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.
Events
- 1358 – Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
- 1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
- 1709 – 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.
- 1957 – Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana.
- 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.
Births
- 862 – Manikkavacakar Hindu saint and poet
- 1040 – Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)
- 1350 – Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1425)
- 1462 – Louis XII of France (d. 1515)
- 1550 – Charles IX of France (d. 1574)
- 1696 – William Pepperrell, English soldier (d. 1759)
- 1717 – Giacomo Durazzo, Italian diplomat (d. 1794)
- 1717 – Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)
- 1805 – Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)
- 1817 – Louise von François, German writer (d. 1893)
- 1838 – Paul Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914)
- 1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician, founder of the Irish Parliamentary Party (d. 1891)
- 1850 – Lafcadio Hearn, Greek 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 and writer (d. 1961)
- 1869 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-American activist and writer (d. 1940)
- 1869 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
- 1880 – Helen Keller, American activist and author (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 – Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960)
- 1888 – Antoinette Perry, American director (d. 1946)
- 1892 – Paul Colin, French artist (d. 1985)
- 1899 – Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (d. 1981)
- 1905 – Armand Mondou, French-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
- 1906 – Catherine Cookson, English author (d. 1998)
- 1907 – John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1908 – João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (d. 1967)
- 1913 – Elton Britt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (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 activist and author
- 1921 – Muriel Pavlow, English 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 singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
- 1927 – Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1928 – Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
- 1929 – William Afflis, American football player and wrestler (d. 1991)
- 1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
- 1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist
- 1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1932 – Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager
- 1932 – Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)
- 1932 – Magali Noël, French actress
- 1935 – Laurent Terzieff, French actor
- 1935 – Ramon Zamora, Filipino actor (d. 2007)
- 1936 – Lucille Clifton, American poet (d. 2010)
- 1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author
- 1938 – Bruce Babbitt, American politician
- 1938 – Kathryn Beaumont, English voice actress and singer
- 1938 – Tommy Cannon, English comedian and author
- 1938 – Shirley Anne Field, English actress
- 1938 – Konrad Kujau, German illustrator (d. 2000)
- 1939 – Rahul Dev Burman, Indian composer (d. 1994)
- 1939 – Ivan Doig, American novelist
- 1941 – Bill Baxley, American politician
- 1941 – James P. Hogan, English author (d. 2010)
- 1941 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director (d. 1996)
- 1941 – Avi Lerner, Israeli-American film producer
- 1942 – Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Beach Boys and Bruce & Terry)
- 1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
- 1943 – Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress
- 1943 – Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
- 1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
- 1948 – Camile Baudoin, American guitarist (The Radiators
- 1949 – Vera Wang, American figure skater and fashion designer
- 1951 – Anita Diamant, American author
- 1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress
- 1951 – Mary McAleese, Irish politician, 8th President of Ireland
- 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 author (d. 1993)
- 1956 – Ted Haggard, American pastor
- 1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and musician (OP8 and Eels)
- 1958 – Brian Helicopter, English bassist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, and Rogue Male)
- 1958 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer and pianist
- 1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
- 1959 – Dan Jurgens, American writer and illustrator
- 1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American singer
- 1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player
- 1961 – Meera Syal, English-Indian comedienne and actress
- 1962 – Michael Ball, English actor and 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 footballer
- 1963 – Johnny Benson, American race car driver
- 1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director and producer
- 1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player
- 1966 – J. J. Abrams, American director, writer, and producer
- 1966 – Jörg Bergen, German footballer
- 1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, French-Canadian swimmer
- 1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American politician
- 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 author
- 1971 – Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
- 1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and poet
- 1973 – Olve Eikemo, Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician (Immortal, I, and Old Funeral)
- 1974 – Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1975 – Ace Darling, American 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 singer-songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
- 1977 – Raúl, Spanish footballer
- 1977 – Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
- 1978 – Lolly, English singer and actress
- 1978 – Courtney Ford, American actress
- 1979 – Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
- 1979 – Benjamin Speed, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and composer
- 1979 – John Warne, American singer and musician (Relient K and Ace Troubleshooter)
- 1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American singer and 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-songwriter, pianist, and actress
- 1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
- 1983 – Evan Taubenfeld, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
- 1984 – Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
- 1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
- 1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American businesswoman, model, and radio host
- 1984 – D. J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 – Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
- 1984 – Julie Ordon, Swiss model and actress
- 1984 – José Holebas, German-born Greek footballer
- 1985 – James Hook, Welsh rugby player
- 1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
- 1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
- 1986 – Drake Bell, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
- 1986 – Sam Claflin, English actor
- 1986 – Antoine Dodson, American actor and singer
- 1986 – LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
- 1986 – Sean Plott, American gamer
- 1987 – India de Beaufort, English actress
- 1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor
- 1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
- 1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian soccer player
- 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
- 1992 – Sohee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Wonder Girls)
- 1996 – Tanay Chheda, Indian actor and author
- 1999 – Chandler Riggs, American actor
Deaths
- 1162 – Odo II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
- 1458 – Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
- 1574 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, architect, and writer (b. 1511)
- 1603 – Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1539)
- 1627 – John Hayward, English historian (b. 1564)
- 1636 – Date Masamune, Japanese strongman, founder of Sendai (b. 1567)
- 1655 – Eleonore Gonzaga, Roman 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, Ethiopian wife of Bakaffa (b. 1706)
- 1794 – Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (b. 1711)
- 1794 – Anne d'Arpajon, French noblewoman (b. 1729)
- 1794 – Philippe de Noailles, French nobleman (b. 1715)
- 1825 – Domenico Vantini, Italian painter (b. 1765)
- 1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
- 1829 – James Smithson, English scientist and philanthropist (b. 1765)
- 1831 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician (b. 1776)
- 1839 – Ranjit Singh, Pakistani 1st Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (b. 1780)
- 1844 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
- 1844 – Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
- 1896 – John Berryman, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1825)
- 1907 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator, co-founder of Radcliffe College (b. 1822)
- 1912 – George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)
- 1917 – Karl Allmenröder, German flying ace (b. 1896)
- 1935 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
- 1944 – Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (b. 1878)
- 1949 – Frank Smythe, English mountaineer (b. 1900)
- 1952 – Max Dehn, German mathematician (b. 1878)
- 1957 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1924)
- 1958 – Ragna Wettergreen, Norwegian actress (b. 1864)
- 1960 – Lottie Dod, English tennis player (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, English philosopher (b. 1910)
- 1991 – Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (b. 1953)
- 1991 – Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 1994 – Tai Solarin, Nigerian educator and activist (b. 1922)
- 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 murder victim (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 singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)
- 2002 – Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
- 2003 – David Newman, American director, writer, and producer (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, Irish singer and song collector (b. 1933)
- 2005 – Domino Harvey, English bounty hunter (b. 1969)
- 2005 – Ray Holmes, English fighter pilot (b. 1914)
- 2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (b. 1946)
- 2006 – Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (b. 1959)
- 2007 – Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
- 2007 – William Hutt, Canadian actor (b. 1920)
- 2007 – Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
- 2008 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (b. 1914)
- 2008 – Michael Turner, American illustrator (b. 1971)
- 2009 – Fayette Pinkney, American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
- 2009 – Gale Storm, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
- 2011 – Mike Doyle, English footballer (b. 1946)
- 2012 – Stan Cox, English athlete (b. 1918)
- 2012 – Rosemary Dobson, Australian poet and illustrator (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Jesse Glover, American martial artist (b. 1924)
- 2012 – Don Grady, American actor, singer, and composer (b. 1944)
- 2012 – Eddie Jones, American football executive (b. 1938)
- 2012 – Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera, Dominican bishop (b. 1930)
- 2012 – Iurie Miterev, Moldovan footballer (b. 1975)
- 2012 – Constantinos Triaridis, Greek politician, (b. 1937)
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