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Died on Tuesday July 27, 2004



Born on July 27

Died on July 27
  • 2000 » Gordon Solie, American sportscaster (b. 1929)
  • 2001 » Leon Wilkeson, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1952)
  • 2001 » Rhonda Sing, Canadian wrestler (b. 1961)
  • 2003 » Bob Hope, English-American actor, comedian, television personality, and businessman (b. 1903)
  • 2003 » Vance Hartke, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
  • 2005 » Al Held, American painter and academic (b. 1928)
  • 2005 » Marten Toonder, Dutch author and illustrator (b. 1912)
  • 2006 » Maryann Mahaffey, American academic and politician (b. 1925)
  • 2007 » James Oyebola, Nigerian-English boxer (b. 1961)
  • 2008 » Youssef Chahine, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2004
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 9 » An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. This is the second deadliest marine disaster in Albanian history.
  • May 2 » The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
  • August 22 » Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
  • September 3 » Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
  • November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.
  • November 21 » The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
Weather July 27, 2004

The temperature on July 27, 2004 was between 8.1 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.

Source: KNMI