27 July 1974: Brian Cadd (Class Of ’74)
27 July 1991: Marcus Graham and Alyssa-Jane Cook (E Street)
27 July 1996: Isla Fisher (Home And Away)
27 July 1971: Nine presents via satellite coverage of the heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) and Jimmy Ellis, live from Houston Astrodome, Texas.
27 July 1981: Wheel Of Fortune, with Ernie Sigley and Adriana Xenides, begins a 25-year run on Seven.
27 July 1991: Hey Hey It’s Saturday is presented from Perth’s Burswood Casino in a tribute to the musical Grease. Featuring in the concert special are Craig McLachlan, Wendy Matthews, Rhonda Burchmore, Nathan Cavaleri and Melissa Hannan.
27 July 1997: The Nine Network screens telemovie One Way Ticket, starring Peter Phelps and Rachel Blakely. Based on real events, the story of a female prison officer who becomes involved with a male inmate and assists with his escape.
27 July 2003: Network Ten premieres reality singing contest Australian Idol, with hosts Andrew G (Osher Günsberg) and James Mathison with judges Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson.
27 July 2005: ABC premieres We Can Be Heroes, the mockumentary series following five fictional contenders for the Australian of the Year. Chris Lilley co-wrote the series and played the five main characters.
