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Historical events & facts — July 27
What happened on July 27?
On July 27, 1953, the Panmunjom Armistice was signed, ending three years of war on the Korean Peninsula. The conflict left more than three million dead, and the border between North and South ended up almost exactly where it had started. Technically, the two Koreas have still never signed a formal peace treaty.
On July 27, 1969, the US probe Mariner 7 flew past Mars at less than 3,500 kilometres from its surface, sending back the most detailed images of the red planet to date. Together with Mariner 6, launched days earlier, it fundamentally changed the scientific understanding of Mars.
On July 27, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre was arrested in the National Convention during the Thermidorian Coup, bringing to an end the most violent phase of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. The following day he was executed by guillotine — the same instrument he had used to condemn thousands.
Notable birthdays — July 27
Famous people born on July 27
Lucrezia Crivelli
Lucrezia Crivelli (1464-1534), was an Italian noblewoman and lady-in-waiting. She was a mistress of Ludovico Sforza "il Moro", Duke of Milan. She was the mother of Sforza's son, Giovanni Paolo I Sforza, Marquess of Caravaggio. Crivelli has been thought to be the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting, La belle ferronnière.
Michail Stasinopoulos
Michail Stasinopoulos was a Greek jurist and politician who served as the President of Greece from 18 December 1974 to 19 July 1975. A member of New Democracy, he was the first officeholder under the Third Hellenic Republic.
Émile Genest
Émile Genest was a Canadian actor.
Jack Higgins
Henry Patterson, commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title.
Michael Longley
Michael George Longley was a Northern Irish poet. In his later years Longley observed: "It's a mystery where poems come from. If I knew where poems came from I would go there ... When I write a poem I am moving into unknown territory and hoping to be surprised by some kind of redemptive eloquence to cast light into dark corners". Following his death, the President of Ireland, Michael D.
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