What happened on June 27? There are more than 249 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 27
June 27 is the 179th day of the year 2024. There are 187 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday. This day falls under the 26th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Voth, Texas 77709 sunrise will occur at 06:16 AM and sunset will occur at 08:23 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Cancer. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 216 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 27
- 1358Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
- 1497Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
- 1709Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
- 1743War 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.
- 1759General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
- 1806British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
- 1844Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
- 1895The 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.
- 1898The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
- 1899A. E. J. Collins scores 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket.
- 1905Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
- 1923Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane
- 1927Prime 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.
- 1941German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
- 1941Romanian 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.
- 1946In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
- 1950The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- 1954The 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.
- 1954The world’s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
- 1967The world’s first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.
- 1971After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the “Church of Rock and Roll”.
- 1973The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
- 1974U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
- 1976Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
- 1977France grants independence to Djibouti.
- 1980Italian 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
- 1981The 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.
- 1982Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
- 1988Gare de Lyon rail accident In Paris a train collides with a stationary train killing 56 people.
- 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, ILO 169 convention, is adopted.
- 1991Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft starting the Ten-Day War.
- 2007The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
- 2008In 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.
Who Were Born On June 27?
- 862Hindu saint Manikkavacakar
- 1040King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)
- 1350Manuel II Palaiologos, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1425)
- 1462King Louis XII of France (d. 1515)
- 1550King Charles IX of France (d. 1574)
- 1696William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (d. 1759)
- 1717Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)
- 1817Louise von François, German writer (d. 1893)
- 1838Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914)
- 1846Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)
- 1850Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (d. 1919)
- 1850Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)
- 1865Sir John Monash, Australian military commander (d. 1931)
- 1869Emma Goldman, Lithuanian/American anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)
- 1869Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1941)
- 1869Kate Carew, American caricaturist (d. 1961)
- 1880Helen Keller, American deaf and blind activist (d. 1968)
- 1882Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (d. 1963)
- 1884Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)
- 1885Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (d. 1950)
- 1886Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer (d. 1958)
- 1888Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946)
- 1888Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960)
- 1892Paul Colin, French poster designer (d. 1985)
- 1899Juan Trippe, American airline entrepreneur (d. 1981)
- 1905Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
- 1907John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1908João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (d. 1967)
- 1913Elton Britt, American country singer (d. 1972)
- 1913Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (d. 1993)
- 1914Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (d. 1988)
- 1914Robert Aickman, English author (d. 1981)
- 1915Grace Lee Boggs, American anti-racist and feminist activist
- 1921Muriel Pavlow, British actress
- 1923Jacques Berthier, French composer (d. 1994)
- 1924Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
- 1924Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003)
- 1925Doc Pomus, American blues singer/songwriter (d. 1991)
- 1927Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1928Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
- 1929William Afflis, American wrestler (d. 1991)
- 1930Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
- 1931Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist
- 1931Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1932Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)
- 1932Eddie Kasko, baseball player
- 1932Magali Noël, French actress
- 1935Laurent Terzieff, French actor
- 1935Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (d. 2007)
- 1936Lucille Clifton, American poet (d. 2010)
- 1937Kirkpatrick Sale, American author
- 1938Bruce Babbitt, American politician and Secretary of the Interior
- 1938Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress
- 1938Konrad Kujau, German illustrator and forger of the Hitler Diaries (d. 2000)
- 1938Shirley Anne Field, British actress
- 1938Tommy Cannon, British comedian
- 1939Rahul Dev Burman, Indian Musician (d.1994)
- 1941Avi Lerner, Israeli-born American film producer
- 1941Bill Baxley, American politician
- 1941James P. Hogan, British science fiction author (d. 2010)
- 1941Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (d. 1996)
- 1942Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
- 1942Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
- 1943Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress
- 1943Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
- 1944Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
- 1948Camile Baudoin, American musician
- 1949Vera Wang, American fashion designer
- 1951Julia Duffy, American actress
- 1951Mary McAleese, President of Ireland 1997–present
- 1952Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993)
- 1955Isabelle Adjani, French actress
- 1956Brad Childress, American football coach
- 1956Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player
- 1956Scott Cunningham, American Wicca and occult author (d. 1993)
- 1956Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher
- 1958Brian Helicopter, British musician, bass guitarist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, Rogue Male)
- 1958Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
- 1958Lisa Germano, American singer, songwriter and musician
- 1958Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
- 1959Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer
- 1959Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer
- 1960Craig Hodges, American basketball player
- 1961Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress
- 1962Michael Ball, British singer
- 1962Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor
- 1963Igor Kusin, Croatian linguist and author.
