Births on July 27

David Davies (Welsh politician)

Born on July 27, 1970

David Davies, English-Welsh politician

David Thomas Charles Davies (born 27 July 1970) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in South East Wales since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he chaired the Welsh Affairs Select Committee from 2010 to 2019. Davies has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales since 2019 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A vocal critic of the European Union (EU), he supported Brexit in the 2016 membership referendum.

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Events on 1970

12 Jan

Nigerian Civil War
Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
28 Apr

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
5 Sep

101st Airborne Division
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.
28 Sep

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.
8 Oct

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".

Births on July 27

David Davies (Welsh politician)

Born on July 27, 1970

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Nigerian Civil War

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