What are the important events that happened on June 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 27 is the 179th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 187 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 14, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,624 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontaenneagon’ day.
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 216 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,206 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 27 Historical Events
- 1898 –The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
- 1927 –Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan’s plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the “Tanaka Memorial” is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery.
- 1941 –Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iaşi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
- 1946 –In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
- 1954 –The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
- 1971 –After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the “Church of Rock and Roll”.
- 1976 –Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
- 1982 –Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
- 1988 –Gare de Lyon rail accident In Paris a train collides with a stationary train killing 56 people.
- 2007 –The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
Who were born on June 27?
- 1850 –Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)
- 1869 –Emma Goldman, Lithuanian/American anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)
- 1927 –Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1949 –Vera Wang, American fashion designer
- 1955 –Isabelle Adjani, French actress
- 1956 –Brad Childress, American football coach
- 1956 –Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player
- 1969 –Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater
- 1970 –Jim Edmonds, American baseball player
- 1971 –Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
Who died on June 27?
- 1794 –Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles, French noblewoman (b. 1729)
- 1827 –Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
- 1844 –Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
- 1935 –Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
- 1970 –Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- 2000 –Molly Bish, American Abductee (b. 1983)
- 2002 –Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
- 2005 –Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
- 2006 –Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as “The Railway Killer” (b. 1959)
- 2008 –Michael Turner, American comic book artist (b. 1971)
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