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| June 27th, 2008 (June 27 2008) | Event | Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. | Bill Gates Quotes |
| June 27th, 2008 (June 27 2008) | Death | Michael Turner, American comic book artist (born in 1971) | |
| June 27th, 2007 (June 27 2007) | Event | The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemao in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemao massacre. | |
| June 27th, 2007 (June 27 2007) | Death | Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (born in 1979) | |
| June 27th, 2007 (June 27 2007) | Death | Dragutin Tadijanovic, Croatian poet (born in 1905) | |
| June 27th, 2007 (June 27 2007) | Death | William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (born in 1920) | |
| June 27th, 2006 (June 27 2006) | Death | Angel Maturino Resendiz, Mexican serial killer, known as "The Railway Killer" (born in 1959) | |
| June 27th, 2005 (June 27 2005) | Event | AMD files broad antitrust complaints against Intel Corporation in U.S. Federal District Court, alleging abuse of monopoly powers and antitrust violations. | |
| June 27th, 2005 (June 27 2005) | Death | Shelby Foote, American author and historian (born in 1917) | |
| June 27th, 2005 (June 27 2005) | Death | Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector | |
| June 27th, 2005 (June 27 2005) | Death | John T. Walton, American businessman (born in 1946) | |
| June 27th, 2005 (June 27 2005) | Death | Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (born in 1914) | |
| June 27th, 2005 (June 27 2005) | Death | Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (born in 1969) | |
| June 27th, 2004 (June 27 2004) | Death | George Patton IV, American general (born in 1923) | |
| June 27th, 2004 (June 27 2004) | Death | Darrell Russell, American race car driver (born in 1968) | |
| June 27th, 2003 (June 27 2003) | Event | The United States National Do Not Call Registry, formed to combat unwanted telemarketing calls and administered by the Federal Trade Commission, enrolls almost three-quarters of a million phone numbers on its first day. | |
| June 27th, 2003 (June 27 2003) | Death | David Newman, American filmmaker (born in 1937) | |
| June 27th, 2002 (June 27 2002) | Death | John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (born in 1944) | |
| June 27th, 2001 (June 27 2001) | Event | The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case. | |
| June 27th, 2001 (June 27 2001) | Event | Pope John Paul II beatifies 28 Ukrainian Greek Catholics, including 27 martyrs most of whom were killed by the Soviet secret police. Beatification takes place at the service in Lviv, western Ukraine during his first visit to this country. | |
| June 27th, 2001 (June 27 2001) | Death | Tove Jansson, Finnish author (born in 1914) | |
| June 27th, 2001 (June 27 2001) | Death | Jack Lemmon, American actor (born in 1925) | |
| June 27th, 1999 (June 27 1999) | Death | George Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (born in 1919) | |
| June 27th, 1998 (June 27 1998) | Event | Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. | |
| June 27th, 1998 (June 27 1998) | Death | Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (born in 1935) | |
| June 27th, 1996 (June 27 1996) | Death | Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (born in 1909) | |
| June 27th, 1991 (June 27 1991) | Event | Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before, is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. | |
| June 27th, 1991 (June 27 1991) | Birth | Madylin Sweeten, American actress | |
| June 27th, 1991 (June 27 1991) | Death | Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (born in 1953) | |
| June 27th, 1991 (June 27 1991) | Death | Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter (born in 1921) | |
| June 27th, 1989 (June 27 1989) | Birth | Matthew Lewis, English actor | |
| June 27th, 1989 (June 27 1989) | Death | Alfred Jules Ayer, British philosopher (born in 1910) | Alfred Ayer Quotes |
| June 27th, 1988 (June 27 1988) | Birth | Kate Ziegler, American swimmer | |
| June 27th, 1987 (June 27 1987) | Event | A commercial HS 748 (Philippine Airlines Flight 206) crashes near Baguio City, Philippines, killing 50. | |
