27 July
What happened today in history?
- 1940 – Bugs Bunny makes his first ever appearance in the cartoon A Wild Hare.
- 1949 – First flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
Who was born today?
- 1733 – Jeremiah Dixon – English astronomer and surveyor.
- 1929 – Jack Higgins – English writer.
- 1938 – Gary Gygax – American game designer (Dungeons and Dragons)
Who died today?
- 1946 – Gertrude Stein – American writer.
