June 27
June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining.
Events
- 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
- 1759 - General James Wolfe starts siege of Quebec.
- 1844 - Joseph Smith, Jr. murdered with brother Hyrum in Carthage Jail, Carthage, Illinois.
- 1893 - Crash of the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1898 - First solo circumnavigation of the globe completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island Nova Scotia.
- 1905 - Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin.
- 1950 - The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- 1953 - Joseph Laniel becomes Prime Minister of France.
- 1954 - World's first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
- 1957 - Hurricane Audrey kills 500 people in Louisiana and Texas.
- 1967 - World's first ATM installed in Enfield, London.
- 1969 - The Stonewall riots mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the US.
- 1977 - France grants independence to Djibouti.
- 1979 - Muhammad Ali announces his retirement from boxing.
- 1984 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins Albert Einstein Peace Prize.
- 1985 - Route 66 ceases to be an official highway.
- 1986 - International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the Nicaragua v. United States.
- 1991 - Slovenia, which declared independent two days previously, is invaded by Yugoslavia troops, tanks, and aircraft.
- 1995 - Jodi Huisentruit, an anchorwoman in Mason City, Iowa disappears, presumably abducted.
- 2001 - International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case.
Births
- 1682 - King Charles XII of Sweden (d. 1718) (June 17 in Swedish calendar)
- 1838 - Paul von Mauser, weapon designer (d. 1914)
- 1850 - Lafcadio Hearn, author (d. 1904)
- 1869 - Hans Spemann, zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine 1935 (d. 1941)
- 1869 - Emma Goldman, anarchist, feminist, free love advocate (d. 1940)
- 1870 - Frank Rattray Lillie, zoologist, embryologist (d. 1947)
- 1880 - Helen Keller, spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968)
- 1882 - Eduard Spranger, philosopher, psychologist and educator (d. 1963)
- 1906 - Catherine Cookson, author (d. 1998)
- 1913 - Willie Mosconi, professional billiards player (d. 1993)
- 1925 - Jerome Felder, AKA Doc Pomus, musician, composer (d. 1991)
- 1928 - Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
- 1927 - Otto Herbert Hajek, sculptor
- 1930 - Ross Perot, billionaire and politician
- 1931 - Charles Bronfman, industrialist
- 1935 - Anna Moffo, soprano
- 1941 - Raymond Winn, Utah Professional Engineer
- 1941 - Krzysztof Kieslowski, film director (d. 1996)
- 1949 - Vera Wang, fashion designer
- 1954 - Patsy Hernandez, ControllerGarfield County
- 1955 - Isabelle Adjani, French actress
- 1962 - Tony Leung Chiu Wai, English actor
- 1966 - J. J. Abrams, television writer and producer (Alias)
- 1970 - Vitamin C, pop singer
- 1975 - Tobey Maguire, actor
- 1977 - Raúl, Spanish football star
Deaths
- 363 - Emperor Julian
- 1162 - Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
- 1149 - Raymond of Poitiers, Prince of Antioch (b. 1099)
- 1458 - Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
- 1831 - Sophie Germain, mathematician (b. 1776)
- 1844 - Joseph Smith, Jr. founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1805)
- 1952 - Elmo Lincoln, actor
- 1957 - Malcolm Lowry, novelist (b. 1909)
- 1970 - Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- 1998 - Kerim Tekin, Turkish singer
- 2001 - Jack Lemmon, actor and film director (b. 1925)
- 2001 - Tove Jansson, author of the Moomin books (b. 1914)
- 2002 - John Entwistle, bass player for The Who (b. 1944)
- 2004 - Darrell Russell, NHRA drag racer (b. 1968)
Holidays and observances
Recorded this date
- 1905 "Friends That Are Good And True" (Eysler)
- Billy Murray
- 1905 "I've Sweethearts In Every Port" (Keith)
- Billy Murray
- 1910 "Queen Of My Heart" (Alfred Cellier, B. C. Stephenson)
- Peter Dawson
- 1923 "Oh Gee Oh Gosh Oh Golly I'm In Love" (w. Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson m. Ernest Breuer)
- Jones & Hare
- 1925 "Cecilia" (w. Herman Ruby m. Dave Dreyer)
- Art Gillham
- 1927 "At Sundown" (w.m. Walter Donaldson)
- Ruth Etting with piano Rube Bloom
- 1927 "I'm Gonna Dance Wit De Guy Wot Brung Me" (w. Walter O'Keefe m. Harry Archer)
- Aileen Stanley & Billy Murray with O/Nat Shilkret
- 1928 "C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E" (w.m. Harry Carlton)
- Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders
- 1929 "Lovable And Sweet" (w. Sidney Clare m. Oscar Levant)
- Walter Holzhaus, Nelson Hall & Art Fleming with Gus Arnheim & his Orchestra
