On This Day: What happened on 27 July?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 27 July, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1901 | Emily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission.

1942 | World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.

1975 | The British government closes its consulate in Angola.

1997 | About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.

2013 | A state funeral was held for the Tunisian opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi who had been killed by gunmen in an assassination earlier that week.

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DEATHS

1948 | South African anthropologist and philologist, Dorothea Bleek (75)

1994 | South African photographer and journalist, Kevin Carter (33)

2007 | Nigerian-English boxer, James Oyebola (46)

2008 | Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter, Youssef Chahine (82)

BIRTHDAYS

1937 | South African-Australian businessman and lawyer, Robert Holmes à Court.

1969 | South African cricketer and coach, Jonty Rhodes.

1981 | Kenyan cricketer, Collins Obuya.

1985 | South African hip hop artist, Smiso Zwane.

SPORT

2009 | South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh takes 3rd place in the Men’s 100m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, day 2.

2011 | Cameron van der Burgh, SA swimmer, takes 3rd place in the Men’s 50m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China.

ENTERTAINMENT

1940 | The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.

AFRICA FACT

All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the “scramble for Africa”, except Ethiopia and Liberia.