today.nukz.net: Almanac June 27

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker.

Events

1358 – Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
1709 (O.S.) – Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
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.
1759 – General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
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.
1895 – The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York, New York, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
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 – Romanian governmental forces, allies of Nazi Germany, launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iasi, (Romania), resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
1941 – German troops capture the city of Bialystok during Operation Barbarossa.
1946 – In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.
1950 – The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1954 – The world's first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
1954 – The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
1967 – The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom.
1971 – After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the "Church of Rock and Roll".
1973 – The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
1974 – U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
1976 – Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
1977 – France grants independence to Djibouti.
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
1981 – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
1982 – Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
1988 – Gare de Lyon rail accident In Paris a train collides with a stationary train killing 56 people.
1991 – Slovenia, after declaring independence two days before is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft starting the Ten-Day War.
2007 – The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
2008 – In a highly-scrutizined election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.

Births

862 – Hindu saint Manikkavacakar
1040 – King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)
1350 – Manuel II Palaiologos, Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1425)
1462 – King Louis XII of France (d. 1515)
1550 – King Charles IX of France (d. 1574)
1696 – William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (d. 1759)
1717 – Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)
1717 – Giacomo Durazzo, Italian diplomat and man of the theatre (d. 1794)
1805 – Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)
1817 – Louise von François, German writer (d. 1893)
1838 – Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914)
1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)
1850 – Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)
1850 – Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (d. 1919)
1865 – Sir John Monash, Australian military commander (d. 1931)
1869 – Kate Carew, American caricaturist (d. 1961)
1869 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian/American anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)
1869 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1941)
1880 – Helen Keller, American deaf and blind activist (d. 1968)
1882 – Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and educator (d. 1963)
1884 – Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)
1885 – Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (d. 1950)
1886 – Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer (d. 1958)
1888 – Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946)
1888 – Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960)
1892 – Paul Colin, French poster designer (d. 1985)
1899 – Juan Trippe, American airline entrepreneur (d. 1981)
1905 – Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
1906 – Catherine Cookson, British author (d. 1998)
1907 – John McIntire, American actor (d. 1991)
1908 – João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian writer (d. 1967)
1913 – Elton Britt, American country singer (d. 1972)
1913 – Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (d. 1993)
1914 – Robert Aickman, English author (d. 1981)
1914 – Giorgio Almirante, Italian politician (d. 1988)
1915 – Grace Lee Boggs, American anti-racist and feminist activist
1921 – Muriel Pavlow, British actress
1923 – Jacques Berthier, French composer (d. 1994)
1924 – Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003)
1924 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer
1925 – Doc Pomus, American blues singer/songwriter (d. 1991)
1927 – Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)
1928 – Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)
1929 – William Afflis, American wrestler (d. 1991)
1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
1931 – Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist
1931 – Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)
1932 – Eddie Kasko, baseball player
1932 – Magali Noël, French actress
1935 – Laurent Terzieff, French actor
1935 – Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor (d. 2007)
1936 – Lucille Clifton, American poet (d. 2010)
1937 – Kirkpatrick Sale, American author
1938 – Bruce Babbitt, American politician and Secretary of the Interior
1938 – Kathryn Beaumont, British voice actress
1938 – Tommy Cannon, British comedian
1938 – Shirley Anne Field, British actress
1938 – Konrad Kujau, German illustrator and forger of the Hitler Diaries (d. 2000)
1939 – Rahul Dev Burman, Indian Musician (d.1994)
1939 – Ivan Doig, American novelist
1941 – Krzysztof Kieslowski, Polish film director (d. 1996)
1941 – Bill Baxley, American politician
1941 – James P. Hogan, British science fiction author (d. 2010)
1941 – Avi Lerner, Israeli-born American film producer
1942 – Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
1943 – Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
1943 – Kjersti Døvigen, Norwegian actress
1944 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist
1948 – Camile Baudoin, American musician
1949 – Vera Wang, American fashion designer
1951 – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland 1997-2011
1951 – Anita Diamant, American author
1951 – Julia Duffy, American actress
1952 – Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (d. 1993)
1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress
1956 – Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player
1956 – Brad Childress, American football coach
1956 – Scott Cunningham, American Wicca and occult author (d. 1993)
1956 – Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher
1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer, songwriter and musician
1958 – Brian Helicopter, British musician, bass guitarist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, Rogue Male)
1958 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
1959 – Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer
1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer
1960 – Craig Hodges, American basketball player
1961 – Meera Syal, British-Indian comedienne and actress
1962 – Michael Ball, British singer
1962 – Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor
1963 – Jay Karnes, American actor
1963 – Igor Kusin, Croatian linguist and author.
1963 – Paul Roos, Australian rules footballer
1963 – Johnny Benson, American racing driver
1964 – Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch film producer and director
1964 – Chuck Person, American basketball player
1966 – J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer
1966 – Jörg Bergen, German footballer
1967 – Sylvie Fréchette, French-Canadian synchronized swimmer
1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American politician, junior senator of New Hampshire
1968 – Pascale Bussières, French-Canadian actress
1969 – Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater
1970 – John Eales, Australian Rugby Player
1970 – Jim Edmonds, American baseball player
1971 – Yancey Arias, American actor
1971 – Jo Frost, English nanny and television host
1971 – Kieren Keke, Nauruan politician
1971 – Tony McCarroll, British drummer
1972 – Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian poet and singer/songwriter
1973 – Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian black metal musician/songwriter (Immortal)
1974 – Christian Kane, American actor and singer
1975 – Ace Darling, American professional wrestler
1975 – Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer
1975 – Tobey Maguire, American actor
1975 – Daryle Ward, American baseball player
1976 – Johnny Estrada, American baseball player
1976 – Leigh Nash, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer)
1977 – Raúl, Spanish footballer
1977 – Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer
1978 – Courtney Ford, American actress
1978 – Anna Kumble, British singer, also known as Lolly
1979 – Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
1979 – Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
1979 – John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter)
1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American musician (Your Enemies Friends)
1980 – Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer
1980 – Craig Terrill, American football player
1981 – John Driscoll, American actor
1981 – Andrew Embley, Australian rules footballer
1983 – Alsou, Russian singer
1983 – Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
1983 – Evan Taubenfeld, American musician
1984 – Rocío Guirao Díaz, Argentinian model
1984 – Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer
1984 – Khloé Kardashian, American reality television star
1984 – D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Emma Lahana, New Zealand actress
1984 – Julie Ordon, Swiss model
1984 – José Holebas, German born Greek defender at Olympiacos F.C.
1985 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
1985 – James Hook, Welsh rugby player
1985 – Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
1986 – Drake Bell, American actor and musician
1986 – LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter
1986 – Antoine Dodson, Internet celebrity
1986 – Sam Claflin, English actor
1986 – Sean Plott, American e-sports commentator and former professional gamer
1987 – Ed Westwick, English actor
1987 – India de Beaufort, British actress
1988 – Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast
1988 – Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer
1988 – Kate Ziegler, American swimmer
1989 – Matthew Lewis, English actor
1989 – Bruna Tenório, Brazilian model
1990 – Aselin Debison, Canadian singer
1990 – Taylor Phinney, American cyclist
1991 – Madylin Sweeten, American actress
1992 – Ahn Sohee, South Korean idol, member of Wonder Girls
1996 – Tanay Chheda, Indian actor

