaffa
    Monday Jul 27, 1192

    On 27 July 1192, Saladin's army began the battle of Jaffa, capturing the city. Richard's forces stormed Jaffa from the sea and the Muslims were driven from the city. Attempts to retake Jaffa failed and Saladin was forced to retreat.




  • Turkey
    Thursday Jul 27, 1302
    Ottoman Empire

    Battle of Bapheus

    Turkey
    Thursday Jul 27, 1302

    Osman extended the control of his principality by conquering Byzantine towns along the Sakarya River. A Byzantine defeat at the Battle of Bapheus in 1302 contributed to Osman's rise as well. It is not well understood how the early Ottomans came to dominate their neighbors, due to the lack of sources surviving from this period.




  • Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 27, 1919
    Red Summer

    Annapolis riot

    Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 27, 1919

    The Annapolis riot of 1919 took place on June 27, 1919, between midnight and 1 AM, in Annapolis, Maryland. A mob of African-American bluejackets from the U.S. Navy fought local Annapolis African-Americans.




  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 27, 1919
    Red Summer

    Chicago riot

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 27, 1919

    Longstanding racial tensions between whites and blacks exploded in five days of violence that started on July 27, 1919. On that hot summer day, on a segregated Chicago beach, a group of white men stoned Eugene Williams to death when he crossed the unofficial barrier between the white and black sections of the 29th Street beach. Tensions escalated when a white police officer not only failed to arrest the white man responsible for Williams' death, but arrested a black man instead. Objections by black observers were met with violence by whites. Attacks between white and black mobs erupted swiftly. Because of the rioting, 38 people died (23 African American and 15 white), and another 537 were injured, two-thirds of them African American; one African-American Patrolman John W. Simpson was the only policeman killed in the riot.




  • Hungary
    Sunday Jul 27, 1919
    Hungarian–Romanian War

    The Romanian Army Tested The Strength of The Hungarian Defense

    Hungary
    Sunday Jul 27, 1919

    After repelling the Hungarian attack, the Romanian army prepared to cross the Tisza River. From 27–29 July, the Romanian Army tested the strength of the Hungarian defense with small attacks. A plan was made to cross the Tisza River near Fegyvernek, where it makes a turn.




  • Spain
    Monday Jul 27, 1936
    Spanish Civil War

    French government declared that it would not send military aid

    Spain
    Monday Jul 27, 1936

    In July 1936, British officials convinced Blum (the prime minister) not to send arms to the Republicans and, on 27 July, the French government declared that it would not send military aid, technology or forces to assist the Republican forces. However, Blum made clear that France reserved the right to provide aid should it wish to the Republic: "We could have delivered arms to the Spanish Government [Republicans], a legitimate government... We have not done so, in order not to give an excuse to those who would be tempted to send arms to the rebels [Nationalists]."




  • P'anmunjŏm, South Korea
    Monday Jul 27, 1953
    Korean War

    The Korean Armistice Agreement

    P'anmunjŏm, South Korea
    Monday Jul 27, 1953

    the KPA, the PVA and the UN Command signed the Korean Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jul 27, 1979
    Muhammad Ali Clay

    Short live retirement

    U.S.
    Friday Jul 27, 1979

    Following this win, on July 27, 1979, Ali announced his retirement from boxing. His retirement was short-lived, however; Ali announced his comeback to face Larry Holmes for the WBC belt in an attempt to win the heavyweight championship an unprecedented fourth time. The fight was largely motivated by Ali's need for money.


  • Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
    Sunday Jul 27, 1980
    Jacinda Ardern

    Birth

    Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
    Sunday Jul 27, 1980

    Jacinda was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, Ardern grew up as a Mormon in Morrinsville and Murupara, where her father, Ross Ardern, worked as a police officer, and her mother, Laurell Ardern (née Bottomley), worked as a school catering assistant.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    The "Town Square" of the Olympics

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    Centennial Olympic Park was designed as the "town square" of the Olympics, and thousands of spectators had gathered for a late concert and merrymaking. Sometime after midnight, July 27, 1996, Eric Robert Rudolph, a terrorist who would later bomb a lesbian nightclub and two abortion clinics, planted a green backpack containing a fragmentation-laden pipe bomb underneath a bench. Jewell was working as a security guard for the event.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    A Bag

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    On July 27, 1996, He discovered the bag and alerted Georgia Bureau of Investigation officers. This discovery was nine minutes before Rudolph called 9-1-1 to deliver a warning.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    Clearing the Immediate Area

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    On July 27, 1996, Jewell and other security guards began clearing the immediate area so that a bomb squad could investigate the suspicious package.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996
    Richard Jewell

    Bombing

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 27, 1996

    On July 27, 1996, The bomb exploded 13 minutes later, killing Alice Hawthorne and injuring over one hundred others. A cameraman also died of a heart attack while running to cover the incident.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 27, 2006
    Stan Lee

    Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 27, 2006

    From July 2006 until September 2007 Lee hosted, co-created, executive-produced, and judged the reality television game show competition Who Wants to Be a Superhero? on the Sci-Fi Channel.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Monday Jul 27, 2009
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Ibrahimović was presented to the Crowd

    Barcelona, Spain
    Monday Jul 27, 2009

    Ibrahimović passed his medical and was presented to a crowd of over 60,000 at Camp Nou. He signed a five-year contract, for €46 million and the exchange of Eto'o (valued at €20 million) and loan of Alexander Hleb (with an option to purchase for a €10 million fee), with a €250 million release clause, making Ibrahimović worth €66 million. The Hleb deal, however, collapsed. Eventually, Ibrahimović cost Barcelona €69.884 million, which included other fees.


  • Argentina
    Tuesday Jul 27, 2010
    Diego Maradona

    AFA announced that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his contract

    Argentina
    Tuesday Jul 27, 2010

    On 27 July, however, the AFA announced that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his contract, different to 1978 World Cup winning captain and 1986 teammate, Daniel Passarella.


  • Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Jul 27, 2015
    OnePlus

    2016 Flagship killer

    Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Jul 27, 2015

    The OnePlus 2 was the successor to the company's highly successful first phone. It was unveiled a little over a year after the One, on 27 July 2015. It was highly promoted as the "2016 Flagship killer". There were very high expectations for the second generation OnePlus phones, partly because the company managed to create a high amount of hype for the upcoming phone. One of the marketing channels used was YouTube tech reviewer MKBHD who was sent a unit, which he covered in detail leading up to the launch.


  • Rome, Italy
    Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
    Ciro Immobile

    Lazio transfer

    Rome, Italy
    Wednesday Jul 27, 2016

    On 27 July 2016, Immobile signed with Lazio for a fee of €8.75 million (plus €700,000 commission to agents).


  • Ankara, Turkey
    Saturday Jul 27, 2019
    David Cameron

    Ankara's speech

    Ankara, Turkey
    Saturday Jul 27, 2019

    In a speech in Ankara in July 2010, Cameron stated unequivocally his support for Turkey's accession to the EU, citing economic, security and political considerations, and claimed that those who opposed Turkish membership were driven by "protectionism, narrow nationalism or prejudice".


  • Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Canada
    Monday Jul 27, 2020
    02:51:00 AM
    Trivial Pursuit

    Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled against Wall

    Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Canada
    Monday Jul 27, 2020
    02:51:00 AM

    Over the years, there was much legal wrangling, notably around whether the suit should be decided by a judge or jury. On June 25, 2007, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled against Wall.


  • Lake of Tunis, Tunisia
    Sunday Jul 27, 149 BC
    Roman Republic

    Battle of Lake Tunis

    Lake of Tunis, Tunisia
    Sunday Jul 27, 149 BC

    The Battle of Lake Tunis was a series of engagements of the Third Punic War fought in 149 BC between the Carthaginians and the Roman Republic.


  • Netherlands
    Tuesday Jul 27, 1655

    A military treaty between Germany and the Netherlands

    Netherlands
    Tuesday Jul 27, 1655

    A military treaty has been signed by the Netherlands and Brandenburg.


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