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27 July 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2020 - A major oil spill from the Colonial Pipeline was discovered in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (system map pictured).Oil spill in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Anniversary
2016 - The last nine Aston Martin DB9 (example pictured) units rolled off the production line, marking the end of a twelve-year manufacturing period.Grand touring coupé and convertible
Anniversary
2010 - Police in Tokyo found the mummified remains of Sogen Kato, thought to have died in 1978, leading to widespread inquiries into the status of isolated elderly people in Japan.Preserved dead human or animal
Anniversary
2007 - While covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona, two news helicopters collided in mid-air, killing both crews.Chase between automobiles, often involving law enforcement
Anniversary
1990 - Jamaat al Muslimeen, a radical Islamic group, began a coup attempt against the government of Trinidad and Tobago by taking hostages, including Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson, before surrendering five days later.Islamist group in Trinidad and Tobago
Historical events
History
2015 - Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.2015 terrorist attack of a police station in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India
History
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.2002 air show disaster in Ukraine
History
1997 - About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.1997 mass killing in Larbaa, Algeria
History
1996 - In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.Capital and most populous city of Georgia, U.S.
History
1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C.
History
1990 - The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago.Islamist group in Trinidad and Tobago
History
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.Former airport in Libya
History
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.1983 anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka
History
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.International airport in Chihuahua, Mexico
History
1975 - Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.Notable births
Born
2003 - Elvina Kalieva, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 2003)
Born
1995 - Mercedes Russell, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Drew Rasmussen, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1995)
Born
1993 - Jordan Spieth, American golferAmerican professional golfer (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (born 1930)Irish writer (1930–2024)
Died
2024 - Pavel Kushnir, Russian pianist, writer, activist and political prisoner (born 1984)Russian musician and dissident (1984–2024)
Died
2022 - Tony Dow, American actor, film producer, director, and sculptor (born 1945)American actor (1945–2022)
Died
2018 - Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian literature critic, television host and sexologistPeruvian linguist, journalist, television host and sexologist
Died
2017 - Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director (born 1943)American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
Died
2016 - Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (born 1928)Finnish composer (1928–2016)
Died
2016 - James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (born 1943)American essayist and short-story writer
Died
2016 - Jerry Doyle, American actor and talk show host (born 1956)American talk radio host and actor (1956–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 17.6 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
4.68 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Pisces
18.15 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.