June 27, 1884 - Forrester Harvey, Irish actor
June 27, 1888 - Antoinette Perry, American actress and theater director
June 27, 1889 - Moroni Olsen, American actor
June 27, 1907 - John McIntire, American actor
June 27, 1907 - Valerie Cossart, British actress
June 27, 1908 - David Davis, British radio broadcaster
June 27, 1912 - Audrey Christie, American actress
June 27, 1914 - Alexander Pola [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor and writer
June 27, 1920 - I. A. L. Diamond, Hollywood screenwriter
June 27, 1921 - Muriel Pavlow, British actress
June 27, 1927 - Bob Keeshan, American actor
June 27, 1927 - Robert Casey, American actor
June 27, 1929 - Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler
June 27, 1932 - Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer
June 27, 1935 - Laurent Terzieff, French actor
June 27, 1935 - Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor
June 27, 1938 - Shirley Anne Field, English actress
June 27, 1938 - Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress
June 27, 1938 - Tommy Cannon [Tommy Derbyshire], English comedian and singer
June 27, 1939 - R. D. Burman, Indian film score composer
June 27, 1941 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director
June 27, 1943 - Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress
June 27, 1947 - Francisca "Cisca" Beaudoux, actress
June 27, 1951 - Julia Duffy [Julia Margaret Hinds], American actress
June 27, 1955 - Isabelle Adjani, French actress
June 27, 1958 - Robert Newman, American actor
June 27, 1959 - Janusz Kamiński, Polish cinematographer
June 27, 1960 - Brian Dillinger, actor
June 27, 1961 - Tim Whitnall, English actor
June 27, 1961 - Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress
June 27, 1962 - Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chinese actor
June 27, 1964 - Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director
June 27, 1966 - J. J. Abrams, American writer, producer and director
June 27, 1968 - Pascale Bussières, French-Canadian actress
June 27, 1971 - Yancey Arias, American actor
June 27, 1971 - Jo Frost, British television personality
June 27, 1974 - Christian Kane, American actor
June 27, 1975 - Tobey Maguire, American actor
June 27, 1975 - Ace Darling [Michael Maraldo], American professional wrestler
June 27, 1975 - Bianca del Rio [Roy Haylock], American drag queen, comedian, actor and costume designer
June 27, 1979 - Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
June 27, 1979 - Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
June 27, 1984 - Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
June 27, 1984 - Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
June 27, 1984 - Khloé Kardashian, American reality television star
June 27, 1984 - Julie Ordon, Swiss model
June 27, 1986 - Drake Bell, American actor, voice actor, and musician
June 27, 1987 - Ed Westwick, English actor
June 27, 1989 - Matthew Lewis, English actor
June 27, 1991 - Madylin Sweeten, American actress
June 27, 1999 - Chandler Riggs, American actor
June 27, 1934 - Max Pallenberg, Austrian extempore farce actor, husband of Operetta star Fritzi Massary
June 27, 1958 - Robert Greig, Australian actor
June 27, 1961 - Paul Guilfoyle, American actor and director
June 27, 1982 - Jack Mullaney, American actor
June 27, 1985 - Jane Ross [Breslaw], American actress
June 27, 1986 - Edna Mae Cooper, actress, dies
June 27, 1989 - Jack Beutel, actor, dies
June 27, 1991 - Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter
June 27, 1992 - Allan Jones, American actor and singer
June 27, 1996 - Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, American film producer
June 27, 2001 - Jack Lemmon, American actor
June 27, 2003 - David Newman, American filmmaker
June 27, 2007 - William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor
June 27, 2009 - Gale Storm [Josephine Owaissa Cottle], American singer and actress
June 27, 2011 - Elaine Stewart, American actress and model
June 27, 2012 - Don Grady [Agrati], American actor
June 27, 2016 - Bud Spencer, Italian actor
June 27, 1947 - WRC TV channel 4 in Washington, D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting, WRC TV channel 4 in Washington, D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting
June 27, 1955 - "Julius LaRosa Show" debuts on CBS-TV, "Julius LaRosa Show" debuts on CBS-TV
June 27, 1966 - Dark Shadows, American Gothic soap opera, premieres on ABC-TV, Dark Shadows, American Gothic soap opera, premieres on ABC-TV
June 27, 1974 - "Flip Wilson Show" last airs on NBC-TV, "Flip Wilson Show" last airs on NBC-TV
June 27, 1981 - " Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes returns to #1 slot, " Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes returns to #1 slot
June 27, 1984 - Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time, Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time
June 27, 1991 - Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time, Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time
June 27, 1995 - Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears, Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears
June 27, 1718 - Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer
June 27, 1745 - Johann Nepomuk Went, Bohemian composer
June 27, 1789 - Philipp Friedrich Silcher, German composer
June 27, 1805 - Stephen Elvey, English composer
June 27, 1806 - Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer
June 27, 1812 - John Pike Hullah, English composer
June 27, 1819 - Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer
June 27, 1821 - August Conradi, German organist and composer
June 27, 1833 - Władysław Zaremba, Ukrainian composer
June 27, 1850 - Jacob Adolf Hägg, Swedish composer
June 27, 1859 - Mildred J. Hill, American composer and musician
June 27, 1862 - May Irwin, Canadian comedienne and singer
June 27, 1885 - Artúr Harmat, Hungarian composer
June 27, 1898 - Tibor Harsányi, Hungarian composer
June 27, 1908 - Hans de Jong, musician and conductor (d. 1994)
June 27, 1910 - Karel Reiner, Czech composer
June 27, 1911 - V. K. Narayana Menon, Indian classical dance scholar
June 27, 1915 - Hendrik W van Leeuwen, Dutch musician
June 27, 1916 - Hallvard Olav Johnsen, Norwegian composer
June 27, 1922 - George Theophilus Walker, African-American pianist, composer and teacher
June 27, 1925 - Doc Pomus [Jerome Solon Felder], American blues singer and songwriter
June 27, 1931 - Alojz Srebotnjak, Slovenian composer
June 27, 1931 - Ryszard Kwiatkowski, Polish composer
June 27, 1932 - Hugh Wood, British composer
June 27, 1932 - Anna Moffo, American soprano
June 27, 1932 - Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer
June 27, 1938 - Tommy Cannon [Tommy Derbyshire], English comedian and singer
June 27, 1939 - R. D. Burman, Indian film score composer
June 27, 1942 - Bruce Johnston [Benjamin Baldwin], American singer, songwriter, and record producer
June 27, 1942 - Frank Mills, Canadian pianist, composer and arranger
June 27, 1942 - John Howard McGuire, American composer
June 27, 1946 - Daria Semegen, American composer
June 27, 1946 - Janice Giteck, American composer
June 27, 1948 - Camile Baudoin, American musician
June 27, 1958 - Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer and songwriter
June 27, 1958 - Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
June 27, 1958 - Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
June 27, 1959 - Lorrie Morgan, American country singer
June 27, 1959 - Khadja Nin, Burundian singer
June 27, 1978 - Lolly [Anna Shantha Kumble], British singer
June 27, 1979 - John Warne, American musician
June 27, 1979 - Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
June 27, 1983 - Alsou, Russian singer
June 27, 1983 - Evan Taubenfeld, American musician
June 27, 1985 - Coby Linder, American Pop Punk Drummer
June 27, 1986 - Drake Bell, American actor, voice actor, and musician
June 27, 1990 - Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
June 27, 1679 - Pablo Bruna, Spanish blind composer
June 27, 1814 - Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer
June 27, 1829 - Louis-Sébastien Lebrun, French composer
June 27, 1832 - Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisla, composer
June 27, 1889 - Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano
June 27, 1889 - Whitney Eugene Thayer, American composer
June 27, 1920 - Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French-Canadian lyricist
June 27, 1934 - Max Pallenberg, Austrian extempore farce actor, husband of Operetta star Fritzi Massary
June 27, 1944 - Werner Wehrli, composer
June 27, 1948 - George Templeton Strong, American composer
June 27, 1954 - Francis L Casadesus, French violinist/composer/conductor
June 27, 1964 - Daniel Lazarus, French composer
June 27, 1969 - Richard Vance Maxfield, composer
June 27, 1974 - Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter
June 27, 1986 - Joe Maphis, American country music guitarist
June 27, 1986 - Zoltán Gárdonyi, Hungarian composer
June 27, 1992 - Allan Jones, American actor and singer
June 27, 1992 - Stefanie Ann Sargent, guitarist
June 27, 1995 - Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, American blues singer and guitarist
June 27, 1995 - Efrem Kurtz, Russian conductor
June 27, 1999 - Brian O'Hara, English rock musician, commits suicide at 57
June 27, 1999 - Einar Englund, Finnish composer
June 27, 2002 - John Entwistle, English rock guitarist and vocalist
June 27, 2005 - Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector
June 27, 2009 - Gale Storm [Josephine Owaissa Cottle], American singer and actress
June 27, 2009 - Fayette Pinkney, African American singer (b. 1948)
June 27, 2014 - Bobby Womack, American Hall of Fame R&B singer
June 27, 2015 - Chris Squire, English rock bassist
June 27, 2016 - Mack Rice, American musician and songwriter
June 27, 1950 - "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 12 performances, "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 12 performances
June 27, 1964 - "Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" by Die Beatles peaks at #97, "Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" by Die Beatles peaks at #97