| June 27th, 1987 (June 27 1987) | Birth | Ed Westwick, American actor | |
| June 27th, 1986 (June 27 1986) | Event | The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in Nicaragua v. United States. | |
| June 27th, 1986 (June 27 1986) | Birth | Drake Bell, musician/ songwriter /actor, best known for his role on Nickelodeon s Drake & Josh | Nick Drake Quotes |
| June 27th, 1986 (June 27 1986) | Death | George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player (born in 1905) | |
| June 27th, 1985 (June 27 1985) | Event | U.S. Route 66 ceases to be an official U.S. highway. | |
| June 27th, 1985 (June 27 1985) | Birth | Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player | |
| June 27th, 1985 (June 27 1985) | Birth | Nico Rosberg, German race car driver | |
| June 27th, 1985 (June 27 1985) | Birth | James Hook, Welsh rugby player | |
| June 27th, 1984 (June 27 1984) | Event | Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Albert Einstein Peace Prize. | Pierre Trudeau Quotes |
| June 27th, 1984 (June 27 1984) | Birth | Rocio Guirao Diaz, Argentinian Model | |
| June 27th, 1984 (June 27 1984) | Birth | Gokhan Inler, Swiss footballer | |
| June 27th, 1984 (June 27 1984) | Birth | Julie Ordon, Swiss model | |
| June 27th, 1984 (June 27 1984) | Birth | Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress | |
| June 27th, 1984 (June 27 1984) | Birth | Khloe Kardashian, American reality television star | |
| June 27th, 1983 (June 27 1983) | Birth | Alsou, Russian singer | |
| June 27th, 1983 (June 27 1983) | Birth | Dale Steyn, South African cricketer | |
| June 27th, 1983 (June 27 1983) | Birth | Evan Taubenfeld, American musician | |
| June 27th, 1980 (June 27 1980) | Event | A commercial DC-9 (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870) crashes near Ustica, Italy, killing 81. | |
| June 27th, 1980 (June 27 1980) | Birth | Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer | |
| June 27th, 1980 (June 27 1980) | Birth | Craig Terrill, American football player | |
| June 27th, 1979 (June 27 1979) | Birth | Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress | |
| June 27th, 1979 (June 27 1979) | Birth | John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter) | |
| June 27th, 1978 (June 27 1978) | Birth | Anna Kumble, British Singer, also known as Lolly | |
| June 27th, 1977 (June 27 1977) | Event | France grants independence to Djibouti. | |
| June 27th, 1977 (June 27 1977) | Birth | Raul, Spanish footballer | |
| June 27th, 1977 (June 27 1977) | Birth | Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footbaler | |
| June 27th, 1976 (June 27 1976) | Event | Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. | |
| June 27th, 1976 (June 27 1976) | Birth | Johnny Estrada, American baseball player | |
| June 27th, 1975 (June 27 1975) | Birth | Tobey Maguire, American actor | |
| June 27th, 1975 (June 27 1975) | Birth | Daryle Ward, American baseball player | |
| June 27th, 1975 (June 27 1975) | Birth | Ace Darling, American professional wrestler | |
| June 27th, 1975 (June 27 1975) | Birth | Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer | |
| June 27th, 1974 (June 27 1974) | Event | U.S president Richard Nixon visits the U.S.S.R.. | |
| June 27th, 1974 (June 27 1974) | Birth | Big Moe, American musician (Screwed Up Click) | |
| June 27th, 1974 (June 27 1974) | Birth | Christian Kane, American actor and singer | |
| June 27th, 1973 (June 27 1973) | Event | The President of Uruguay dissolves Parliament and heads a coup d etat. | |
| June 27th, 1971 (June 27 1971) | Birth | Yancey Arias, American actor | |
| June 27th, 1971 (June 27 1971) | Birth | Jo Frost, English nanny and television host | |
| June 27th, 1970 (June 27 1970) | Birth | John Eales , Australian Rugby Player | |
| June 27th, 1970 (June 27 1970) | Birth | Jim Edmonds, American baseball player | |
| June 27th, 1970 (June 27 1970) | Death | Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (born in 1902) | |
| June 27th, 1969 (June 27 1969) | Event | The Stonewall riots that mark the beginning of the gay liberation movement begin in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. | |
| June 27th, 1968 (June 27 1968) | Birth | Pascale Bussieres, French-Canadian actress | |
