All Events

Historical Events on June 27

  • Cornwall

    1497

    Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.

  • Buenos Aires

    1806

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

  • Joseph Smith

    1844

    Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.

  • Russo-Japanese War

    1905

    During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.

  • Korean War

    1950

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

  • President of the United States

    1974

    U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.

  • Slovenia

    1991

    Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft starting the Ten-Day War.

  • Tony Blair

    2007

    Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997.

  • NASA

    2013

    NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun.

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