Born:
Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer
More Notable Birthdays on July 27:
1975 - Alex Rodriguez, New York City, shortstop for the Seattle Mariners
1922 - Norman Lear, TV writer/producer, All in The Family
1906 - Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants
1899 - C. S. Forester, English Novelist
1870 - Hilaire Belloc, English Poet