June 27, 1969 - 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival, 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival
June 27, 1976 - "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 193 performances, "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 193 performances
June 27, 1982 - "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1,774 performances, "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1,774 performances
June 27, 1992 - "57 Channels (and Nothin' on)" by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #68, "57 Channels (and Nothin' on)" by Bruce Springsteen peaks at #68
June 27, 1993 - "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 487 performances, "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 487 performances
June 27, 1994 - "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 8 performances, "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 8 performances
June 27, 1842 - Jamie Anderson, Scottish golfer
June 27, 1886 - Charles Macartney, Australian cricketer
June 27, 1917 - K. M. Rangnekar, Indian cricketer
June 27, 1918 - Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer
June 27, 1924 - Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
June 27, 1930 - Tommy [Tamio] Kono, American weightlifter
June 27, 1932 - Eddie Kasko, American Major League baseball player
June 27, 1938 - Gordon Rorke, Australian cricketer
June 27, 1939 - Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer
June 27, 1943 - Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
June 27, 1944 - Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist, 1K time trial
June 27, 1945 - Catherine Lacoste, French golfer
June 27, 1945 - John M. Veitch, American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer
June 27, 1948 - Angel Penna Jr., horse trainer
June 27, 1950 - Benjamin Peterson, American heavyweight boxer
June 27, 1951 - Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster
June 27, 1953 - Kent Bostick, American pursuit cyclist
June 27, 1955 - Isabelle Adjani, French actress
June 27, 1956 - Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer
June 27, 1956 - Brad Childress, American football coach
June 27, 1963 - Stephen Peterson, American rower
June 27, 1963 - Johnny Benson Jr., American NASCAR driver
June 27, 1964 - Chuck Person, American NBA forward
June 27, 1966 - Jeff Conine, American MLB outfielder
June 27, 1966 - Mercedes Paz, Argentine tennis star
June 27, 1966 - Rob Harbison, American 3x40 rifle shooter
June 27, 1967 - Lester Archambeau, American NFL defensive end
June 27, 1967 - Michelle Torres, American tennis star
June 27, 1970 - Petra Langrová, tennis star
June 27, 1970 - Ricardo Jordan, American baseball pitcher
June 27, 1970 - Jim Edmonds, American baseball player
June 27, 1971 - Brant Boyer, American football linebacker
June 27, 1971 - Jimmy Kemp, American CFL quarterback
June 27, 1973 - Heath Irwin, American football guard
June 27, 1973 - Jennifer Brundage, American softball infielder
June 27, 1973 - Wendell Davis, American football cornerback
June 27, 1974 - Juran Bolden, American NFL cornerback
June 27, 1975 - Porter Collins, American rower
June 27, 1975 - Sarah Evanetz, 100m butterfly
June 27, 1975 - Daryle Ward, American baseball player
June 27, 1976 - Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
June 27, 1977 - Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
June 27, 1977 - Raúl, Spanish footballer
June 27, 1980 - Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer
June 27, 1983 - Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
June 27, 1984 - Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
June 27, 1985 - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
June 27, 1985 - Nico Rosberg, German Finnish race car driver
June 27, 1985 - James Hook, Welsh rugby player
June 27, 1986 - LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
June 27, 1988 - Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
June 27, 1905 - Harold Mahony, Scottish tennis player
June 27, 1912 - George Bonnor, cricketer, dies
June 27, 1944 - Vera Menchik, Russian 1st official women's world chess champion
June 27, 1960 - Lottie Dod, British all-round athlete
June 27, 1968 - Norman Norton, cricketer
June 27, 1970 - Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler
June 27, 1986 - Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns
June 27, 1986 - George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player
June 27, 1999 - Marion Motley, American NFL fullback
June 27, 2004 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver
June 27, 2007 - Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer
June 27, 2011 - Mike Doyle, English former footballer
June 27, 2011 - Betty Callaway, figure skating trainer
June 27, 2013 - Alain Mimoun, Algerian/French distance runner
June 27, 1890 - George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight), George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight)
