Historical Events
Bezos Becomes World's Richest
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos briefly becomes world's richest person at $91.4B USD, overtaking Bill Gates for half a day
Boy Scouts Chief Apologizes
Boy Scouts of American Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh issues an apology for politically motivated remarks made by President Donald Trump at rally attended by 30,000 scouts
- Reince Priebus resigns as Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump, after just over 6 months - shortest non-interim tenure ever
Famous Deaths
- Gilles Tremblay, Canadian composer, ondes Martenot player, and educator, dies at 85 [1]
- Sam Shepard Ill, American actor and playwright (Frances; Crimes of the Heart), dies at 73
Died in 2017 2017 Highlights
About July 27, 2017
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 9 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
#1 Song: Wild Thoughts - Dj Khaled Ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller
