Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
June 27
| 363 | Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival. | |
| 1743 | English King George defeats the French at Dettingen, Bavaria. | |
| 1833 | Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in Canterbury, Conn. | |
| 1862 | Confederates break through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines' Mill–the third engagement of the Seven Days' campaign. | |
| 1864 | General Sherman is repulsed by Confederates at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. | |
| 1871 | The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan. | |
| 1905 | The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinies. | |
| 1918 | Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time. | |
| 1923 | Yugoslav Premier Nikola Pachitch is wounded by Serb attackers in Belgrade. | |
| 1924 | Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job. | |
| 1927 | The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot. | |
| 1929 | Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures. | |
| 1942 | The Allied convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Murmansk and Archangel. | |
| 1944 | Allied forces capture the port city of Cherbourg, France. | |
| 1950 | The UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea. | |
| 1963 | Henry Cabot Lodge is appointed U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam. | |
| 1973 | President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing. | |
| 1985 | The U.S. House of Representatives votes to limit the use of combat troops in Nicaragua. | |
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Born on June 27 |
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| 1462 | Louis XII, King of France (1498-1515). | |
| 1682 | Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718). | |
| 1869 | Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born American anarchist, feminist and birth control advocate. | |
| 1872 | Paul Laurence Dunbar, African-American poet and writer. | |
| 1880 | Helen Keller, American educator. | |
| 1888 | Antoinette Perry, actress and director, namesake of the "Tony" Awards. | |
| 1913 | Richard Bissell, novelist and playwright. | |
| 1913 | Willie Mosconi, professional billiards player. | |
| 1920 | I.A.L. Diamond, screenwriter. | |
| 1926 | Frank O'Hara, American poet. | |
| 1927 | Bob Keeshan, American television actor, best known as "Captain Kangaroo." | |
| 1953 | Alice McDermott, writer (That Night, At Weddings and Wakes). | |
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Thursday, June 27, 1844 – Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith martyred by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. They were the religious leaders and founders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Brian, can you verify your statement? 1844 is recent enough to have news storys and documentation.