| June 27th, 1967 (June 27 1967) | Event | The world s first ATM is installed in Enfield, London. | |
| June 27th, 1967 (June 27 1967) | Birth | Sylvie Frechette, French-Canadian synchronized swimmer | |
| June 27th, 1966 (June 27 1966) | Event | The first broadcast of Dark Shadows is aired on ABC-TV. | |
| June 27th, 1966 (June 27 1966) | Birth | J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer | |
| June 27th, 1964 (June 27 1964) | Birth | Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director | |
| June 27th, 1964 (June 27 1964) | Birth | Chuck Person, American basketball player | |
| June 27th, 1963 (June 27 1963) | Birth | Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer | |
| June 27th, 1963 (June 27 1963) | Birth | Johnny Benson, American NASCAR driver | |
| June 27th, 1962 (June 27 1962) | Birth | Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor | |
| June 27th, 1962 (June 27 1962) | Death | Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (born in 1904) | |
| June 27th, 1961 (June 27 1961) | Birth | Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress | |
| June 27th, 1961 (June 27 1961) | Birth | Margo Timmins, Canadian folk-rock singer (Cowboy Junkies) | |
| June 27th, 1960 (June 27 1960) | Death | Lottie Dod, English athlete (born in 1871) | |
| June 27th, 1959 (June 27 1959) | Birth | Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer | |
| June 27th, 1959 (June 27 1959) | Birth | Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer | |
| June 27th, 1958 (June 27 1958) | Birth | Lisa Germano, American singer, songwriter and musician | |
| June 27th, 1958 (June 27 1958) | Birth | Brian Helicopter, Musician, bass guitarist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, Rogue Male) | |
| June 27th, 1958 (June 27 1958) | Birth | Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer | |
| June 27th, 1958 (June 27 1958) | Birth | Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (died in 1996) | |
| June 27th, 1957 (June 27 1957) | Event | Hurricane Audrey kills 500 people in Louisiana and Texas. | |
| June 27th, 1956 (June 27 1956) | Birth | Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player | |
| June 27th, 1956 (June 27 1956) | Birth | Brad Childress, American football coach | |
| June 27th, 1956 (June 27 1956) | Birth | Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher | |
| June 27th, 1955 (June 27 1955) | Birth | Isabelle Adjani, French actress | |
| June 27th, 1954 (June 27 1954) | Event | The world s first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. | |
| June 27th, 1954 (June 27 1954) | Death | Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (born in 1881) | |
| June 27th, 1952 (June 27 1952) | Birth | Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (died in 1993) | |
| June 27th, 1952 (June 27 1952) | Death | Max Dehn, German mathematician (born in 1878) | |
| June 27th, 1951 (June 27 1951) | Birth | Mary McAleese, President of Ireland | |
| June 27th, 1951 (June 27 1951) | Birth | Julia Duffy, American actress | |
| June 27th, 1950 (June 27 1950) | Event | The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. | |
| June 27th, 1949 (June 27 1949) | Birth | Vera Wang, American fashion designer | An Wang Quotes |
| June 27th, 1948 (June 27 1948) | Birth | Camile Baudoin, American musician | |
| June 27th, 1944 (June 27 1944) | Birth | Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist | |
| June 27th, 1944 (June 27 1944) | Death | Milan Hodza, Slovak politician (born in 1878) | |
| June 27th, 1943 (June 27 1943) | Birth | Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player | |
| June 27th, 1943 (June 27 1943) | Birth | Kjersti Dovigen, Norwegian actress | |
| June 27th, 1942 (June 27 1942) | Birth | Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys) | |
| June 27th, 1942 (June 27 1942) | Birth | Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer | |
| June 27th, 1941 (June 27 1941) | Event | German troops capture the city of Bialystok during Operation Barbarossa. | |
| June 27th, 1941 (June 27 1941) | Birth | Krzysztof Kieslowski, Polish film director (died in 1996) | |
| June 27th, 1941 (June 27 1941) | Birth | Bill Baxley, American politician | |
