On This Day — June 27

🕰️ Notable Events on June 27

• 2015 — A midair explosion from flammable powder at a recreational water park in Taiwan injures at least 510 people with about 183 in serious condition in intensive care. Wikipedia ↗
• 2014 — At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun. Wikipedia ↗
• 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election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan; Seven people are killed, 660 injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft starting the Ten-Day War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870, also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster, mysteriously explodes in mid-air while en route from Bologna, to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — France grants independence to Djibouti. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes Fillmore East in New York, the "Church of Rock and Roll". Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasions of the River Plate. Wikipedia ↗
• 1760 — Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina during the Anglo-Cherokee War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1759 — General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec. Wikipedia ↗
• 1743 — In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1556 — The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs. Wikipedia ↗
• 1497 — Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1358 — The Republic of Ragusa is founded. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 27

• 1996 — Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Anita Husarić, Bosnian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Karthika Nair, Indian film actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Matthew Lewis, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Kate Ziegler, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — India de Beaufort, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ed Westwick, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Sam Claflin, British actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Drake Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Bryan Fletcher, American skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — James Hook, Welsh rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Nico Rosberg, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Khloé Kardashian, American model, businesswoman, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jim Johnson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dale Steyn, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Andrew Embley, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jennifer Goodridge, American keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Craig Terrill, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Apparat, German musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Johnny Estrada, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ace Darling, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Bianca Del Rio, American drag queen & comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Tobey Maguire, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Daryle Ward, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Olve Eikemo (Abbath Doom Occulta), Norwegian musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — George Hincapie, American cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Simon Archer, English badminton player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician, New Hampshire Attorney General Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — J.J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jeff Conine, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Aigars Kalvītis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Chuck Person, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Johnny Benson, Jr., American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Paul Roos, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Michael Ball, English actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Craig Hodges, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Robert King, English harpsichordist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Lorrie Morgan, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Gabriella Dorio, Italian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Isabelle Adjani, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Richard Ibbotson, English admiral Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Igor Gräzin, Estonian academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Alice McDermott, American novelist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Julia Duffy, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gilson Lavis, English drummer (Squeeze) and portrait artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Vera Wang, American fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Camile Baudoin, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Joey Covington, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Norma Kamali, American fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Angela King, English environmentalist and author, co-founded Common Ground Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Bill Baxley, American lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — James P. Hogan, English-Irish author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Bruce Babbitt, American lawyer and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Interior Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Shirley Anne Field, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Scottish lieutenant and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Yevgeniy Ivchenko, Ukrainian race walker (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Konrad Kujau, German illustrator (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Hugh Wood, English composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Ross Perot, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Dick the Bruiser, American football player and wrestler (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Peter Maas, American journalist and author (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — James Lincoln Collier, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Leonard Lerman, American geneticist and biologist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Doc Pomus, American singer-songwriter (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jacques Berthier, French organist and composer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Elmo Hope, American pianist and composer (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — George Walker, American composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Muriel Pavlow, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Fernando Riera, Chilean football player and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Amala Shankar, Indian danseuse Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Aideu Handique, Indian actress (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — John Alexander Moore, American zoologist and academic (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Robert Aickman, English author and activist, co-founded the Inland Waterways Association (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Helena Benitez, Filipina academic and administrator (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Margaret Ekpo, Nigerian women's rights activist, social mobilizer and politician (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Elton Britt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Philip Guston, American painter and academic (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Willie Mosconi, American pool player (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Marion M. Magruder, American Marine officer, commander of the VMF(N)-533 squadron. (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian physician and author (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Catherine Cookson, English author and philanthropist (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Vernon Watkins, Welsh-American poet and painter (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Dixie Brown, British boxer (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Paul Colin, French illustrator (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Lewis Bernstein Namier, Polish-English historian and academic (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Antoinette Perry, American actress and director (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Pierre Montet, French historian and academic (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
• 1884 — Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and academic (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Heber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1906) Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Hans Spemann, German embryologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗

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