1600s / 17th century history on the 27th of July
1694 : The Bank of England was established as the central bank of the United Kingdom, when it was granted a royal charter, through the passage of the Tonnage Act 1694. It was the model on which most modern central banks were based. The Bank of England is the 8th oldest bank in the world. Official website : BankOfEngland.co.uk
1800s / 19th century history on the 27th of July
1890 : Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a revolver, and then walked back to the Auberge Ravoux, the place where he was a lodger, in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, on the outskirts of Paris, in France. He was attended to by 2 doctors, but there was no surgeon available to remove the bullet. Vincent died 2 days later due to an untreated infection from the gunshot wound.