June 27, 1899 - Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats, Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats
June 27, 1914 - Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title, Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title
June 27, 1917 - 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service, 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service
June 27, 1931 - Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC:, Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC:
June 27, 1939 - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings, Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings
June 27, 1939 - Headley scores a cricket century in each innings v England at Lord's, Headley scores a cricket century in each innings v England at Lord's
June 27, 1956 - Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings, Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
June 27, 1969 - Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match, Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match
June 27, 1980 - Dodgers' Jerry Reuss no-hits SF Giants 8-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss no-hits SF Giants 8-0
June 27, 1983 - Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning, Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning
June 27, 1984 - Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts, Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts
June 27, 1988 - Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m), Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m)
June 27, 1988 - Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning, Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
June 27, 1992 - Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon, Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
June 27, 1993 - NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game, NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game
June 27, 1040 - Ladislaus I, King of Hungary
June 27, 1350 - Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1425)
June 27, 1462 - Louis XII, the Just, King of France
June 27, 1550 - Charles IX [Carl], King of France
June 27, 1615 - Johann Paul Schor, German Baroque painter
June 27, 1696 - William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier
June 27, 1717 - Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
June 27, 1787 - Thomas Say, American naturalist and father of descriptive entomology
June 27, 1809 - François Certain Canrobert, French marshal and parliament member
June 27, 1828 - Junius Daniel, Brigadier General
June 27, 1838 - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Indian novelist
June 27, 1838 - Paul Mauser, German weapon designer
June 27, 1846 - Charles Stewart Parnell, English-Irish Home Rule Party leader
June 27, 1849 - Harriet Hubbard Ayer, American cosmetics manufacturer and columnist
June 27, 1850 - Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright
June 27, 1850 - Lafcadio Hearn, American author
June 27, 1850 - Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician
June 27, 1869 - Emma Goldman, American anarchist and publisher
June 27, 1869 - Kate Carew [Mary Williams], American caricaturist
June 27, 1869 - Hans Spemann, German embryologist
June 27, 1872 - Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet and novelist
June 27, 1878 - Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile, secretary-general of PTT
June 27, 1880 - Helen Keller, American political activist, author and lecturer, who was the 1st deaf-blind person to earn a BA
June 27, 1882 - Eduard Spranger, German psychologist and educator
June 27, 1884 - Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher
June 27, 1888 - Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian
June 27, 1889 - Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor
June 27, 1892 - Paul Colin, French poster designer
June 27, 1896 - Franciscus J. Feron, vicaris-general of Roermond
June 27, 1898 - Ajla Rachmanova, Russian-Austrian author
June 27, 1899 - Juan Trippe, American airline pioneer and entrepreneur
June 27, 1900 - Otto Passman, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana
June 27, 1905 - Ruby Middleton Forsythe, African-American teacher
June 27, 1906 - Catherine Cookson, English novelist
June 27, 1906 - Vernon Watkins, Welsh poet
June 27, 1908 - João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer
June 27, 1911 - Alfred Scott Witherbee Jr., American 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania
June 27, 1913 - Willie Mosconi, American world champion pool player
June 27, 1914 - Giorgio Almirante, Italian fascist )
June 27, 1914 - Robert Aickman, English writer and conservationist
June 27, 1916 - Arthur Walter Lucas, first Chief Restorer of the National Gallery, London
June 27, 1917 - Ron Hayward, English politician, General Secretary of the Labour Party
June 27, 1921 - G. M. J. Veldkamp, Dutch politician
June 27, 1922 - Herbert Ziergiebel, German writer
June 27, 1924 - Paul Conrad, American cartoonist
June 27, 1924 - Efua Sutherland, Ghanaian writer
June 27, 1927 - David Hobman, English human right activist and director (d. 2003)
June 27, 1928 - Rudy Perpich, American politician, 34th & 36th Governor of Minnesota
June 27, 1930 - Ross Perot, American billionaire and presidental candidate
June 27, 1931 - Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American CEO and philanthropist
June 27, 1932 - Joachim Wohlgemuth, German writer
June 27, 1935 - Eduard Pavlovich Kugno, Russian cosmonaut
June 27, 1936 - John Shalikashvili, Polish-American general
June 27, 1936 - Lucille Clifton, American poet
June 27, 1937 - Joseph P. Allen, American NASA astronaut
June 27, 1938 - Bruce Babbitt, American attorney and politician
June 27, 1941 - James P. Hogan, British sci-fi author
June 27, 1944 - Kees [Cornelis Johannes] Ouwens, Dutch writer and poet
June 27, 1945 - Norma Kamali, American dress designer
June 27, 1945 - Omar Badsha, South African photographer, trade unionist and political activist
June 27, 1946 - Sally Priesand, 1st U.S. woman rabbi
June 27, 1949 - Vera Wang, American fashion designer
June 27, 1951 - Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mjr USAF and NASA astronaut
June 27, 1951 - Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland
June 27, 1952 - Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician )
June 27, 1955 - Frank de Grave [Franciscus Hendrikus Gerardus de Grave], Dutch politician
June 27, 1956 - Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher
June 27, 1959 - Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer
June 27, 1960 - Jim Nussle, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa
June 27, 1963 - Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer
June 27, 1966 - Giambattista Valli, Italian fashion designer
June 27, 444 - Cyrillus van Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria, dies
June 27, 1137 - Guigo de Castro, [Venerabilis], 5th prior of Grande Chartreuse, dies
June 27, 1162 - Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy
June 27, 1296 - Floris V, count of Holland & Zeeland, dies
June 27, 1458 - Alfonso V, King of Aragon/Sicily/Naples, dies
June 27, 1543 - Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and litterateur
June 27, 1574 - Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and art historian
June 27, 1603 - Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat
June 27, 1627 - John Hayward, English historian
June 27, 1638 - Lukaris Cyrillus, patriarch of Alexandria/Constantinople, dies
June 27, 1641 - Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter
June 27, 1654 - Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer
June 27, 1672 - Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist
June 27, 1720 - Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet
June 27, 1757 - Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent, banker and merchant
June 27, 1773 - Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia
June 27, 1776 - Thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed
June 27, 1785 - Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent
June 27, 1794 - Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman
June 27, 1794 - Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier
June 27, 1827 - Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian
June 27, 1829 - James Smithson, None
June 27, 1831 - Sophie Germain, French mathematician
June 27, 1839 - Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies
June 27, 1844 - Hyrum Smith, founder/leader, shot by mob in Carthage Ill
June 27, 1844 - Joseph Smith Jr, American founder of the Mormon Church, shot by a mob at 38
June 27, 1848 - Denis-Auguste Affre, Archbishop of Paris and opponent of King Louis-Philippe, shot to death at 54
June 27, 1848 - Heinrich Zschokke, German Swiss writer
June 27, 1859 - Jean Chrétien Baud, Dutch gov-gen of Dutch-Indies at 69
June 27, 1862 - Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major
June 27, 1863 - Martin E Green, Confederate brigadier general, shot dead at 38
June 27, 1864 - Charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brigadier general
June 27, 1873 - Hiram Powers, American sculptor
June 27, 1876 - Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, German naturalist and zoologist
June 27, 1876 - Harriet Martineau, British controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist
June 27, 1907 - Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College
June 27, 1917 - Gustav von Schmolle, German economist
June 27, 1917 - Karl Allmenröder, German World War I flying Ace
June 27, 1917 - Gustav von Schmoller, German economist
June 27, 1935 - Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor
June 27, 1944 - Milan Hodža, Slovak politician
June 27, 1950 - Milada Horakova, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged
June 27, 1952 - Max Dehn, German mathematician
June 27, 1955 - Jan van den Tempel, Dutch politician
June 27, 1957 - Malcolm Lowry, English writer
June 27, 1960 - Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain
June 27, 1961 - Harry Hooton, Australian poet
June 27, 1962 - Paul Viiding, Estonian poet
