Historical Events for 27th July 2020

1563 – French army recaptures Le Havre
1839 – Chartist riots break out in Birmingham, England
1920 – 14th Tour de France: Belgian rider Philippe Thys becomes first to win the race 3 times
1944 – Soviet Army frees Majdanek concentration camp
1946 – 45th Women’s French Championships: Margaret Osborne beats Pauline Betz (1-6, 8-6, 7-5)
1963 – Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ
1967 – LBJ sets up commission to study cause of urban violence
2008 – British Senior Open Men’s Golf, Royal Troon: Bruce Vaughan birdies first extra playoff hole to beat fellow American John Cook by a stroke
2013 – 1,000 inmates escape from a prison in Benghazi, Libya
2017 – Boy Scouts of American chief Michael Surbaugh apologies for politically motivated remarks made by President Donald Trump at rally attended by 30,000 scouts

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