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July 27:

Book releases
 * 2010 - Hawkwood and the Kings omnibus by Paul Kearney
 * 2010 - West and East by Harry Turtledove

Television series
 * 1997 - The Stargate SG-1 series premieres on Showtime with the 2-hour pilot film Children of the Gods

Births
 * 1938 - Gary Gygax (b. 2008), an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson

Deaths
 * 1990 - Ed Emshwiller (b. 1925), a visual artist notable for illustrations of many science fiction magazine covers and for his pioneering experimental films