Events on Jun 27
- 0678St. Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1524Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess
- 1542Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain
- 1652New Amsterdam (now NYC) passes 1st speed limit law in US
- 16931st sea battle of Lagos: England and Holland vs. France
- 1697Polish parliament selects monarch August van Saksen as King
- 1743English defeat French at Dettingen
- 1756French fleet conquer St. Philips Castle of Minorca
- 1778Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left
- 1806Buenos Aires captured by British
- 1833Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn
- 1847New York and Boston linked by telegraph wires
- 1863Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia
- 1864Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
- 1867Bank of California opens doors
- 18761st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics)
- 1876Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as presidential candidate
- 1890George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight)
- 1893Great stock crash on New York stock exchange
- 19039th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol Golf Club - New Jersey
- 1905Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin"
- 190923rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61)
- 1909Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in the Netherlands (Belg count De Lambert)
- 1914Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1914US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia
- 1915Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription
- 19171st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WWI military service
- 1922Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)
- 19291st color TV demo (NYC)
- 1929President Von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WWI
Born on Jun 27
- 1462Louis XII [the Just]: King of France (1498-1515)
- 1615Johann Paul Schor: German Baroque painter
- 1718Wenzel Raimund Pirck: Composer
- 1745Johann Nepomuk Went: Composer
- 1789Philipp Friedrich Silcher: Composer
- 1805Stephen Elvey: Composer
- 1808Everhardus J Potgieter: Dutch writer / publisher (The Guide)
- 1809Francois de Canrobert: French marshal / parliament member
- 1812John Pike Hullah: Composer
- 1819Carl Albert Loeschhorn: Composer
- 1821August Conradi: Composer
- 1828Junius Daniel: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
- 1833Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba: Composer
- 1838Bankim Chandra Chatterjee: Bengali Novelist (Anandamath)
- 1846Charles S Parnell: English / Irish Home Rule Party-Lower house member
- 1849Harriet Hubbard Ayers: Beauty cream maufacturer and expert / columnist
- 1850Ivan Vazov: Bulgaria -- Poet / Novelist / playwright (Under the Yoke)
- 1850Jacob Adolf Hagg: Composer
- 1850Lafcadio Hearn: United States -- Journalist / author (Chita)
- 1862May Irwin: US comedienne / singer (Hot Time in the Old Town)
- 1869Emma Goldman: Anarchist / publisher (Mother Earth)
- 1872Paul Laurence Dunbar: Dayton, Ohio -- Poet / Novelist (Oak & Ivory)
- 1882Eduard Spranger: German psychologist / educator
- 1884Forrester Harvey: Ireland -- Actor (Tarzan, Chump at Oxford)
- 1884Gaston Bachelard: French philosopher (La psychanalyse du feu)
- 1885Arthur Harmat: Composer
- 1889Alfred Courtens: Belgian sculptor
- 1889Moroni Olsen: Ogden, Utah -- Actor (Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White)
- 1896Franciscus J Feron: Vicaris-General of Roermond
- 1898Alexandra G "Alja" von Hoyer-Rachmanova: Russ / Aust author (Students)
Died on Jun 27
- 0444Cyrillus van Alexandria: Patriarch of Alexandria
- 1137Guigo de Castro [Venerabilis]: 5th prior of Grande Chartreuse
- 1296Floris V: Count of Holland and Zeeland
- 1458Alfonso V: King of Aragon / Sicily / Naples (Alfonso I)
- 1543Agnolo Firenzuola [Giovannini]: Ital Monk (De golden ezel)
- 1638Lukaris Cyrillus: Patriarch of Alexandria / Constantinople
- 1641Michiel Jansz of Mierevelt: Royal painter, dies at 74
- 1654Johann V Andreae: German vicar / writer (Christenburg), dies at 67
- 1679Pablo Bruna: Composer, dies at 68
- 1757Willem Gideon Deutz: Amsterdam regent / banker / merchant, dies at 59
- 1785Egbert de Free Temminck: Amsterdam regent, dies at 84
- 1814Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Composer, dies at 61
- 1829James Smithson: Dies, his will establishes Smithsonian Institute
- 1829Louis-Sebastien Lebrun: Composer, dies at 64
- 1832Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisla: Composer, dies at 72
- 1839Ranjit Singh: Gov of Lahore
- 1844Hyrum Smith: Founder / leader (Mormon Church), lynched in Carthage, Illinois
- 1844Joseph Smith, Jr.: Founder / leader (Mormon Church), lynched at 38
- 1848Denis-Auguste Affre: Archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54
- 1848Zschokke: Writer
- 1859Jean C Baud: Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69
- 1862Chatham Roberdeau Wheat: Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35
- 1863Martin E Green: Confederate Brigadier General, shot dead at 38
- 1864Charles Garrison Harker: US Union Brigadier General, dies in battle at 26
- 1876Christian G Ehrenberg: German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81
- 1889Carlotta Patti: Italian soprano
- 1889Whitney Eugene Thayer: Composer, dies at 50
- 1917Gustav von Schmolle: German economist (Historical School), dies at 79
- 1934Max Pallenberg: Austria actor (Brave Suender), dies in air crash at 56
- 1944Werner Wehrli: Composer, dies at 52
Historical events on June 28
- 0767St. Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1119Battle of Sarmada - Emir Ilghazi defeat French Crusaders
- 12451st Council of Lyons (13th ecumenical council) opens
- 1461Edward IV crowned King of England
- 1485Gent / Brugge / Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Neth
- 1519King Carlos I elected Roman Catholic German Emperor Charles V
- 1524Duke van Bourbon occupies Province
- 1575Spanish troops conquer Buren
- 1583Duke French van Valois returns to France
- 1593Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg
- 1635French colony of Guadeloupe established in Caribbean
- 1675Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden
- 1748Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
- 17621st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)
- 1762Russian tsarina Catharina II grabs power
- 1770Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia
- 1776Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack
- 1778Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (Gen Washington beats Clinton)
- 1778Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots
- 1807British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina
- 1820Tomato is proven non-poisonous
- 1832Gerrit Moll measures noise of guns
- 18591st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)
- 1869Amsterdam typographer strike
- 1887Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0
- 1892Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
- 1894Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday
- 1895El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union
- 1902Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin
- 1902US buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million
Born on June 28
- 1367Sigismund: German Emperor / King of Hungary / Bohemia
- 1476Paul IV [Giampietro Caraffa]: Inquisition / Pope (1555-59)
- 1490Albrecht von Brandenburg: German Archbishop / Monarch of Mainz / Cardinal
- 1547Cristofano Malvezzi: Composer
- 1550John Drusius: Flemish hebrew translator
- 1577Peter Paul Rubens: Siegen -- Flemish Baroque painter (Circumcision)
- 1586Paul Siefert: Composer
- 1712Jean Jacques Rousseau: France -- Composer / social contractor (Confession)
- 1734Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier: Composer
- 1787Henry G W Smith: Leader of British-Indian forces
- 1806Napoleon Coste: Composer
- 1808Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso: Italian Princess / politican
- 1812Rudolf von Alt: Austrian painter
- 1816Jacob P P Baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt: Min Foreign Affairs (1852-53)
- 1824Paul Broca: France -- Brain surgeon / anthro (located speech center)
- 1824William Tatus Wofford: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
- 1825Richard ACE Erlenmeyer: German chemist (Erlenemyer kolf)
- 1831Joseph Joachim: Kittsee, Germany -- Violinist (Hungarian Concerto)
- 1847Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson: Composer
- 1852Hans Huber: Composer
- 1853Edwin Arthur Jones: Composer
- 1865Otto Julius Bierbaum: German writer / journalist (Remarkable Stories)
- 1867Luigi Pirandello: Italy -- Writer (6 Characters-Nobel 1934)
- 1867William Courtleigh: Guelph, Ontario -- Actor (Eyes of Youth, Madame X)
- 1873Alexis Carrel: France -- Surgeon / sociologist / biologist (Nobel 1912)
- 1874Oley Speaks: Composer
- 1879Sigurd von Koch: Composer
- 1885Berthold Viertel: Writer
- 1885Giuseppe Mule: Composer
- 1887Boleslav Vomacka: Composer
Died on June 28
- 0573Alboin: King of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife
- 1061Floris I: Count of Holland
- 1385Andronicus IV Paleologus: Byzantine anti-Emperor
- 1598Abraham Ortelius [Ortels / Hortels]: South Netherlands geographer, dies at 71
- 1617Johan Evertsen de Captain: Swiss Admiral, dies in battle
- 1714Cornelis Chastelein: Colonial director, dies at 56
- 1714Daniel van Papenbroeck: Flemish Jesuit / historian, dies at 86
- 1742Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner: Composer, dies at 52
- 1748Marretje Arends [Matje of Nieuwendijk]: Amsterdam plunderer, hanged
- 1748Pieter van Dort: Amsterdam plunderer, hanged
- 1788Johann Christoph Vogel: Composer, dies at 32
- 1798Pierre Dutillieu: Composer, dies at 44
- 1802Johann J Angel: German Author / director, dies at 60
- 1806Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers: Composer, dies at 64
- 1813Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst: Prus Minister of War (1807-10), dies in battle
- 1830David Walker: Abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44
- 1836James Madison: 4th US President (1809-17), dies at 85 in Montpelier, Virginia
- 1846Adrian van de Ende: Vicar / protestant reformer, dies at 77
- 1855Giovanni Agostino Perotti: Composer, dies at 86
- 1857Joseph Fischhof: Composer, dies at 53
- 1872Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch: Composer, dies at 66
- 1876August W Ambros: Austria musicologist, dies at 59
- 1889Maria Mitchell: 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70
- 1890Edouard Gregoir: Composer, dies at 67
- 1891Jose Inzenga y Castellanos: Composer, dies at 63
- 1909Israel Durham: Phillies President dies
- 1910Gustave Leon Huberti: Composer, dies at 67
