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June 27: Day of the Week
June 27, 2024 was the 179th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 187 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
June 27 Historical Event(s)
1743
War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: On the battlefield in Bavaria, George II personally leads troops into battle. The last time that a British monarch would command troops in the field.
1806
British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
1844
Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.
1899
A. E. J. Collins scores 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket.
1905
Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war.
1923
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane
1927
Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan’s plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the “Tanaka Memorial” is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery.
1941
German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
1946
In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
1980
Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while in route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board. Also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster
Who were born on June 27?
1865
Sir John Monash, Australian military commander (d. 1931)
1915
Grace Lee Boggs, American anti-racist and feminist activist
1924
Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
1935
Laurent Terzieff, French actor
1951
Mary McAleese, President of Ireland 1997–present
1966
Jörg Bergen, German footballer
1977
Raúl, Spanish footballer
1983
Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
1986
Sam Claflin, English Actor
1990
Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
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