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June 27th
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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
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 - The British capture Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata .
1844 - Joseph Smith, Jr. , founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and his brother Hyrum Smith , are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1864 - American Civil War : Battle of Kennesaw Mountain .
1867 - The Bank of California is created.
1893 - Crash of the New York Stock Exchange .
1898 - The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia .
1905 - (June 14 according to the Julian calendar ): 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
1941 - German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa .
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 .
1957 - Hurricane Audrey kills 500 people in Louisiana and Texas .
1966 - The first broadcast of Dark Shadows is aired on ABC-TV .
1967 - The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield , London .
1969 - The Stonewall riots that mark the beginning of the gay liberation movement begin in Greenwich Village in Manhattan.
1973 - The President of Uruguay dissolves Parliament and heads a coup d'état.
1974 - U.S president Richard Nixon visits the U.S.S.R. .
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 - A commercial DC-9 (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 ) crashes near Ustica , Italy , killing 81.
1984 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Albert Einstein Peace Prize .
1985 - U.S. Route 66 ceases to be an official U.S. highway.
1986 - The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in Nicaragua v. United States .
1987 - A commercial HS 748 (Philippine Airlines Flight 206 ) crashes near Baguio City , Philippines , killing 50.
1991 - Slovenia , after declaring independence two days before, is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War .
1998 - Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia .
2001 - The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case .
2001 - Pope John Paul II beatifies 28 Ukrainian Greek Catholics , including 27 martyrs most of whom were killed by the Soviet secret police. Beatification takes place at the service in Lviv , western Ukraine during his first visit to this country.
2003 - The United States National Do Not Call Registry , formed to combat unwanted telemarketing calls and administered by the Federal Trade Commission , enrolls almost three-quarters of a million phone numbers on its first day.
2005 - AMD files broad antitrust complaints against Intel Corporation in U.S. Federal District Court, alleging abuse of monopoly powers and antitrust violations.
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 - Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation .
Births
1040 - King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095 )
1350 - Manuel II Palaiologos , Eastern Roman Emperor
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 )
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 )
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 )
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 - Willie Mosconi , American billiards player (d. 1993 )
1914 - Robert Aickman , English author (d. 1981 )
1914 - Giorgio Almirante , Italian politician (d. 1988 )
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
1938 - Tommy Cannon , British comedian
1938 - Shirley Anne Field , British actress
1938 - Kathryn Beaumont , British voice actress
1939 - Rahul Dev Burman , Indian composer and actor (d. 1994 )
1941 - Krzysztof Kieślowski , Polish film director (d. 1996 )
1941 - Bill Baxley , American politician
1941 - James P. Hogan , British science fiction author
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
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 - Ted Haggard , American evangelical preacher
1958 - Lisa Germano , American singer, songwriter and musician
1958 - Brian Helicopter , 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
1961 - Meera Syal , British-Indian comedienne and actress
1961 - Margo Timmins , Canadian folk-rock singer (Cowboy Junkies )
1962 - Tony Leung Chiu Wai , Hong Kong actor
1963 - Paul Roos , Australian rules footballer
1963 - Johnny Benson , American NASCAR driver
1964 - Stephan Brenninkmeijer , Dutch film producer and director
1964 - Chuck Person , American basketball player
1966 - J. J. Abrams , American television writer and producer
1967 - Sylvie Fréchette , French-Canadian synchronized swimmer
1968 - Pascale Bussières , French-Canadian actress
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
1974 - Big Moe , American musician (Screwed Up Click )
1974 - Christian Kane , American actor and singer
1975 - Tobey Maguire , American actor
1975 - Daryle Ward , American baseball player
1975 - Ace Darling , American professional wrestler
1975 - Sarah Evanetz , Canadian swimmer
1976 - Johnny Estrada , American baseball player
1977 - Raúl , Spanish footballer
1977 - Arkadiusz Radomski , Polish footbaler
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 - Kevin Pietersen , English cricketer
1980 - Craig Terrill , American football player
1983 - Alsou , Russian singer
1983 - Dale Steyn , South African cricketer
1983 - Evan Taubenfeld , American musician
1984 - Rocio Guirao Diaz , Argentinian Model
1984 - Gökhan Inler , Swiss footballer
1984 - Julie Ordon , Swiss model
1984 - Emma Lahana , New Zealand actress
1984 - Khloe Kardashian , American reality television star
1985 - Svetlana Kuznetsova , Russian tennis player
1985 - Coby Linder , American Pop Punk Drummer (Say Anything )
1985 - Nico Rosberg , German race car driver
1985 - James Hook , Welsh rugby player
1986 - Drake Bell , musician/ songwriter / American actor
1986 - LaShawn Merritt , American sprinter
1987 - Ed Westwick , American actor
1988 - Kate Ziegler , American swimmer
1989 - Matthew Lewis , English actor
1989 - Travis Curtis , American Artist/ Amateur Skateboarder
1990 - Aselin Debison , Canadian singer
1991 - Madylin Sweeten , American actress
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
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. circa 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 )
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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1805 )
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 )
1952 - Max Dehn , German mathematician (b. 1878 )
1954 - Maximilian von Weichs , German field marshal (b. 1881 )
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 )
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 - George Papadopoulos , Greek dictator (b. 1919 )
2001 - Tove Jansson , Finnish author (b. 1914 )
2001 - Jack Lemmon , American actor (b. 1925 )
2002 - John Entwistle , English bassist (The Who ) (b. 1944 )
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 )
Holidays and observances
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