- 1930 "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" (w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh)
- Maurice Elwin with Rhythmic Eight
- 1931 "My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies" (Amberg, Raymond, Bernauer)
- Billy Scott-Coomber with Jack Payne & his BBC Dance Orchestra
- 1935 "Isn't This A Lovely Day" (w.m. Irving Berlin)
- Fred Astaire with O/Johnny Green
- 1935 "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails" (w.m. Irving Berlin)
- Fred Astaire with O/Johnny Green
- 1935 "Rhythm Is Our Business" (w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmie Lunceford)
- Marjorie Stedeford with Six Swingers
- 1935 "Star Dust" (w. Mitchell Parish m. Hoagy Carmichael)
- Marjorie Stedeford with Six Swingers
- 1935 "Why Was I Born?" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern)
- The Radio Three (Joy Worth, Kay Cavendish, Ann Canning) with Lew Stone & his Band
- 1935 "Don't Ever Leave Me" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern)
- Al Hoffman with Lew Stone & his Orchestra
- 1936 "Got To Dance My Way To Heaven" (w.m. Sam Coslow)
- Dan Donovan with Henry Hall & the BBC Dance Orchestra
- 1939 "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You" (w. Bing Crosby & Ned Washington m. Victor Young)
- Mildred Bailey with John Kirby & his Orchestra
- 1939 "The Day We Meet Again" (Campbell, Hubter, Grosz)
- Ray Eberle with Glenn Miller & his Orchestra
- 1940 "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else" (w. Gus Kahn m. Isham Jones)
- Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers with Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
- 1940 "Trade Winds" (w. Charles Tobias m. Cliff Friend)
- Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
- 1940 "And So Do I" (w. Eddie De Lange m. Paul Mann & Stephan Weiss)
- Connie Haines with Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
- 1940 "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" (w. Robert De Leon m. Hoagy Carmichael)
- Kate Smith with O/Jack Miller
- 1941 "If It's You" (w. Milton Drake m. Ben Oakland & Artie Shaw)
- Tony Martin with O/David Rose
- 1941 "Boa Noite" (w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren)
- Julie Dawn with Eric Winstone & his Swing Quartet
- 1941 "Free For All" (w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis)
- Frank Sinatra w. The Pied Pipers with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- 1941 "You And I" (w.m. Meredith Willson)
- Frank Sinatra with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- 1941 "Neiani" (w.m. Sy Oliver & Axel Stordahl)
- Frank Sinatra w. The Pied Pipers with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- 1941 "I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest" (w. Mickey Stoner & Martin Block m. Harold Green)
- Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers with Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra
- 1944 "Lili Marlene" (w. (Ger) Hans Leip (Eng) Tommy Connor m. Norbert Schultze)
- Perry Como
- 1944 "First Class Private Mary Brown" (w.m. Frank Loesser)
- Perry Como
- 1946 "Cement Mixer" (w.m. Slim Gaillard & Lee Ricks)
- Quads with Squadronaires dir. Jimmy Miller
- 1946 "Money Is The Root Of All Evil" (w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer)
- Jimmy Miller & Quads with Squadronaires dir. Jimmy Miller
- 1947 "Feudin' And Fightin'" (w. Al Dubin & Burton Lane m. Burton Lane)
- Jo Stafford w. Starlighters with O/Paul Weston's Mountain Boys
- 1947 "Love And The Weather" (w.m. Irving Berlin)
- Jo Stafford with O/Paul Weston
- 1947 "An Apple Blossom Wedding" (w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon)
- Kenny Baker with Russ Morgan & his Orchestra
- 1947 "After Graduation Day" (w. Sylvia Dee m. Sidney Lippman)
- Russ Morgan & his Orchestra
- 1949 "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (w.m. Johnny Marks)
- Gene Autry & the Pinafores
- 1949 "You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again" (w.m. Arthur Altman, James Cavanaugh & John Redmond)
- Ink Spots
- 1950 "Be My Love" (w. Sammy Cahn m. Nicholas Brodszky)
- Mario Lanza with O/Ray Sinatra
- 1952 "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen)
- Jo Stafford
- 1952 "Embraceable You" (w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin)
- Jo Stafford
- 1954 "Rain, Rain, Rain" (w.m. Jay McConologue)
- Frankie Laine & The Four Lads with Buddy Cole Quartet
- 1955 "Wake The Town And Tell The People" (w. Sammy Gallop m. Jerry Livingston)
- Mindy Carson with O/Norman Leyden
- 1957 "Fascination" (w. Dick Manning m. F. D. Marchetti)
- Dick Jacobs & his Orchestra
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