Daily Calendar for July 27th, 2017

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

1270s

• Died 1276: James I of Aragon

1770s

• Died 1770: Robert Dinwiddie (British statesman, lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia)

1780s

• 1789: Congress established the Department of Foreign Affairs (later renamed Department of State)

1820s

• Born 1824: Alexandre Dumas, fils (dramatist, son of Alexandre Dumas)

1850s

• Born 1853: Cyrus Eidlitz (architect)

1860s

• 1866: The Atlantic Cable was completed, establishing communication by telegraph between England and the U.S.

1910s

• Born 1913: Gérard Côté (Canadian marathon runner)

• Born 1916: Elizabeth Hardwick (author)

1920s

• 1921: Researchers led by biochemist Frederick Banting announced the discovery of the hormone insulin100 Years Ago

• Born 1922: Norman Lear (television producer)

1930s

• Born 1931: Jerry Van Dyke (actor)

1940s

• 1940: Bugs Bunny made his cartoon debut

• 1943: Colonel Joseph Duckworth piloted the first plane that purposely flew into the center of a hurricane

• Born 1948: Peggy Fleming (ice skater)

1950s

• 1953: The United States, China, North Korea, and South Korea signed an armistice agreement, ending the Korean War

1970s

• Born 1975: Alex Rodriguez (baseball player)

• Born 1977: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (actor)

1980s

• 1980: An earthquake in Sharpsburg, Kentucky, measured 5.2 on the Richter scale

• 1988: Big traffic jam in Boston

1990s

• Died 1993: Reggie Lewis (basketball player)

• 1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated, Washington, D.C.

• 1996: At the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Canadian Donovan Bailey won the men's 100-meter dash in 9.84 seconds, setting a world record25 Years Ago

• 1996: In Atlanta, Georgia, a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics25 Years Ago

2000s

• Died 2003: Bob Hope (comedian & actor)

2010s

• Died 2010: Morrie R. Yohai (creator of Cheez Doodles)

• Died 2015: Nabire (northern white rhino)

• Died 2017: Sam Shepard (actor & playwright)

• 2018: Total Eclipse of the Moon.