Today in History for 27th July 2022

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Historical Events

1816 - US troops destroy Fort Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves
1914 - Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Filipino government.
1941 - German army enters Ukraine
1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment
1991 - TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition
1996 - Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured

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Famous Birthdays

1886 - Ernst May, German architect and city planner (New Frankfurt), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1970)
1896 - Henri Longchambon, French politician, born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France (d. 1969)
1904 - Kenneth Bainbridge, American physicist (measurements of mass differences between nuclear isotopes), born in Cooperstown, New York (d. 1996)
1917 - Isabelle Kelley, American social worker credited with instigating the US Federal Food Stamp Program, born in Ellington, Connecticut (d. 1997)
1942 - John Pleshette, American actor (Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue), born in NYC, New York
1979 - Shannon Moore, American professional wrestler, born in Cameron, North Carolina

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Famous Deaths

1689 - John Graham, of Claverhouse, 1st viscount Dundee/soldier, fatally wounded at the Battle of Killiecrankie at 41
1844 - John Dalton, English physicist and chemist who developed the atomic theory of matter and researched colour blindness, dies at 77
1978 - Willem Van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (Residentie Orkest, 1949-73; Melbourne Symphony, 1967-70; Sydney Symphony, 1971-77), dies in a car crash at 70
1979 - Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79
1986 - Leroy Holmes, American orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72
2021 - Mike Hendrick, English cricket fast bowler (30 Tests, 87 wickets; 22 ODIs; Derbyshire CCC), dies from bowel cancer at 72

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