Historical events on June 27
JUNE 27, 1571
Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and
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JUNE 27, 2018
The Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 (artist's impression pictured) arrived at the asteroid Ryugu to collect samples for return to Earth.
Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japanese state space agency JAXA. It is a successor to the Hayabusa
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JUNE 27, 1743
War of the Austrian Succession: In the last time that a British monarch led troops in battle, Allied forces commanded by George II (depicted) defeated the French army at Dettingen, Bavaria.
The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands,
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JUNE 27, 1954
Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a CIA-led coup against his administration.
Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 25th president of Guatemala. He was Minister
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JUNE 27, 678
Pope Agatho, later venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, began his pontificate.
Pope Agatho served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death. He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of
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JUNE 27, 1976
The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other
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JUNE 27, 1864
American Civil War: General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of Tennessee failed, but did not stop the Union Army from advancing on Atlanta.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in
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JUNE 27, 1994
Members of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas in Matsumoto, Nagano, killing eight people and injuring more than five hundred others.
Aleph , better known by their former name Aum Shinrikyo , is a Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by
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JUNE 27, 1957
Hurricane Audrey made landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana, U.S.
Hurricane Audrey was one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, killing at least 416 people as it devastated the southwestern Louisiana coast
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JUNE 27, 1899
A. E. J. Collins (pictured) scored 628 runs not out, the highest recorded score in cricket until being surpassed in 2016.
Arthur Edward Jeune Collins was an English cricketer and soldier. He held, for 116 years, the record of highest score in cricket:
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JUNE 27, 2007
As a result of an ongoing conflict between drug dealers and police in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a large military and civil police operation killed 19 people and injured several others.
Favela is an umbrella name for several types of impoverished neighborhoods in Brazil. The term, which means slum or ghetto, was first
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JUNE 27, 1869
One day after surrendering at the Battle of Hakodate, Enomoto Takeaki turned the fort of Goryōkaku over to Japanese forces, signaling the collapse of the Republic of Ezo.
The Battle of Hakodate was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the
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JUNE 27, 1800
War of the Second Coalition: French forces won a victory at the Battle of Neuburg, ending Austrian control over the River Danube.
The War of the Second Coalition was the second war targeting revolutionary France by many European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria, and
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JUNE 27, 2017
Websites of Ukrainian organizations were swamped by a massive cyberattack, blamed on Russian military hackers, using the malware Petya.
A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware began on 27 June 2017 that swamped websites of Ukrainian organizations, including banks,
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JUNE 27, 2008
Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew, citing violence against his party's supporters.
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then
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JUNE 27, 2015
Ignition of corn starch caused a dust fire at a water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, killing 12 people and injuring more than 400 others.
Cornflour, cornstarch, maize starch, or corn starch is the starch derived from corn (maize) grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm
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JUNE 27, 1869
The military phase of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was completed with an imperial victory in the Boshin War.
The Meiji Restoration , referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution,
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JUNE 27, 1905
First Russian Revolution: The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against their officers.
The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a revolution in the Russian Empire which began on
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