| 27 July 1214 | England, Holy Roman Empire, France, Flanders [wars] | King John of England's allies, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and the Flemings, are decisively defeated by King Philip II of France at Bouvines, Flanders. By capturing the counts of Flanders and Boulogne, Philip establishes French control there; John is forced to abandon his campaign to recover his French lands; and Otto's cause in the Holy Roman Empire suffers a fatal blow. |
| 27 July 1298 | Germany, Holy Roman Empire [elections] | Albert of Habsburg is elected Holy Roman Emperor. |
| 27 July 1675 | France, Germany [births and deaths] | Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French military leader, marshal of France 1643–68, is killed in battle at Sasbach, Baden-Baden, Germany (63). |
| 27 July 1689 | England, Scotland [wars] | Scottish Jacobites led by John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, defeat troops loyal to King William III of Britain under Gen Hugh Mackay at Killiecrankie, Scotland. However, when Dundee is killed, resistance to the ‘Glorious Revolution’ in Scotland is effectively ended. |
| 27 July 1713 | Ottoman Empire, Russia, Sweden [Ottoman–Russian Wars (1686–1739)] | The Peace of Adrianople is agreed between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, ending the hostilities largely instigated by King Charles XII of Sweden. The terms of the Treaty of Prut (1711) are repeated, with changes connected with Charles XII's interests. Tsar Peter I the Great agrees to guarantee the independence of Poland and not to hinder Charles's return to Sweden. The independence of the Cossacks is also recognized (thus forming a buffer of neutral territory between the Ottoman Empire and Russia). Ultimately, however, the Peace of Adrianople makes it impossible for Charles to remain in the Ottoman Empire. |
| 27 July 1778 | UK, France [American Revolutionary War (1775–83)] | A French fleet under Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers, wins a narrow victory over a British fleet under Augustus Keppel off Ushant, in the English Channel. This crucial British defeat enables units of the French Brest fleet to be sent to America and the West Indies. |
| 27–29 July 1830 | France [political events] | Revolutionary action known as the ‘Three Glorious Days’ flares up in Paris and other areas of France following the publication of the ordinances of St-Cloud by King Charles X. |
| 27 July 1953 | North Korea, South Korea, China [Korean War (1950–53)] | Delegates from the United Nations (UN), North Korea, and China sign an armistice at Panmunjom, ending the Korean War. |
| 27–31 July 1956 | England [cricket] | In the fourth cricket Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester, the England offspinner Jim Laker becomes the first bowler to take all ten wickets in a Test match innings. His match analysis of 19–90 beats the previous Test record of 17–159 set by S F Barnes in 1913–14. |
| 27 July 1980 | Peru [law and government] | The inauguration of Fernando Belaúnde Terry as president of Peru ends 12 years of military rule. |
| 27 July 1988 | UK [communications] | The telecommunications company Mercury installs its first 26 payphones at Waterloo Station in London, England. |
| 27 July 2003 | USA [births and deaths] | Bob Hope, British-born US comedian, one of the most enduring and best-loved figures of stage and screen, dies in Toluca Lake, California (100). |
