Born on July 27
6 figures in our catalog were born on July 27, from the earliest to the most recent.
Jeanne Barret
1740 — 1807
explorer and botanist (1740-1807)
Charlotte Corday
1768 — 1793
A Norman Girondin activist, Charlotte Corday assassinated Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub on July 13, 1793. Convinced she was putting an end to the Terror, she was guillotined four days later at the age of 24.
Bourvil
1917 — 1970
Bourvil (1917-1970) was a French comic actor and singer, famous for his roles in *La Grande Vadrouille* and *Le Corniaud*. Portraying naive and endearing characters, he is one of the most beloved actors in twentieth-century French cinema.
Gisèle Halimi
1927 — 2020
A Franco-Tunisian lawyer and feminist activist, Gisèle Halimi championed the rights of women and colonized peoples throughout the twentieth century. She is best known for the Bobigny trial (1972) and her fight to decriminalize abortion in France.
Pina Bausch
1940 — 2009
German dancer and choreographer
Marielle Franco
1979 — 2018
Brazilian politician, city councillor of Rio de Janeiro, and activist for the rights of Black women and LGBTQ+ people. Assassinated on March 14, 2018, she became a global symbol of the fight against violence against women and racial inequality.
Only figures whose birth day is known for certain appear here. Dates are given as the sources record them.