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Today is Saturday, July 27, 2024. It's the 209 day of the year, and we're on week 30. What Happened on July 27 in History? Keep reading to find out!

2013

Around 1,000 prisoners escaped from Queyfiya Prison in Benghazi, Libya.

2012

Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.

2005

NASA decided to suspend space shuttle flights after analyzing the launch of mission STS-114.

1999

Tony Hawk landed the first '900' on a skateboard at the 5th annual X Games in San Francisco.

1982

The musical 'Little Shop of Horrors' by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman premiered on Broadway at Orpheum Theater, New York, US.

1962

Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed while performing a public prayer at the city hall in Albany, Georgia, US.

1940

Billboard magazine started ranking sales of recorded songs.

1929

The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed in Geneva, Switzerland.

1890

Vincent van Gogh shot himself at a wheat field in Auvers-Sur-Oise, France, and died from his wounds two days later.

1789

The US Department of Foreign Affairs, the fledgling nation's first federal agency, was established.

1643

Oliver Cromwell's forces from Cambridgeshire and forces from Nottingham met near Gainsborough, ready to battle the following day in the Battle of Gainsborough.

1586

Tobacco arrived in England for the first time.

1377

The first recorded example of having to 'quarantine' was written by The Ragusan Republic.

1214

The Battle of Bouvines began.

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