June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 187 days remaining until the end of the year.
[edit] Events
- 1358 – Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
- 1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
- 1709 (O.S.) – Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
- 1743 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: On the battlefield in Bavaria, George II personally leads troops into battle. The last time that a British monarch would command troops in the field.
- 1759 – General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
- 1806 – British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
- 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
- 1895 – The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York, New York, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
- 1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
- 1899 – A. E. J. Collins scores 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket.
- 1905 – Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
- 1923 – Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane
- 1927 – Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan's plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the "Tanaka Memorial" is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery.
- 1941 – Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iaşi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
- 1941 – German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
- 1946 – In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
- 1950 – The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- 1954 – The world's first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
- 1954 – The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
- 1967 – The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.
- 1971 – After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the "Church of Rock and Roll".
- 1973 – The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
- 1974 – U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
- 1976 – Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
- 1977 – France grants independence to Djibouti.
- 1980 – Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while in route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board. Also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster
- 1981 – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
- 1982 – Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
- 1988 – Gare de Lyon rail accident In Paris a train collides with a stationary train killing 56 people.
- 1991 – Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft starting the Ten-Day War.
- 2007 – The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
- 2008 – In a highly-scrutizined election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.
[edit] Births
- 862 – Hindu saint Manikkavacakar
- 1040 – King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)
- 1350 – Manuel II Palaiologos, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1425)
- 1462 – King Louis XII of France (d. 1515)
- 1550 – King Charles IX of France (d. 1574)
- 1696 – William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (d. 1759)
- 1717 – Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)
- 1717 – Giacomo Durazzo, Italian diplomat and man of the theatre (d. 1794)
- 1817 – Louise von François, German writer (d. 1893)
- 1838 – Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914)
- 1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)
- 1850 – Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)
- 1850 – Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (d. 1919)
- 1865 – Sir John Monash, Australian military commander (d. 1931)
- 1869 – Kate Carew, American caricaturist (d. 1961)
- 1869 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian/American anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)
- 1869 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1941)
- 1880 – Helen Keller, American deaf and blind activist (d. 1968)
- 1882 – Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (d. 1963)
- 1884 – Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)
- 1885 – Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (d. 1950)
- 1886 – Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer (d. 1958)
- 1888 – Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946)
- 1888 – Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960)
- 1892 – Paul Colin, French poster designer (d. 1985)
- 1899 – Juan Trippe, American airline entrepreneur (d. 1981)
- 1905 – Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
- 1907 – John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1908 – João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (d. 1967)
- 1913 – Elton Britt, American country singer (d. 1972)
- 1913 – Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (d. 1993)
- 1914 – Robert Aickman, English author (d. 1981)
- 1914 – Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (d. 1988)
- 1915 – Grace Lee Boggs, American anti-racist and feminist activist
- 1921 – Muriel Pavlow, British actress
- 1923 – Jacques Berthier, French composer (d. 1994)
- 1924 – Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003)
- 1924 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
- 1925 – Doc Pomus, American blues singer/songwriter (d. 1991)
- 1927 – Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1928 – Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
- 1929 – William Afflis, American wrestler (d. 1991)
- 1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
- 1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist
- 1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1932 – Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)
- 1932 – Eddie Kasko, baseball player
- 1932 – Magali Noël, French actress
- 1935 – Laurent Terzieff, French actor
- 1935 – Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (d. 2007)
- 1936 – Lucille Clifton, American poet (d. 2010)
- 1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author
- 1938 – Bruce Babbitt, American politician and Secretary of the Interior
- 1938 – Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress
- 1938 – Tommy Cannon, British comedian
- 1938 – Shirley Anne Field, British actress
- 1938 – Konrad Kujau, German illustrator and forger of the Hitler Diaries (d. 2000)
- 1939 – Rahul Dev Burman, Indian Musician (d.1994)
- 1941 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (d. 1996)
- 1941 – Bill Baxley, American politician
- 1941 – James P. Hogan, British science fiction author (d. 2010)
- 1941 – Avi Lerner, Israeli-born American film producer
- 1942 – Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
- 1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
- 1943 – Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
- 1943 – Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress
- 1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
- 1948 – Camile Baudoin, American musician
- 1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
- 1951 – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland since 1997
- 1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress
- 1952 – Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993)
- 1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress
- 1956 – Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player
- 1956 – Brad Childress, American football coach
- 1956 – Scott Cunningham, American Wicca and occult author (d. 1993)
- 1956 – Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher
- 1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer, songwriter and musician
- 1958 – Brian Helicopter, British musician, bass guitarist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, Rogue Male)
- 1958 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
- 1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
- 1959 – Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer
- 1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer
- 1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player
- 1961 – Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress
- 1962 – Michael Ball, British singer
- 1962 – Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor
- 1963 – Jay Karnes, American actor
- 1963 – Igor Kusin, Croatian linguist and author.
