More Events On This Day (27/7/14) 2003: Bob Hope, 1957.British-born American entertainer and comic actor Bob Hope, who was known for his rapid-fire delivery of jokes and one-liners, died in California. 1953: Gen. Nam Il signing the Korean War armistice agreementThe armistice agreement ending the Korean War was signed at Panmunjom in central Korea. 1946: Gertrude SteinAvant-garde writer Gertrude Stein, whose Paris home was a salon for leading artists and writers, died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. 1919: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was ignited after a young black man was stoned and drowned in Lake Michigan for swimming in an area reserved for whites. 1909: Orville and Wilbur WrightThe worlds first military airplane completed one of the final qualifying flights for its sale to the U.S. Army Signal Corps by Wilbur and Orville Wright. 1830: Charles X, detail of a portrait by Francois Gerard; in the Chateau de Versailles, France.The July Revolution began in France, leading to the abdication of Charles X and bringing Louis-Philippe to the throne. 1794: Maximilien de RobespierreAntoine-Christophe Merlin and other conspirators initiated the Thermidorian Reaction, a revolt that ultimately resulted in the fall of Maximilien-de-Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. 1214: Philip IIAt the Battle of Bouvines, French King Philip II defeated an international coalition led by the Holy Roman emperor Otto IV.
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