June 27 in history
Events on June 27
Notable events that happened on June 27 in past years.
- 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump. Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21.
Wikipedia article: President of the United States - 2014
At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Wikipedia article: GAIL - 2007
Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him.
Wikipedia article: Tony Blair - 1994
Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured.
Wikipedia article: Aum Shinrikyo - 1982
Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle Columbia - 1977
France grants independence to Djibouti.
Wikipedia article: Djibouti - 1974
U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: President of the United States - 1954
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
Wikipedia article: Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant - 1946
In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
Wikipedia article: Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946 - 1941
World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1924
The Johor–Singapore Causeway opens after five years of construction, providing a land connection for road and rail vehicles travelling between Johor and Singapore.
Wikipedia article: Johor–Singapore Causeway - 1895
The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
Wikipedia article: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad - 1806
British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate.
Wikipedia article: Buenos Aires - 1556
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
- 363
Jovian is proclaimed Roman emperor following the death of emperor Julian in the previous night.
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