EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 27
Monday, July 27, 2026
Day 207 of 2026 | Week 31 | 152 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
The Byelorussian Soviet Republic declares independence from the Soviet Union, becoming the Republic of Belarus. Until 1996, the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year, the celebration of independence is moved to June 3.
The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago.
While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232.
Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Paraguayan soccer goalkeeper (74 caps; San Lorenzo
American heavy metal bassist (Pantera)
American jazz guitarist
Hong Kong actor
American NFL defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
American bassist (Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train")
American jazz singer (Wild for You)
American astronaut
American College football coach (NCAA National C'ship 2019
Australian piano and organ player (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
English tennis player
Brazilian carnival king of Rio de Janeiro
English cricketer
American "Blue Collar" comedian ("Here's Your Sign")
German soccer midfielder (42 caps West Germany; UEFA European Championship 1980; VfB Stuttgart
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