June, 27th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 27, 2001:
International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case.

Tuesday 27, 1995:
Jodi Huisentruit, an anchorwoman in Mason City, Iowa disappears, presumably abducted.

Thursday 27, 1991:
Slovenia, which declared independent two days previously, is invaded by Yugoslavia troops, tanks, and aircraft.

Friday 27, 1986:
International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the Nicaragua v. United States.

Thursday 27, 1985:
Route 66 ceases to be an official highway.

Wednesday 27, 1984:
Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins Albert Einstein Peace Prize.

Friday 27, 1980:
A commercial DC-9 (Itavia Flight 870) was apparently shot down.

Wednesday 27, 1979:
Muhammad Ali announces his retirement from boxing.

Monday 27, 1977:
France grants independence to Djibouti.

Thursday 27, 1974:
U.S president Richard Nixon visits the U.S.S.R.

Tuesday 27, 1972:
ATARI is established by Nolan Bushnell.

Tuesday 27, 1967:
World's first ATM installed in Enfield, London.

Monday 27, 1966:
The first broadcast of Dark Shadows aired on ABC-TV.

Thursday 27, 1957:
Hurricane Audrey kills 500 people in Louisiana and Texas.

Sunday 27, 1954:
World's first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.

Saturday 27, 1953:
Joseph Laniel becomes Prime Minister of France.

Tuesday 27, 1950:
The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.

Tuesday 27, 1905:
Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin.

Monday 27, 1898:
First solo circumnavigation of the globe completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island Nova Scotia.

Tuesday 27, 1893:
Crash of the New York Stock Exchange.

Thursday 27, 1867:
The Bank of California opens its doors

Monday 27, 1864:
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the American Civil War.

Thursday 27, 1844:
Joseph Smith, Jr. is murdered along with his brother Hyrum in the jail in Carthage, Illinois.

Friday 27, 1806:
The British capture Buenos Aires.

Wednesday 27, 1759:
General James Wolfe starts siege of Quebec.

Thursday 27, 1709:
Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.

Saturday 27, 1542:
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain.

Thursday 27, 678:
Saint Agatho begins his reign as a Catholic Pope.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-june/on-this-day.html


People born on June 27

1991:
Madylin Sweeten, American actress (b: June 27, 1991) (Biography of Madylin Sweeten)

1985:
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player (b: June 27, 1985) (Biography of Svetlana Kuznetsova)

1983:
Alsou, Russian singer (b: June 27, 1983) (Biography of Alsou)

1980:
Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer (b: June 27, 1980) (Biography of Kevin Pietersen)

1978:
Stefan Arason, Icelandic composer (b: June 27, 1978) (Biography of Stefan Arason)

1977:
Raúl, Spanish footballer (b: June 27, 1977) (Biography of Raúl González Blanco)

1975:
Tobey Maguire, American actor (b: June 27, 1975) (Biography of Tobey Maguire)
Daryle Ward, baseball player (b: June 27, 1975) (Biography of Daryle Ward)

1970:
Jim Edmonds, baseball player (b: June 27, 1970) (Biography of Jim Edmonds)

1966:
J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer (b: June 27, 1966) (Biography of J. J. Abrams)

1964:
Chuck Person, basketball player (b: June 27, 1964) (Biography of Chuck Person)

1963:
Meera Syal, English comedian, writer, singer, journalist, and actress (b: June 27, 1963) (Biography of Meera Syal)

1962:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor (b: June 27, 1962) (Biography of Tony Leung Chiu Wai)

1959:
Clint Boon, English musician (Inspiral Carpets) (b: June 27, 1959) (Biography of Clint Boon)

1955:
Isabelle Adjani, French actress (b: June 27, 1955) (Biography of Isabelle Adjani)

1951:
Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (b: June 27, 1951) (Biography of Mary McAleese)

1949:
Vera Wang, American fashion designer (b: June 27, 1949) (Biography of Vera Wang)

1941:
Krzysztof Kie?lowski, Polish film director (b: June 27, 1941 ; d: March 13, 1996) (Biography of Krzysztof Kie?lowski)

1932:
Anna Moffo, American soprano (b: June 27, 1932) (Biography of Anna Moffo)

1931:
Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist (b: June 27, 1931) (Biography of Charles Bronfman)
Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: June 27, 1931) (Biography of Martinus J. G. Veltman)

1930:
Ross Perot, American billionaire and politician (b: June 27, 1930) (Biography of Ross Perot)

1928:
Rudy Perpich, American politician (b: June 27, 1928 ; d: September 21, 1995) (Biography of Rudy Perpich)

1925:
Doc Pomus, American musician and composer (b: June 27, 1925 ; d: March 14, 1991) (Biography of Doc Pomus)

1924:
Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (b: June 27, 1924 ; d: September 24, 2003) (Biography of Rosalie Allen)
Bob Appleyard, English cricketer (b: June 27, 1924) (Biography of Bob Appleyard)

1913:
Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (b: June 27, 1913 ; d: September 12, 1993) (Biography of Willie Mosconi)

1884:
Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (b: June 27, 1884 ; d: October 16, 1962) (Biography of Gaston Bachelard)

1882:
Eduard Spranger, German philosopher, psychologist, and educator (b: June 27, 1882) (Biography of Eduard Spranger)

1880:
Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (b: June 27, 1880 ; d: June 1, 1968) (Biography of Helen Keller)

1870:
Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (b: June 27, 1870) (Biography of Frank Rattray Lillie)

1869:
Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist and feminist (b: June 27, 1869 ; d: May 14, 1940) (Biography of Emma Goldman)
Hans Spemann, German zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b: June 27, 1869) (Biography of Hans Spemann)

1850:
Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (b: June 27, 1850) (Biography of Lafcadio Hearn)

1838:
Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (b: June 27, 1838) (Biography of Paul von Mauser)

1696:
William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (b: June 27, 1696) (Biography of William Pepperrell)

1550:
King Charles IX of France (b: June 27, 1550 ; d: May 30, 1574) (Biography of Charles IX of France)

1462:
King Louis XII of France (b: June 27, 1462 ; d: January 1, 1515) (Biography of Louis XII of France)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-june/births.html