{"id":1233,"date":"2016-04-26T17:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T16:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earth-site.co.uk\/Education\/?page_id=1233"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:07:03","slug":"27th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.earth-site.co.uk\/Education\/27th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"27th of July: Triumphs, Tragedies, and Turning Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"307\"><strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"307\">On This Day \u2013 July 27th: Triumphs, Tragedies, and Turning Points<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"527\"><br data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"339\" \/>Discover what happened on July 27th throughout history. Explore major events, holidays, and famous birthdays, from armistice agreements to Olympic ceremonies and breakthroughs in medicine.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"532\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"586\">&#x1f4c5; <strong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"586\">Calendar Insights \u2013 What Day Is July 27th?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<li data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"711\">\n<p data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"711\"><strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"612\">Gregorian Calendar<\/strong>: July 27th is the <strong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"656\">208th day of the year<\/strong> (209th in leap years), leaving <strong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"710\">157 days remaining<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"810\">\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"810\"><strong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"729\">Zodiac Sign<\/strong>: People born today are <strong data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"761\">Leos<\/strong>\u2014typically bold, creative, and driven by passion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"834\"><strong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"833\">Seasonal Context<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<li data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"948\">\n<p data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"948\">In the <strong data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"869\">Northern Hemisphere<\/strong>, it\u2019s the height of summer\u2014when revolutions ignite and global sports dominate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<p data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1062\">In the <strong data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"983\">Southern Hemisphere<\/strong>, it\u2019s midwinter\u2014offering a reflective backdrop for remembrance and resilience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1211\">\n<hr data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1216\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1265\">&#x1f389; <strong data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1265\">Holidays and Observances on July 27th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1327\">&#x1f54a;&#xfe0f; <strong data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1327\">National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (USA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1602\">\n<li data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1408\">\n<p data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1408\">Honors the signing of the <strong data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1390\">Korean War Armistice Agreement<\/strong> on July 27, 1953.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1495\">\n<p data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1495\">It marked a ceasefire in the Korean Peninsula after 3 years of devastating conflict.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1602\">\n<p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1602\">Commemorates the <strong data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1551\">5.7 million Americans who served<\/strong> and the estimated <strong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1601\">36,000 who lost their lives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1678\">&#x1f9f8; <strong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1678\">Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day (International\/Fun Holiday)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<li data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1760\">\n<p data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1760\">A whimsical awareness holiday created to encourage people to appreciate plants.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1871\">\n<p data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1871\">Suggests going outside for a walk\u2026 with your houseplant! Fun, quirky, and great for social media engagement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1876\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1924\">&#x1f4dc; <strong data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1924\">Major Historical Events on July 27th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1972\">&#x1f54a;&#xfe0f; <strong data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1972\">1953 \u2013 Korean War Armistice Signed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2280\">\n<li data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2088\">\n<p data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2088\">The armistice ended hostilities in the Korean War, halting active fighting but <strong data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2087\">not officially ending the war<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2205\">\n<p data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2205\">It created the <strong data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2141\">Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)<\/strong>, a heavily fortified buffer zone between North and South Korea.