On June 27, history records 38 notable events, 184 famous births and 84 deaths, spanning the years 1358 to 1895.
Events on this day include: The Republic of Ragusa is founded. (1358); Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England. (1497).
Notable people born on June 27 include Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya (850), Ladislaus I of Hungary (1040), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350).
Notable figures who died on this day include Conan I of Rennes (992), Odo II, Duke of Burgundy (1162), Sancho VI of Navarre (1194).
Events on 27 June 38
See all →Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle.
Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasions of the River Plate.
Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
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.
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Birthdays on 27 June 184
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Deaths on 27 June 84
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