| June 27th, 1941 (June 27 1941) | Birth | James P. Hogan, British science fiction author | |
| June 27th, 1941 (June 27 1941) | Birth | Avi Lerner, Israeli-born American film producer | |
| June 27th, 1939 (June 27 1939) | Birth | Rahul Dev Burman, Indian composer and actor (died in 1994) | |
| June 27th, 1938 (June 27 1938) | Birth | Tommy Cannon, British comedian | |
| June 27th, 1938 (June 27 1938) | Birth | Shirley Anne Field, British actress | |
| June 27th, 1938 (June 27 1938) | Birth | Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress | |
| June 27th, 1936 (June 27 1936) | Birth | Lucille Clifton, American poet | |
| June 27th, 1935 (June 27 1935) | Birth | Laurent Terzieff, French actor | |
| June 27th, 1935 (June 27 1935) | Birth | Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (died in 2007) | Martial Quotes |
| June 27th, 1935 (June 27 1935) | Death | Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (born in 1857) | |
| June 27th, 1932 (June 27 1932) | Birth | Anna Moffo, American soprano (died in 2006) | |
| June 27th, 1932 (June 27 1932) | Birth | Eddie Kasko, baseball player | |
| June 27th, 1932 (June 27 1932) | Birth | Magali Noel, French actress | |
| June 27th, 1931 (June 27 1931) | Birth | Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist | |
| June 27th, 1931 (June 27 1931) | Birth | Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate | |
| June 27th, 1930 (June 27 1930) | Birth | Ross Perot, American businessman and politician | |
| June 27th, 1929 (June 27 1929) | Birth | William Afflis, American wrestler (died in 1991) | |
| June 27th, 1928 (June 27 1928) | Birth | Rudy Perpich, American politician (died in 1995) | |
| June 27th, 1927 (June 27 1927) | Birth | Bob Keeshan, American actor (died in 2004) | |
| June 27th, 1925 (June 27 1925) | Birth | Doc Pomus, American blues singer/songwriter (died in 1991) | |
| June 27th, 1924 (June 27 1924) | Birth | Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (died in 2003) | |
| June 27th, 1924 (June 27 1924) | Birth | Bob Appleyard, English cricketer | |
| June 27th, 1923 (June 27 1923) | Event | Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane | |
| June 27th, 1923 (June 27 1923) | Birth | Jacques Berthier, French composer (died in 1994) | |
| June 27th, 1921 (June 27 1921) | Birth | Muriel Pavlow, British actress | |
| June 27th, 1917 (June 27 1917) | Death | Karl Allmenroder, German World War I Ace (born in 1896) | |
| June 27th, 1914 (June 27 1914) | Birth | Robert Aickman, English author (died in 1981) | |
| June 27th, 1914 (June 27 1914) | Birth | Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (died in 1988) | |
| June 27th, 1913 (June 27 1913) | Birth | Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (died in 1993) | |
| June 27th, 1912 (June 27 1912) | Death | George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (born in 1855) | |
| June 27th, 1908 (June 27 1908) | Birth | Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Brazilian writer (died in 1967) | |
| June 27th, 1907 (June 27 1907) | Birth | John McIntire, American actor (died in 1991) | |
| June 27th, 1907 (June 27 1907) | Death | Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (born in 1822) | |
| June 27th, 1905 (June 27 1905) | Event | (June 14 according to the Julian calendar): Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. | Julian Quotes |
| June 27th, 1905 (June 27 1905) | Birth | Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (died in 1976) | |
| June 27th, 1899 (June 27 1899) | Birth | Juan Trippe, American airline entrepreneur (died in 1981) | |
| June 27th, 1898 (June 27 1898) | Event | The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. | |
| June 27th, 1893 (June 27 1893) | Event | Crash of the New York Stock Exchange. | |
| June 27th, 1892 (June 27 1892) | Birth | Paul Colin, French poster designer (died in 1985) | |
| June 27th, 1888 (June 27 1888) | Birth | Antoinette Perry, American theater director (died in 1946} | |
| June 27th, 1888 (June 27 1888) | Birth | Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (died in 1960) | |
| June 27th, 1884 (June 27 1884) | Birth | Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (died in 1962) | Gaston Bachelard Quotes |