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2280\">\n<p data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2280\">The conflict remains unresolved, shaping global geopolitics to this day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2335\">&#x1f525; <strong data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2335\">1940 \u2013 Bugs Bunny Makes His Official Debut<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2336\" data-end=\"2588\">\n<li data-start=\"2336\" data-end=\"2435\">\n<p data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2435\"><em data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2351\">A Wild Hare<\/em> premieres, introducing <strong data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2389\">Bugs Bunny<\/strong> with his iconic line: <em data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2435\">\u201cEh, what\u2019s up, Doc?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2507\">\n<p data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2507\">Created by <strong data-start=\"2449\" data-end=\"2462\">Tex Avery<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2481\">Bob Givens<\/strong>, voiced by <strong data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2506\">Mel Blanc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2588\">\n<p data-start=\"2510\" data-end=\"2588\">Bugs went on to become a cultural icon and the face of Warner Bros. animation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2654\">&#x1f3c5; <strong data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2654\">2012 \u2013 Opening Ceremony of the London Summer Olympics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2977\">\n<li data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2772\">\n<p data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2772\">The <strong data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2690\">Games of the XXX Olympiad<\/strong> opened in <strong data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2715\">London, UK,<\/strong> with a spectacular ceremony directed by <strong data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2771\">Danny Boyle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2773\" data-end=\"2882\">\n<p data-start=\"2775\" data-end=\"2882\">Featured Queen Elizabeth II in a James Bond parody, and themes celebrating <strong data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2881\">British culture and the NHS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2883\" data-end=\"2977\">\n<p data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2977\">London became the <strong data-start=\"2903\" data-end=\"2957\">first city to host the modern Olympics three times<\/strong> (1908, 1948, 2012).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"3033\">&#x1f9ec; <strong data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3033\">1921 \u2013 Insulin First Used to Treat Diabetes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3260\">\n<li data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3168\">\n<p data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3168\">Doctors in Toronto, including <strong data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3087\">Frederick Banting<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3108\">Charles Best<\/strong>, successfully used <strong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3167\">insulin to treat a diabetic patient<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3169\" data-end=\"3260\">\n<p data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3260\">This breakthrough saved millions of lives and remains a foundation of diabetes treatment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"3262\" data-end=\"3331\">&#x2694;&#xfe0f; <strong data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3331\">1794 \u2013 Robespierre Overthrown During the French Revolution<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3634\">\n<li data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3455\">\n<p data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3455\"><strong data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3360\">Maximilien Robespierre<\/strong>, leader of the Jacobins, was arrested and later executed during the <strong data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3454\">Thermidorian Reaction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3565\">\n<p data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3565\">His downfall marked the end of the <strong data-start=\"3493\" data-end=\"3512\">Reign of Terror<\/strong>, during which thousands were executed by guillotine.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3566\" data-end=\"3634\">\n<p data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3634\">Paved the way for more moderate leadership before Napoleon\u2019s rise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3636\" data-end=\"3639\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3641\" data-end=\"3680\">&#x1f382; <strong data-start=\"3647\" data-end=\"3680\">Famous Birthdays on July 27th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3711\">&#x1f3ad; <strong data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3711\">Norman Lear (1922)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"3712\" data-end=\"3907\">\n<li data-start=\"3712\" data-end=\"3820\">\n<p data-start=\"3714\" data-end=\"3820\">American television writer and producer known for <em data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"3783\">All in the Family<\/em>, <em data-start=\"3785\" data-end=\"3801\">The