On This Day in History July 27, 2023

Historical Events 1586  Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia 1689  Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay 1789  US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department 1866  First transatlantic telegraph cable comes ashore at Heart's Content, Newfoundland after being laid out 1,686 miles by Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Eastern steamship 1921  Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto Famous Birthdays Demis Hassabis 47th Birthday Hans Fischer 1881 - 1945 Ludovico Sforza 1452 - 1508 Peggy Fleming 75th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths António de Oliveira Salazar 1889 - 1970 John Dalton 1766 - 1844 More Famous Deaths July 27: Just Perfect! Torvill And Dean Skate To Glory Ice skater Christopher Dean was born on this day. With his partner Jayne Torvill he would create Olympic history by achieving never to be beaten perfect scores. Read the Article