- 1914Franz Ferdinand: Austrian Archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated
- 1914Sophie: Princess of Austria, assassinated
- 1937Max Adler: Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64
Events on Jun 29
- 1312Roman Catholics German King Henry VII crowned
- 1377French invasion fleet lands at Rye England
- 1428Jacoba of Bavaria signs cease fire with Philip the Good
- 1529Emperor Karel V and Pope Clemens VII sign Treaty of Barcelona
- 1534Jacques Cartier discovers Prince Edward Islands Canada
- 1540English ex chancellor Thomas Cromwell sentenced as heretic
- 1682Sofia names herself regent of Russia
- 1694Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
- 1755515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic
- 1762Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II
- 1767British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America
- 1776Va state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made Governor
- 1800Freemason lodge establishes in Alkmaar
- 1850British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse
- 1854Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million
- 1854Netherlands allows corporal punishment
- 1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British)
- 1858Great fire in London harbor
- 1858Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia
- 1863Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault
- 1863George A Custer (23) appointed Union Brigadier General
- 1863Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, PN
- 1863Very 1st First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa
- 1864Grand Trunk Railway accident; 100 killed
- 1867Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs
- 1880France annexes Otaheite (Tahiti)
- 1881Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Diuturnum illud
- 1891National Forest Service organized
- 1897Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball)
- 1899Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage
Born on Jun 29
- 1517Rembert Dodoens [Rembertus Dodonaeus]: Physician / Botanist
- 1738Constantin Reindl: Composer
- 1783August Alexander Klengel: Composer
- 1805Hiram Powers: US sculptor (Greek Slave)
- 1824Victor J van Hinsbergh: South Netherlands engraver (PTT Stempels)
- 1831William Thomas Clark: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
- 1842Josef Labor: Composer
- 1849Sergei J Witte: Netherlands -- Russian count / Premier Russia
- 1850Joseph Paul Skelly: Composer
- 1858George Washington Goethals: Engineer (built Panama Canal)
- 1861William James Mayo: Surgeon / co-founder Mayo clinic in Minnesota
- 1863James Harvey Robinson: Illinois, United States -- Historian (Ordeal of Civilization)
- 1864Anton Beer-Walbrun: Composer
- 1864Pietro Bonfante: Italian lawyer (Roman law)
- 1865Shigechiyo Izumi: Achieved oldest authenticated age (120 y 237 d)
- 1865William E Borah: Lawyer / (Sen-R-Id)
- 1870Joseph Carl Breil: Composer
- 1874Georg Gohler: Composer
- 1876Nellie Taylor Ross: 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)
- 1880Ludwig Beck: Chef Germany General Staff ("July 20th plot")
- 1885Andre Gailhard: Composer
- 1885Virginia Pope: (NY Times)
- 1886George Frederick Boyle: Composer
- 1886James Van DerZee: Famous African
- 1886Juliane Gabriels: Flemish Physician (Artus Quellin)
- 1886Robert Schuman: French Premier
- 1893Aare Merikanto: Composer
- 1893Antoon Schweigmann: Dutch religious poet / resistance fighter
- 1897Ottmar Gerster: Composer
- 1901Frieda Inescort: Edinburgh, Scotland -- Actress (Pride & Prejudice)
Died on Jun 29
- 1021Notker Labeo: Tutor in convent Sankt Gallen
- 1293Hendrik van Gent: Flemish neo-Augustian philosopher / theologist
- 1306Musho [Hokai]: Zen teacher / found subtemple at Jochiji
- 1458Mapheus Vegius [Maffeo Vegio]: Italian lawyer / humanist / poet
- 1620John Aerts: Flemish Sculptor
- 1696Michel Lambert: Composer
- 1779Anton R Mengs: German writer / neo-classic Painter Madrid, dies at 51
- 1790Feike H Van de Crew: Fries writer (Mayke Jakkelis)
- 1798Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder]: Exerciser
- 1818Carl P Fohr: German Painter / cartoonist, dies at 22
- 1840Lucien Bonaparte: Prince of Canino / Musignano, dies at 65
- 1852Henry Clay [the Great compromiser]: Dies at 75
- 1860Thomas Addison: English Physician (A-Biermer Disease), dies at 67
- 1861Elizabeth Barrett-Browning: Writer, dies at 55
- 1875Ferdinand I KLJM de Goedige: Emperor of Austria, dies at 82
- 1880George W Vreede: Lawyer / politician
- 1903Rentaro Taki: Composer, dies at 23
- 1923Fritz Mauthner: German Author / philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73
- 1923Gustave Adolph Kerker: Composer, dies at 66
- 1933Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: US actor (Keystone comedies), dies at 46
- 1940Paul Klee: Swiss / German Painter / tutor (Modern Art), dies at 60
- 1941Ignace Jan Paderewski: Polish Statesman pianist, dies in New York at 80
- 1953Jules van Nuffel: Composer, dies at 70
- 1955Max Pechstein: German Painter / graphic artist (Oceania), dies at 73
- 1956Johan[nes F] Bakker, Jr.: Actor, dies at 62
- 1959A Cecil Snyder: Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51
- 1964Milenko Zivkovic: Composer, dies at 63
- 1965Sidney Marion: Actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), dies at 64
- 1966Arthur Meulemans: Belgian composer, dies at 82
- 1966Isabel Dawn: Writer