Jeffersons<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3819\">Good Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3821\" data-end=\"3907\">\n<p data-start=\"3823\" data-end=\"3907\">Revolutionized sitcoms with <strong data-start=\"3851\" data-end=\"3872\">social commentary<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"3877\" data-end=\"3906\">groundbreaking storylines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3940\">&#x1f3a4; <strong data-start=\"3916\" data-end=\"3940\">Peggy Fleming (1948)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"3941\" data-end=\"4133\">\n<li data-start=\"3941\" data-end=\"3992\">\n<p data-start=\"3943\" data-end=\"3992\">American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"4133\">\n<p data-start=\"3995\" data-end=\"4133\">Her 1968 win symbolized America&#8217;s return to the top of figure skating after a tragic plane crash in 1961 that killed the entire U.S. team.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"4135\" data-end=\"4165\">&#x1f3ac; <strong data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4165\">Maya Rudolph (1972)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4166\" data-end=\"4314\">\n<li data-start=\"4166\" data-end=\"4229\">\n<p data-start=\"4168\" data-end=\"4229\">Comedic actress and former <em data-start=\"4195\" data-end=\"4216\">Saturday Night Live<\/em> cast member.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4230\" data-end=\"4314\">\n<p data-start=\"4232\" data-end=\"4314\">Known for roles in <em data-start=\"4251\" data-end=\"4264\">Bridesmaids<\/em>, <em data-start=\"4266\" data-end=\"4277\">Big Mouth<\/em>, and numerous voice-acting projects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"4316\" data-end=\"4353\">&#x26bd; <strong data-start=\"4322\" data-end=\"4353\">Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4476\">\n<li data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4476\">\n<p data-start=\"4356\" data-end=\"4476\">Irish actor known for playing <strong data-start=\"4386\" data-end=\"4405\">King Henry VIII<\/strong> in <em data-start=\"4409\" data-end=\"4421\">The Tudors<\/em> and roles in <em data-start=\"4435\" data-end=\"4448\">Match Point<\/em> and <em data-start=\"4453\" data-end=\"4475\">Bend It Like Beckham<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4478\" data-end=\"4481\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4483\" data-end=\"4526\">&#x1f4a1; <strong data-start=\"4489\" data-end=\"4526\">Fascinating Facts About July 27th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"4528\" data-end=\"4945\">\n<li data-start=\"4528\" data-end=\"4623\">\n<p data-start=\"4530\" data-end=\"4623\">The <strong data-start=\"4534\" data-end=\"4572\">Korean War technically never ended<\/strong>\u2014the armistice was a ceasefire, not a peace treaty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4624\" data-end=\"4757\">\n<p data-start=\"4626\" data-end=\"4757\">The <strong data-start=\"4630\" data-end=\"4662\">London 2012 Opening Ceremony<\/strong> featured <strong data-start=\"4672\" data-end=\"4695\">1,000 hospital beds<\/strong>, celebrating the NHS\u2014a bold political and cultural statement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4758\" data-end=\"4840\">\n<p data-start=\"4760\" data-end=\"4840\"><strong data-start=\"4760\" data-end=\"4774\">Bugs Bunny<\/strong> was once voted as more recognizable to children than Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4841\" data-end=\"4945\">\n<p data-start=\"4843\" data-end=\"4945\"><strong data-start=\"4843\" data-end=\"4866\">Insulin\u2019s first use<\/strong> in 1921 gave hope to those with Type 1 diabetes, previously a fatal diagnosis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4947\" data-end=\"4950\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4952\" data-end=\"4983\">&#x1f501; <strong data-start=\"4958\" data-end=\"4983\">Why July 27th Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4985\" data-end=\"5204\">July 27th is a day of <strong data-start=\"5007\" data-end=\"5029\">profound contrasts<\/strong>\u2014from battlefield ceasefires to medical miracles, from cultural icons to revolutionary upheaval. It reflects humanity\u2019s <strong data-start=\"5149\" data-end=\"5203\">capacity to entertain, endure, innovate, and unite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5206\" data-end=\"5358\">From the depths of war to the joy of Olympic unity, and from cartoons to cures, this day reminds us how <strong data-start=\"5310\" data-end=\"5357\">every moment can pivot the story of history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"5360\" data-end=\"5363\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"5365\" data-end=\"5403\">&#x1f4e3; <strong data-start=\"5371\" data-end=\"5403\">Explore More with Earth Site<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5405\" data-end=\"5517\">Enjoyed this glimpse into July 27th?<br data-start=\"5441\" data-end=\"5444\" \/>&#x1f4c5; Bookmark our \u201cOn This Day\u201d section for fresh insights\u2014365 days a year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5519\" data-end=\"5694\">&#x1f44d; Like what you read?<br data-start=\"5541\" data-end=\"5544\" \/>&#x1f4ac; Share your favorite July 27th event in the comments.<br data-start=\"5599\" data-end=\"5602\" \/>&#x1f501; Pass it on to curious minds and<br data-start=\"5636\" data-end=\"5639\" \/>&#x1f4cc; Don\u2019t forget to subscribe for daily knowledge drops.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<dl class=\"tdih_list\"><dt class=\"tdih_event_type\"><\/dt><dd><span class=\"tdih_event_year\">1890<\/span>  <span class=\"tdih_event_name\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"..