July 27: José Celso Barbosa Day in Puerto Rico
Erwin Rommel and aides
- 1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria, led an invasion of Scotland and defeated Macbeth, King of Scotland, in a battle north of the Firth of Forth.
- 1778 – Anglo-French War: French and British fleets fought to a standoff west of Ushant, which led to political disputes in both countries.
- 1942 – Second World War: Allied forces halted the Axis invasion of Egypt (Erwin Rommel pictured with aides).
- 1990 – Members of Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago by taking hostages at the Red House including Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson, before surrendering six days later.
- 2007 – While covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., two news helicopters collided in mid-air, killing both crews.
Jeanne Baré (b. 1740) · Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (b. 1851) · Elizabeth Rona (d. 1981)
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