June 27 facts for kids

June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 187 days remain until the end of the year. This page tells you about important things that happened on June 27th throughout history. You'll find out about big events, famous people who were born on this day, and well-known people who passed away. It's a day filled with many different stories from around the world!

Important Events in History

Before the 1600s

• 1358 – The Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik, Croatia) was started. It was an important trading city.
• 1497 – Cornish leaders Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank died in London, England, after leading a rebellion.
• 1499 – Explorer Amerigo Vespucci saw the land that is now Amapá State in Brazil for the first time.
• 1556 – Thirteen people known as the Stratford Martyrs died near London because of their Protestant beliefs.

From 1601 to 1900

• 1743 – During the Battle of Dettingen, King George II became the last British king to fight in a battle himself.
• 1760 – In the Anglo-Cherokee War, Cherokee fighters won against British soldiers at the Battle of Echoee in North Carolina.
• 1806 – British forces took control of Buenos Aires in Argentina during their first attempt to invade the River Plate area.
• 1864 – During the American Civil War, Confederate soldiers defeated Union forces at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia.
• 1895 – The first passenger train in the U.S. to use electric engines, the Royal Blue, made its first trip from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
• 1898 – Joshua Slocum finished the first ever solo trip around the world by boat. He started and ended his journey in Nova Scotia, Canada.

From 1901 to Today

• 1905 – During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors on the Russian battleship Potemkin started a mutiny (a rebellion against their officers).
• 1914 – The Illinois Monument was officially opened at Cheatham Hill in what is now Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
• 1928 – Rovaniemi in Finland became its own market town, separating from the surrounding rural area.
• 1944 – During World War II, Mogaung in Burma was freed from Japanese control by British and Chinese forces.
• 1946 – The Parliament of Canada passed the Canadian Citizenship Act, which officially defined who was a Canadian citizen.
• 1950 – The United States decided to send its troops to fight in the Korean War.
• 1954 – The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opened near Moscow.
• 1957 – Hurricane Audrey hit the Texas–Louisiana border, causing a lot of damage and sadly killing over 400 people.
• 1973 – The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry closed Parliament and started a dictatorship.
• 1974 – U.S. President Richard Nixon visited the Soviet Union.
• 1976 – Air France Flight 139 was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda.
• 1977 – France gave independence to Djibouti, making it a new country.
• 1981 – The Chinese Communist Party officially blamed Mao Zedong for the problems of the Cultural Revolution.
• 1982 – The Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for its final test flight, STS-4.
• 1988 – A train accident at the Gare de Lyon station in Paris, France, killed 56 people.
• 1991 – Two days after declaring independence, Slovenia was invaded by Yugoslav troops, starting the Ten-Day War.
• 2007 – Tony Blair stepped down as British Prime Minister after 10 years. His finance minister, Gordon Brown, took over.
• 2008 – Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe in an election where his opponent had pulled out.
• 2013 – NASA launched the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) space probe to study the Sun.
• 2015 – A big fire caused by dust happened at a water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring many others.
• 2017 – A series of strong cyberattacks using the Petya malware targeted websites in Ukraine and other places around the world.

Famous Birthdays

Before the 1600s

• 1462 – Louis XII, who became the King of France.
• 1550 – Charles IX, who became the King of France.

From 1601 to 1900

• 1806 – Augustus De Morgan, an English mathematician and logician.
• 1838 – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, an important Indian journalist, author, and poet.
• 1838 – Paul Mauser, a German weapon designer who created the Gewehr 98 rifle.
• 1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, a famous Irish politician.
• 1869 – Emma Goldman, a Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist.
• 1869 – Hans Spemann, a German scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on how living things develop.
• 1880 – Helen Keller, a remarkable American author, teacher, and activist who was deaf and blind.
• 1888 – Antoinette Perry, an American actress and director. The famous Tony Awards are named after her!
• 1899 – Juan Trippe, an American businessman who started Pan American World Airways, a very important airline.

From 1901 to Today

• 1907 – John McIntire, an American actor.
• 1913 – Willie Mosconi, a famous American pool player.
• 1918 – Adolph Kiefer, an American swimmer who won an Olympic gold medal.
• 1927 – Bob Keeshan, an American actor and producer, best known as Captain Kangaroo.
• 1930 – Ross Perot, an American businessman and politician.
• 1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, a Dutch physicist who won the Nobel Prize.
• 1937 – Joseph P. Allen, an American physicist and astronaut.
• 1941 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, a famous Polish director and screenwriter.
• 1942 – Bruce Johnston, an American singer-songwriter and producer, known for being in The Beach Boys.
• 1949 – Vera Wang, a very well-known American fashion designer.
• 1951 – Mary McAleese, who became the 8th President of Ireland.
• 1955 – Isabelle Adjani, a famous French actress.
• 1959 – Dan Jurgens, an American author and illustrator, known for his comic book work.
• 1962 – Michael Ball, an English actor and singer.
• 1966 – J. J. Abrams, a famous American director, producer, and screenwriter.
• 1970 – Jo Frost, an English nanny and television personality, known as "Supernanny."
• 1975 – Tobey Maguire, an American actor, famous for playing Spider-Man.
• 1984 – Khloé Kardashian, an American model, businesswoman, and TV personality.
• 1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, a Russian tennis player who won Grand Slam titles.
• 1985 – Nico Rosberg, a German race car driver who won the Formula One World Championship.
• 1986 – Sam Claflin, a British actor.
• 1986 – Drake Bell, an American singer-songwriter and actor.
• 1987 – Ed Westwick, an English actor.
• 1999 – Chandler Riggs, an American actor.

Notable People Who Passed Away

Before the 1600s

• 1458 – Alfonso V of Aragon, a King of Aragon, Naples, and Sicily.
• 1497 – Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank, leaders of the Cornish Rebellion.
• 1574 – Giorgio Vasari, an Italian historian, painter, and architect.

From 1601 to 1900

• 1829 – James Smithson, an English chemist whose money helped create the Smithsonian Institution in the U.S.
• 1831 – Sophie Germain, a French mathematician and physicist.
• 1839 – Ranjit Singh, who founded the Sikh Empire in India.
• 1844 – Joseph Smith, an American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint movement.

From 1901 to Today

• 1950 – Milada Horáková, a Czech politician who was wrongly executed.
• 1960 – Lottie Dod, an English athlete who was great at tennis, golf, and archery.
• 1975 – G.I. Taylor, an English mathematician and physicist.
• 1989 – A. J. Ayer, an English philosopher.
• 1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, an American film producer, famous for the James Bond movies.
• 2001 – Tove Jansson, a Finnish author and illustrator, known for creating the Moomins.
• 2001 – Jack Lemmon, a famous American actor.
• 2002 – John Entwistle, the bass guitarist for the famous English rock band The Who.
• 2015 – Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Yes.
• 2016 – Bud Spencer, an Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter.
• 2018 – Joe Jackson, the manager and father of famous musicians Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.

Holidays and Celebrations

• Canadian Multiculturalism Day (Canada)
• Commemoration Day for the Victims of the Communist Regime (Czech Republic)
• Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art and poetry of Magtymguly Pyragy (Turkmenistan)
• Helen Keller Day (United States)
• Independence Day, celebrating when Djibouti became independent from France in 1977.
• Mixed Race Day (Brazil)
• National PTSD Awareness Day (United States)
• Seven Sleepers' Day or Siebenschläfertag (Germany)
• Unity Day (Tajikistan)

See also

In Spanish: 27 de junio para niños