June 27, 1965 - Anthony Veiller, writer
June 27, 1966 - Arthur D Waley, [Schloss], British sinology/poet, dies
June 27, 1973 - Earl Browder, leader US Communist Party
June 27, 1983 - Don Ida, balloonists
June 27, 1983 - Maxie Anderson, balloonists
June 27, 1988 - Léonie Adams, American poetess
June 27, 1989 - A. J. Ayer, English Neopositivist philosopher
June 27, 1991 - Klas Bruinsma, leader criminal organization, murdered
June 27, 1991 - Willem J [Molly] Geertsema, liberal/foreign minister), dies
June 27, 1992 - Sandy Amoros, Bkln Dodger
June 27, 1993 - Wolfgang Grams, German RAF-terrorist, shot to death at 40
June 27, 1994 - Jeremy Brooks, English writer
June 27, 1996 - Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier
June 27, 1998 - Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician
June 27, 1998 - Boris Nikolayevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut
June 27, 1998 - Desmond Heap, British lawyer and authority on British planning law
June 27, 1999 - Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator
June 27, 2001 - Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator
June 27, 2004 - George Patton IV, American general
June 27, 2005 - Shelby Foote, American author and historian
June 27, 2005 - John T. Walton, American businessman
June 27, 2005 - Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran
June 27, 2005 - Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter
June 27, 2006 - Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as "The Railway Killer"
June 27, 2007 - Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet
June 27, 2008 - Michael Turner, American comic book artist
June 27, 2008 - Sam Manekshaw, Indian Field Marshal
June 27, 2010 - Dolph Briscoe, American businessman and 41st Governor of Texas
June 27, 2011 - Gisèle Rabesahala, Malagasy politician and human righter activist
June 27, 2016 - Alvin Toffler, American author
June 27, 2018 - Joe Jackson, American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family
June 27, 678 - St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope, St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope
June 27, 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded, Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
June 27, 1580 - Duke of Alva's army occupies Portugal, Duke of Alva's army occupies Portugal
June 27, 1693 - 1st women's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London), 1st women's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London)
June 27, 1697 - Polish parliament selects monarch August of Saxony as king, Polish parliament selects monarch August of Saxony as king
June 27, 1756 - French fleet conquer St Philips Castle of Minorca, French fleet conquer St Philips Castle of Minorca
June 27, 1759 - British general James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec., British general James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
June 27, 1806 - Buenos Aires captured by British, Buenos Aires captured by British
June 27, 1847 - New York & Boston linked by telegraph wires, New York & Boston linked by telegraph wires
June 27, 1862 - -28] Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia, -28] Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia
June 27, 1862 - Battle of Gaines's Mill, VA (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3, Battle of Gaines's Mill, VA (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3
June 27, 1863 - Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia
June 27, 1864 - Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
June 27, 1867 - Bank of California opens doors, Bank of California opens doors
June 27, 1876 - Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as US presidential candidate, Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as US presidential candidate
June 27, 1890 - Cecil Rhodes ' colonists attack Motlousi in Matabeleland, Cecil Rhodes ' colonists attack Motlousi in Matabeleland
June 27, 1893 - Great stock crash on NY stock exchange, Great stock crash on NY stock exchange
June 27, 1905 - Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin" and sail for Odessa, Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin" and sail for Odessa
June 27, 1909 - Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Neth (Belgium count De Lambert), Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Neth (Belgium count De Lambert)
June 27, 1914 - US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia, US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia
June 27, 1915 - 100°F (38°C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record), 100°F (38°C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record)
June 27, 1915 - Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription, Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription
June 27, 1922 - Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon), Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)
June 27, 1929 - 1st color TV demo, performed by Bell Laboratories in NYC, 1st color TV demo, performed by Bell Laboratories in NYC
