Who was born on July 27

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 27, including Nick Reynolds, Hillar Kärner, Don Galloway. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

47 documented historical events happened on July 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Unable to penetrate the city's defences, the Sclaveni gave up their siege of the Byzantine city of Thessalonica. On the same day, in another year: During his invasion of Scotland, Siward, Earl of Northumbria, defeated Macbeth, King of Scotland, in an engagement north of the Firth of Forth. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.