June 27

June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining.

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Events:

• 1893: Crash of the New York stock market.
• 1905: Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin.
• 1950: The United States decided to send troops to Korea to fight in the Korean War.
• 1954: The world's first nuclear power station opened in Obninsk, near Moscow
• 1957: Hurricane Audrey kills 500 people in Louisiana and Texas.
• 1969: The Stonewall incident marks the start of the gay rights movement in the US.
• 1985: Route 66 ceases to be an official highway.

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Births:

• 1880: Helen Keller
• 1930: Ross Perot, billionaire and politician

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Deaths:

• 363: emperor Julian

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June 27 is also:

• National HIV Testing Day (in which country ?)
• Gay Freedom Day (in which country?)

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

June 26 - June 28 - May 27 - July 27 - more historical anniversaries