June 27, 1929 - President Paul von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WWI, President Paul von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WWI
June 27, 1934 - Federal Savings & Loan Association created, Federal Savings & Loan Association created
June 27, 1935 - Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ, Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ
June 27, 1939 - 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0), 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0)
June 27, 1940 - Soviet Army attacks Romania, Soviet Army attacks Romania
June 27, 1940 - USSR returns to Gregorian calendar Read the Article >>, USSR returns to Gregorian calendar Read the Article >>
June 27, 1941 - Bialystok Poland falls to Germany, Bialystok Poland falls to Germany
June 27, 1941 - Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam, Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam
June 27, 1942 - FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off NY's Long Island, FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off NY's Long Island
June 27, 1942 - PQ-17 convoy leaves Iceland for Archangelsk, PQ-17 convoy leaves Iceland for Archangelsk
June 27, 1943 - Elly Dammers throws Dutch record spear (41,43m), Elly Dammers throws Dutch record spear (41,43m)
June 27, 1943 - Fanny Blankers-Koen runs Dutch record 200m (24.5), Fanny Blankers-Koen runs Dutch record 200m (24.5)
June 27, 1944 - Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies, Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies
June 27, 1945 - Foundation 1940-45 established, Foundation 1940-45 established
June 27, 1947 - 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands, 98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands
June 27, 1949 - "Captain Video & His Video Rangers" debut on DUMONT-TV, "Captain Video & His Video Rangers" debut on DUMONT-TV
June 27, 1950 - US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam, US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam
June 27, 1950 - South Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea, South Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea
June 27, 1953 - Joseph Laniel appointed French premier, Joseph Laniel appointed French premier
June 27, 1954 - 1st atomic power station opens - Obninsk, near Moscow in Russia, 1st atomic power station opens - Obninsk, near Moscow in Russia
June 27, 1954 - CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala, CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala
June 27, 1955 - 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois), 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois)
June 27, 1957 - Hurricane Audrey, kills 526 in Louisiana & Texas, Hurricane Audrey, kills 526 in Louisiana & Texas
June 27, 1958 - Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th, Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th
June 27, 1958 - Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) NY to London, Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) NY to London
June 27, 1959 - Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game, Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game
June 27, 1960 - British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia, British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia
June 27, 1960 - Chlorophyll "A" synthesized in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Chlorophyll "A" synthesized in Cambridge, Massachusetts
June 27, 1960 - Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens, Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens
June 27, 1962 - NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m, NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m
June 27, 1962 - Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems, Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems
June 27, 1963 - Bill J Kramer & Dakotas record Lennon & McCartney "I Call Your Name", Bill J Kramer & Dakotas record Lennon & McCartney "I Call Your Name"
June 27, 1963 - US President John F. Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland, US President John F. Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland
June 27, 1963 - USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m, USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m
June 27, 1966 - 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yanks beat Mets 5-2, 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yanks beat Mets 5-2
June 27, 1967 - Race riot in Buffalo NY (200 arrested), Race riot in Buffalo NY (200 arrested)
June 27, 1967 - The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield, London, The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield, London
June 27, 1968 - Ludvik Vaculik publishes "Manifest of 2000 words" in Prague, Ludvik Vaculik publishes "Manifest of 2000 words" in Prague
June 27, 1973 - John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list", John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list"