- 1963 – Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer
- 1963 – Johnny Benson, American racing driver
- 1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director
- 1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player
- 1966 – J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer
- 1966 – Jörg Bergen, German footballer
- 1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, French-Canadian synchronized swimmer
- 1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American politician, junior senator of New Hampshire
- 1968 – Pascale Bussières, French-Canadian actress
- 1969 – Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater
- 1970 – John Eales, Australian Rugby Player
- 1970 – Jim Edmonds, American baseball player
- 1971 – Yancey Arias, American actor
- 1971 – Jo Frost, English nanny and television host
- 1971 – Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
- 1971 – Tony McCarroll, British drummer
- 1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian poet and singer/songwriter
- 1973 – Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian black metal musician/songwriter (Immortal)
- 1974 – Christian Kane, American actor and singer
- 1975 – Ace Darling, American professional wrestler
- 1975 – Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer
- 1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor
- 1975 – Daryle Ward, American baseball player
- 1976 – Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
- 1976 – Leigh Nash, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
- 1977 – Raúl, Spanish footballer
- 1977 – Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
- 1978 – Courtney Ford, American actress
- 1978 – Anna Kumble, British singer, also known as Lolly
- 1979 – Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
- 1979 – Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
- 1979 – John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter)
- 1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American musician (Your Enemies Friends)
- 1980 – Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer
- 1980 – Craig Terrill, American football player
- 1981 – John Driscoll, American actor
- 1981 – Andrew Embley, Australian rules footballer
- 1983 – Alsou, Russian singer
- 1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
- 1983 – Evan Taubenfeld, American musician
- 1984 – Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
- 1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
- 1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American reality television star
- 1984 – D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 – Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
- 1984 – Julie Ordon, Swiss model
- 1984 – José Holebas, German born Greek defender at Olympiacos F.C.
- 1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
- 1985 – James Hook, Welsh rugby player
- 1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
- 1986 – Drake Bell, American actor and musician
- 1986 – LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
- 1986 – Antoine Dodson, Internet celebrity
- 1986 – Sam Claflin, English actor
- 1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor
- 1987 – India de Beaufort, British actress
- 1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
- 1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer
- 1988 – Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
- 1989 – Matthew Lewis, English actor
- 1989 – Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model
- 1990 – Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
- 1990 – Taylor Phinney, American cyclist
- 1991 – Madylin Sweeten, American actress
- 1996 – Tanay Chheda, Indian actor
[edit] Deaths
- 1162 – Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
- 1458 – King Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
- 1574 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)
- 1603 – Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1539)
- 1627 – John Hayward, English historian
- 1636 – Date Masamune, founder of Sendai Japan (b. 1567)
- 1655 – Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1598)
- 1672 – Roger Twysden, English antiquarian (b. 1597)
- 1720 – Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)
- 1773 – Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (b. c. 1706)
- 1794 – Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. 1711)
- 1794 – Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French nobleman (b. 1715)
- 1794 – Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles, French noblewoman (b. 1729)
- 1825 – Domenico Vantini, Italian painter
- 1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
- 1829 – James Smithson, English scientist and philanthropist (b. 1765)
- 1831 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician (b. 1776)
- 1844 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
- 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
- 1896 – John Berryman, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1825)
- 1907 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (b. 1822)
- 1912 – George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)
- 1917 – Karl Allmenroder, German World War I Ace (b. 1896)
- 1935 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
- 1944 – Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (b. 1878)
- 1949 – Frank Smythe, British mountaineer (b. 1900)
- 1952 – Max Dehn, German mathematician (b. 1878)
- 1954 – Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (b. 1881)
- 1957 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1924)
- 1958 – Ragna Wettergreen, Norwegian actress (b. 1864)
- 1960 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)
- 1962 – Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (b. 1904)
- 1970 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- 1986 – George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1905)
- 1987 – Billy Snedden, Australian politician (b. 1926)
- 1989 – Alfred Jules Ayer, British philosopher (b. 1910)
- 1991 – Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (b. 1953)
- 1991 – Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)
- 1998 – Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (b. 1935)
- 1999 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (b. 1919)
- 2000 – Molly Bish, American Abductee (b. 1983)
- 2000 – Pierre Pflimlin, French Politician (b. 1907)
- 2001 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author (b. 1914)
- 2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)
- 2002 – John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (b. 1944)
- 2002 – Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
- 2003 – David Newman, American filmmaker (b. 1937)
- 2004 – George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)
- 2004 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
- 2005 – Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
- 2005 – Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector
- 2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
- 2005 – Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)
- 2005 – Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (b. 1969)
- 2006 – Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as "The Railway Killer" (b. 1959)
- 2007 – Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
- 2007 – Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
- 2007 – William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
- 2008 – Michael Turner, American comic book artist (b. 1971)
- 2008 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian Field Marshal (b. 1914)
- 2009 – Gale Storm, TV Personality (b. 1922)
- 2009 – Fayette Pinkney, African American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
- 2011 – Mike Doyle, English former footballer (b. 1946)
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