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 179^th 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, 28,657,440 minutes 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.

June 27 Historical Events

• 1759 –
  General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
• 1844 –
  Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
• 1898 –
  The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
• 1905 –
  Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
• 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 –
  German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
• 1946 –
  In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
• 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”.
• 1974 –
  U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
• 1977 –
  France grants independence to Djibouti.

Who were born on June 27?

• 1850 –
  Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)
• 1882 –
  Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (d. 1963)
• 1892 –
  Paul Colin, French poster designer (d. 1985)
• 1942 –
  Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
• 1956 –
  Scott Cunningham, American Wicca and occult author (d. 1993)
• 1960 –
  Craig Hodges, American basketball player
• 1962 –
  Michael Ball, British singer
• 1975 –
  Tobey Maguire, American actor
• 1979 –
  John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter)
• 1986 –
  LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter

Who died on June 27?

• 1574 –
  Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)
• 1844 –
  Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
• 1935 –
  Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
• 1958 –
  Ragna Wettergreen, Norwegian actress (b. 1864)
• 1970 –
  Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
• 1989 –
  Alfred Jules Ayer, British philosopher (b. 1910)
• 2000 –
  Molly Bish, American Abductee (b. 1983)
• 2007 –
  Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
• 2007 –
  William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
• 2008 –
  Michael Turner, American comic book artist (b. 1971)