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June 27

A look at June 27 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Juan Trippe and LaShawn Merritt, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2017

    2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks

    A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe.

    Series of powerful cyberattacks
  2. 2007

    Tony Blair

    Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him.

    Prime Minister of the
  3. 1994

    Aum Shinrikyo

    Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured.

    Japanese cult and terrorist
  4. 1991

    Slovenia

    Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.

    Country in Central Europe
  5. 1977

    Djibouti

    France grants independence to Djibouti.

    Country in the Horn
  6. 1957

    Hurricane Audrey

    Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana.

    Category 3 Atlantic hurricane
  7. 1950

    Korean War

    The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.

    1950–1953 conflict in Korean
  8. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  9. 1864

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta campaign.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  10. 1806

    Buenos Aires

    British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate.

    Capital and most populous
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Famous birthday twins

Born on June 27

Juan Trippe

b. 1899

American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways

LaShawn Merritt

b. 1986

American sprinter

João Guimarães Rosa

b. 1908

Brazilian physician and author

Kelly Ayotte

b. 1968

American lawyer and politician, Governor of New Hampshire

Manuel II Palaiologos

b. 1350

Byzantine emperor

Helen Keller

b. 1880

American author, academic, and activist

Krzysztof Kieślowski

b. 1941

Polish director and screenwriter

Hans Spemann

b. 1869

German embryologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths

  • 1952Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic
  • 1844Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement
  • 1831Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist
  • 1827Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic
  • 1729Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer
  • 1654Johannes Valentinus Andreae, German theologian

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Arialdo
  • —Christian feast day: Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples
  • —Christian feast day: Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Hemma of Gurk
  • —Christian feast day: Ladislaus I of Hungary
  • —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
  • —Christian feast day: Sampson the Hospitable
  • —Christian feast day: Zoilus

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