- 1963Jay Karnes, American actor
- 1963Johnny Benson, American racing driver
- 1963Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer
- 1964Chuck Person, American basketball player
- 1964Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director
- 1966Jörg Bergen, German footballer
- 1966J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer
- 1967Sylvie Fréchette, French-Canadian synchronized swimmer
- 1968Kelly Ayotte, American politician, junior senator of New Hampshire
- 1968Pascale Bussières, French-Canadian actress
- 1969Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater
- 1970Jim Edmonds, American baseball player
- 1970John Eales, Australian Rugby Player
- 1971Jo Frost, English nanny and television host
- 1971Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
- 1971Tony McCarroll, British drummer
- 1971Yancey Arias, American actor
- 1972Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian poet and singer/songwriter
- 1973Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian black metal musician/songwriter (Immortal)
- 1974Christian Kane, American actor and singer
- 1975Ace Darling, American professional wrestler
- 1975Daryle Ward, American baseball player
- 1975Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer
- 1975Tobey Maguire, American actor
- 1976Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
- 1976Leigh Nash, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
- 1977Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
- 1977Raúl, Spanish footballer
- 1978Anna Kumble, British singer, also known as Lolly
- 1978Courtney Ford, American actress
- 1979Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
- 1979John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter)
- 1979Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
- 1980Craig Terrill, American football player
- 1980Jennifer Goodridge, American musician (Your Enemies Friends)
- 1980Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer
- 1981Andrew Embley, Australian rules footballer
- 1981John Driscoll, American actor
- 1983Alsou, Russian singer
- 1983Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
- 1983Evan Taubenfeld, American musician
- 1984D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
- 1984Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
- 1984José Holebas, German born Greek defender at Olympiacos F.C.
- 1984Julie Ordon, Swiss model
- 1984Khloé Kardashian, American reality television star
- 1984Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
- 1985James Hook, Welsh rugby player
- 1985Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
- 1985Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
- 1986Antoine Dodson, Internet celebrity
- 1986Drake Bell, American actor and musician
- 1986LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
- 1986Sam Claflin, English Actor
- 1987Ed Westwick, English actor
- 1987India de Beaufort, British actress
- 1988Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
- 1988Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer
- 1988Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
- 1989Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model
- 1989Matthew Lewis, English actor
- 1990Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
- 1990Taylor Phinney, American cyclist
- 1991Madylin Sweeten, American actress
- 1996Tanay Chheda, Indian actor
Who Died On June 27?
- 1162Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
- 1458King Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
- 1574Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)
- 1603Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1539)
- 1627John Hayward, English historian
- 1636Date Masamune, founder of Sendai Japan (b. 1567)
- 1655Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1598)
- 1672Roger Twysden, English antiquarian (b. 1597)
- 1720Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)
- 1773Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (b. c. 1706)
- 1794Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles, French noblewoman (b. 1729)
- 1794Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French nobleman (b. 1715)
- 1794Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. 1711)
- 1825Domenico Vantini, Italian painter
- 1827Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
- 1829James Smithson, English scientist and philanthropist (b. 1765)
- 1831Sophie Germain, French mathematician (b. 1776)
- 1844Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
- 1844Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
- 1896John Berryman, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1825)
- 1907Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (b. 1822)
- 1912George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)
- 1917Karl Allmenroder, German World War I Ace (b. 1896)
- 1935Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
- 1944Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (b. 1878)
- 1949Frank Smythe, British mountaineer (b. 1900)
- 1952Max Dehn, German mathematician (b. 1878)
- 1954Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (b. 1881)
- 1957Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1924)
- 1958Ragna Wettergreen, Norwegian actress (b. 1864)
- 1960Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)
- 1962Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (b. 1904)
- 1970Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- 1986George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1905)
- 1987Billy Snedden, Australian politician (b. 1926)
- 1989Alfred Jules Ayer, British philosopher (b. 1910)
- 1991Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (b. 1953)
- 1991Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 1996Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)
- 1998Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (b. 1935)
- 1999Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (b. 1919)
- 2000Molly Bish, American Abductee (b. 1983)
- 2000Pierre Pflimlin, French Politician (b. 1907)
- 2001Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)
- 2001Tove Jansson, Finnish author (b. 1914)
- 2002John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (b. 1944)
- 2002Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
- 2003David Newman, American filmmaker (b. 1937)
- 2004Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
- 2004George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)
- 2005Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (b. 1969)
- 2005Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector
- 2005John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
- 2005Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)
- 2005Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
- 2006Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as “The Railway Killer” (b. 1959)
- 2007Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
- 2007Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
- 2007William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
- 2008Michael Turner, American comic book artist (b. 1971)
- 2008Sam Manekshaw, Indian Field Marshal (b. 1914)
- 2009Fayette Pinkney, African American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
- 2009Gale Storm, TV Personality (b. 1922)
- 2011Mike Doyle, English former footballer (b. 1946)
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