\/on-this-day\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/Images\/calender days\/July27.png\" alt=\"July 27\" width=\"274\" height=\"252\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"12\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;font-size: 9.0pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 115%;font-size: 12.0pt\">In 1890 spectacular Artist and tortured soul, Vincent van Gogh, shoots himself with a pistol, dying some 29 hours later on the 29<sup>th<\/sup> of July.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born in Groot-Zundert, <a title=\"Netherlands\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earth-site.co.uk\/Education\/netherlands\">Netherland<\/a> on the 30<sup>th<\/sup> of March 1853. His father, Theodorus van Gogh was a minister and his mother, Anna Cornelia Carbentus, was an artist. Art Also played a large part in the life of his father\u2019s family for many generations. He attended the local village school briefly at the age of 7 before being home schooled with his brothers and sisters a year later. But at the age of 11 he was sent to boarding school, far from his family. He studied art under Constantijn C. Huysmans and learnt to speak French, English and German but due to financial constraints, he was forced to leave school and start work at the age of 15.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">His uncle (also Vincent) gained him employment with an art dealership, Goupil &amp; Cie, who sent him to work in <a title=\"England\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earth-site.co.uk\/Education\/england\/\">England<\/a> in 1873 (then aged 20). He loved the culture in England and earning a respectable wage, Vincent seemed very happy. He fell for Eugenie Loyer, the daughter of his landlady, but when she turned down his marriage proposal he became deeply depressed. Van Gogh became isolated finding solace in god. He moved to <a href=\"..\/france\/\">France<\/a> but the change of scenery didn\u2019t relief his growing depression. He lost his enthusiasm for his work and even put off potential buyers, growing a hatred for how art was merely sold as a commodity rather than appreciated for its own sake. In 1876 due to his new work ethic he was made unemployed by Goupil &amp; Cie.\u00a0 Van Gough returned to England and began to teach at a Methodist boarding school and it was here that he decided he wanted to become a minister like his father. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">Van Gough moved to Amsterdam and lived with his uncle, Jan van Gogh, planning to attend the School of Theology. He studied for almost a year but failed the entrance exam. He was distraught about failing but not deterred from a religious life he became a missionary in a coal mining village in <a title=\"Belgium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earth-site.co.uk\/Education\/belgium\">Belgium<\/a>. With very little money, Van Gogh could only find shelter at the back of a baker's shop, where he could be heard sobbing at night, lying on his bed of straw. When the church found out they ordered him to leave and end his missionary work, as they thought it was degrading and an embarrassment to the church.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">Van Gogh returned home to live with his parents as per their request and there he remained for a year. His parents became increasingly worried about their son\u2019s depressive state, and Vincent\u2019s father looked into having him committed. Van Gough once again moved to Belgium where he began to part more seriously. With financial assistance from his younger brother, Theo, he attended an art academy in Brussels.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">In 1880, Van Gogh returned to Etten in the Netherlands, where his family lived and began to spend a lot of time with his widowed cousin, Kee Vos-Stricker. Vincent was always drawn to women in trouble and with his cousin as a single mum, Van Gogh believed he could look after her. He fell for her and soon after he proposed to her. Her answer was a blunt \u201cno\u201d and Vincent fled back to Amsterdam. He continued in his pursuit of his cousin by mail and his persistence began to anger his cousin and uncle. He left Amsterdam and his religious beliefs behind and moved to The Hague where he met a young prostitute called Clasina Maria Hoornik. She became his mistress and he lived with her and her two children. But economic reasons coursed her to return to prostitution and Van Gogh was under continued pressure from his father to leave her. In 1882 he left and began painting once more.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">In 1884 his neighbour, Margot Begemann, began to accompany him when he would sketch the local scenery and she soon fell in love with him. They married despite objections from their families.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">In 1885 he painted his first major work known as \u201cThe Potato Eaters\u201d and in \u201986 he moved in with his brother Theo, an art dealer, in Paris. The convention of artists in Paris at the time was impressionist art full of light and colour, and Van Gough became inspired in this environment. He also drew inspiration from Japanese art of the day and longed to one day travel there. In 1888 Van Gough moved to the South of France where the light was said to be better for painting. With virtually no money Van Gogh lived off bread and absinthe spending all his money on paint which he had also been known to digest.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">One night Van Gogh visited a prostitute called Rachel and he offered her his freshly severed ear, requesting she keep it safe. The next day he was found by police and admitted to hospital. He gradually got better and was released in 1889 but the loneliness he felt soon drove him back and he began a period of day release from the hospital returning each night. The people of the town began to fear him and compiled a petition to have him removed. 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