June 27, 1973 - Uruguayan president dissolves parliament and heads a coup d'état, Uruguayan president dissolves parliament and heads a coup d'état
June 27, 1974 - US President Nixon visits USSR, US President Nixon visits USSR
June 27, 1976 - Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda, Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda
June 27, 1976 - Portuguese general Antonio Eanes elected president, Portuguese general Antonio Eanes elected president
June 27, 1977 - 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise, 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise
June 27, 1977 - Djibouti (Afars & Issas) claims Independence from France, Djibouti (Afars & Issas) claims Independence from France
June 27, 1977 - Willie McCovey smashes 2 HRs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973), Willie McCovey smashes 2 HRs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973)
June 27, 1978 - Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1, Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1
June 27, 1978 - Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station, Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station
June 27, 1978 - US Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit, US Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit
June 27, 1979 - Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities, Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities
June 27, 1980 - 1st female state police graduates (NJ), 1st female state police graduates (NJ)
June 27, 1980 - Italian plane crashes into Tyrrheense Sea, kills 81, Italian plane crashes into Tyrrheense Sea, kills 81
June 27, 1980 - US revives draft registration, US revives draft registration
June 27, 1981 - Cambodia adopts its constitution, Cambodia adopts its constitution
June 27, 1981 - Pamela Jenks, aged 21, is crowned the 14th Miss Black America, Pamela Jenks, aged 21, is crowned the 14th Miss Black America
June 27, 1982 - "Play Me a Country Song" opens & closes at Virginia Theater NYC, "Play Me a Country Song" opens & closes at Virginia Theater NYC
June 27, 1982 - STS-4, 4th NASA Space Shuttle mission, launches, STS-4, 4th NASA Space Shuttle mission, launches
June 27, 1983 - NASA launches space vehicle S-205, NASA launches space vehicle S-205
June 27, 1983 - Soyuz T-9 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station, Soyuz T-9 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station
June 27, 1984 - Fire destroys a set in "A View to a Kill", Fire destroys a set in "A View to a Kill"
June 27, 1984 - Late Night's 1st Tower Drop, Late Night's 1st Tower Drop
June 27, 1985 - First hotel strike in New York City, First hotel strike in New York City
June 27, 1985 - Route 66 (Chicago to Santa Monica), is decertified, Route 66 (Chicago to Santa Monica), is decertified
June 27, 1986 - In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce, In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce
June 27, 1986 - US informs NZ it will not defend it against attack, US informs NZ it will not defend it against attack
June 27, 1986 - World Court rules US aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal, World Court rules US aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal
June 27, 1990 - Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract, Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract
June 27, 1992 - Daryl Gates retires as LA police chief, Daryl Gates retires as LA police chief
June 27, 1994 - 118°F (47.8°C) at Lakewood, New Mexico a state record, 118°F (47.8°C) at Lakewood, New Mexico a state record
June 27, 1994 - NY Daily News increases prices to 50 cents, NY Daily News increases prices to 50 cents
June 27, 1995 - Holland's debut in English domestic comp (v Northants, NatWest), Holland's debut in English domestic comp (v Northants, NatWest)
June 27, 1995 - Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches, Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches
June 27, 1998 - Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia., Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
June 27, 1999 - ATB go to No.1 on the UK singles chart with '9pm, Till I Come', ATB go to No.1 on the UK singles chart with '9pm, Till I Come'
June 27, 2007 - Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
June 27, 2013 - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is re-elected President of Mongolia, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is re-elected President of Mongolia
June 27, 2016 - US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law restricting abortion 5-3, US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law restricting abortion 5-3
June 27, 2017 - Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly users, Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook has reached 2 billion monthly users
June 27, 2018 - Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa 2 arrives at diamond-shaped asteroid Ryugu, Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa 2 arrives at diamond-shaped asteroid Ryugu