June 27 holidays in 2018

Historical Events on June 27

• 1760: At the Battle of Echoee during the Anglo-Cherokee War, British forces are defeated by Cherokee warriors near what is now Otto, North Carolina.
• 1806: British forces seize Buenos Aires during the 1^st British invasions of the River Plate.
• 1844: Founder of the Latter Day Saint Movement, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum are killed by a mob that assembled at a jail in Carthage, Illinois.
• 1864: At the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the American Civil War, Union forces are defeated by Confederate forces.
• 1941: The city of Bialystok is captured by German forces during Operation Barbarossa.
• 1950: The U.S decides that troops will be sent to Korea to fight in the Korean War.
• 1952: Uncultivated land is redistributed under Guatemala Decree 900.
• 1957: Over four hundred people are killed when Hurricane Audrey hits the Texas Louisiana border.
• 1974: United States President Richard Nixon visits the U.S.S.R.
• 1981: The blame for Cultural Revolution is placed on Mao Zedong by the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
• 1982: On its final research flight mission, the Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from Kennedy Space Center.
• 1988: Over 50 people are killed during the Gare de Lyon rail accident in the city of Paris, France.
• 1994: Sarin gas is released in Matsumoto, Japan by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult. Over 660 people are injured and 7 people are killed.
• 2007: After 10 years of service, Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister of the U.K.

Famous Birthdays on June 27

• American poet, author and playwright, Paul Laurence Dunbar is born in 1872.
• American activists and author, Helen Keller is born in 1880.
• American actress and director, Antoinette Perry is born in 1888.
• American actor John McIntire is born in 1907.
• English nanny and author, Jo Frost is born in 1971.
• American actor Tobey Maguire is born in 1975.