| June 27th, 1882 (June 27 1882) | Birth | Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (died in 1963) | Philo Quotes |
| June 27th, 1880 (June 27 1880) | Birth | Helen Keller, American deaf and blind activist (died in 1968) | Helen Keller Quotes |
| June 27th, 1869 (June 27 1869) | Birth | Emma Goldman, anarchist and feminist (died in 1940) | Emma Goldman Quotes |
| June 27th, 1869 (June 27 1869) | Birth | Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (died in 1941) | |
| June 27th, 1867 (June 27 1867) | Event | The Bank of California is created. | |
| June 27th, 1864 (June 27 1864) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. | |
| June 27th, 1850 (June 27 1850) | Birth | Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (died in 1904) | |
| June 27th, 1850 (June 27 1850) | Birth | Jorgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (died in 1919) | |
| June 27th, 1846 (June 27 1846) | Birth | Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (died in 1891) | |
| June 27th, 1844 (June 27 1844) | Event | Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail. | Joseph Smith Quotes |
| June 27th, 1844 (June 27 1844) | Death | Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (born in 1800) | |
| June 27th, 1844 (June 27 1844) | Death | Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born in 1805) | Joseph Smith Quotes |
| June 27th, 1838 (June 27 1838) | Birth | Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (died in 1914) | |
| June 27th, 1831 (June 27 1831) | Death | Sophie Germain, French mathematician (born in 1776) | |
| June 27th, 1829 (June 27 1829) | Death | James Smithson, English scientist and philanthropist (born in 1765) | James Smith Quotes |
| June 27th, 1827 (June 27 1827) | Death | Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (born in 1754) | |
| June 27th, 1806 (June 27 1806) | Event | The British capture Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Rio de la Plata. | |
| June 27th, 1794 (June 27 1794) | Death | Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (born in 1711) | |
| June 27th, 1794 (June 27 1794) | Death | Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (born in 1715) | |
| June 27th, 1773 (June 27 1773) | Death | Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (born in circa 1706) | |
| June 27th, 1759 (June 27 1759) | Event | General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec. | |
| June 27th, 1743 (June 27 1743) | Event | War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: on the battlefield in Bavaria, George II personally leads troops into battle. The last time that a British monarch would command troops in the field. | |
| June 27th, 1720 (June 27 1720) | Death | Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (born in 1639) | |
| June 27th, 1717 (June 27 1717) | Birth | Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (died in 1799) | |
| June 27th, 1709 (June 27 1709) | Event | Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. | |
| June 27th, 1696 (June 27 1696) | Birth | William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (died in 1759) | |
| June 27th, 1672 (June 27 1672) | Death | Roger Twysden, English antiquarian (born in 1597) | |
| June 27th, 1655 (June 27 1655) | Death | Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1598) | |
| June 27th, 1627 (June 27 1627) | Death | John Hayward, English historian | |
| June 27th, 1603 (June 27 1603) | Death | Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (born in 1539) | |
| June 27th, 1574 (June 27 1574) | Death | Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and architect (born in 1511) | |
| June 27th, 1550 (June 27 1550) | Birth | King Charles IX of France (died in 1574) | |
| June 27th, 1462 (June 27 1462) | Birth | King Louis XII of France (died in 1515) | |
| June 27th, 1458 (June 27 1458) | Death | King Alfonso V of Aragon (born in 1396) | |
| June 27th, 1358 (June 27 1358) | Event | Republic of Dubrovnik is founded | |
| June 27th, 1350 (June 27 1350) | Birth | Manuel II Palaiologos, Eastern Roman Emperor | |
| June 27th, 1162 (June 27 1162) | Death | Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (born in 1118) | |
| June 27th, 1040 (June 27 1040) | Birth | King Ladislaus I of Hungary (died in 1095) | |
