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Historical Events on June 27

32 significant historical events occurred on June 27. June 27 has seen various political and cultural events throughout the 20th century. On this date, significant occurrences include the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état, the Itavia Flight 870 aviation accident in 1980, and the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights in 1981. It also marks sporting events like the 1965 French Grand Prix and the UEFA Euro 1984 finals.

Total Events
32
Time Span
1922025
Categories
5
Top Category
war
18 events

17 famous birthdays on June 27

Including Hans Spemann, Nico Rosberg, Carl XII of Sweden

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
2nd C.21st C.

2nd Century

1 event
war

Sack of Han capital Chang'an (192)

12th Century

1 event
war

1180 opening battle of the Genpei War

13th Century

1 event
politics

1236 treaty between Pomerania and Brandenburg

14th Century

1 event
war

1306 fought by Robert the Bruce

17th Century

2 events
war

Battle in June, 1675

war

1684 battle in the Great Turkish War

18th Century

6 events
war

Part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1703)

war

British-led battle during the War of the Austrian Succession on 27 June 1743 near Aschaffenburg, Germany.

war

1760 battle of the French and Indian War

general

Massacre by Native Americans in frontier Kentucky

war

1798 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

war

1800 battle of the war of the second coalition

19th Century

4 events
war

The Battle at Blue Coat's Village

war

Battle in the second Italian war of independence, 1859

war

1866 battle in the Austro-Prussian war

war

1874 battle in Hutchinson County

20th Century

9 events
war

Battle on June 27, 1916

war

1950 Part of Korean War

general

1954 Guatemalan coup d'état — coup d'état in Guatemala

general

1965 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1965

general

Itavia Flight 870 — Aviation accident in Italy, 1980

politics

International human rights instrument

sports

UEFA Euro 1984 finals — final game of the UEFA Euro 1984

disaster

6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Adana in south-central Turkey on June 27, 1998

general

1999 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999

21st Century

7 events
politics

2007 Iranian petrol rationing riots

war

Battle between MNLA and MOJWA in Gao, Mali

war

2020 conflict in Mozambique

disaster

Deaths of 53 people in Texas tractor-trailer

general

2022 toxic gas leak in Aqaba, Jordan

general

Killing of Nahel Merzouk — 27 June 2023 killing by police in France

politics

Peace deal facilitated by the United States in 2025

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