Deaths

1162 – Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
1458 – King Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
1574 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)
1603 – Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1539)
1627 – John Hayward, English historian
1636 – Date Masamune, founder of Sendai Japan (b. 1567)
1655 – Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1598)
1672 – Roger Twysden, English antiquarian (b. 1597)
1720 – Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)
1773 – Mentewab, dowager Empress of Ethiopia (b. c. 1706)
1794 – Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, Austrian statesman (b. 1711)
1794 – Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French nobleman (b. 1715)
1794 – Anne d'Arpajon, comtesse de Noailles, French noblewoman (b. 1729)
1825 – Domenico Vantini, Italian painter
1827 – Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian (b. 1754)
1829 – James Smithson, English scientist and philanthropist (b. 1765)
1831 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician (b. 1776)
1844 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1805)
1896 – John Berryman, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1825)
1907 – Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator (b. 1822)
1912 – George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (b. 1855)
1917 – Karl Allmenroder, German World War I Ace (b. 1896)
1935 – Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (b. 1857)
1944 – Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (b. 1878)
1949 – Frank Smythe, British mountaineer (b. 1900)
1952 – Max Dehn, German mathematician (b. 1878)
1957 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1924)
1958 – Ragna Wettergreen, Norwegian actress (b. 1864)
1960 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)
1962 – Paul Viiding, Estonian poet (b. 1904)
1970 – Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
1986 – George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1905)
1987 – Billy Snedden, Australian politician (b. 1926)
1989 – Alfred Jules Ayer, British philosopher (b. 1910)
1991 – Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (b. 1953)
1991 – Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter (b. 1921)
1994 – Tai Solarin, Nigerian educator and political activist (b. 1922)
1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)
1998 – Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (b. 1935)
1999 – Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (b. 1919)
2000 – Molly Bish, American Abductee (b. 1983)
2000 – Pierre Pflimlin, French Politician (b. 1907)
2001 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author (b. 1914)
2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)
2002 – John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (b. 1944)
2002 – Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (b. 1920)
2003 – David Newman, American filmmaker (b. 1937)
2004 – George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)
2004 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
2005 – Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
2005 – Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector
2005 – John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
2005 – Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)
2005 – Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (b. 1969)
2006 – Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer, known as "The Railway Killer" (b. 1959)
2007 – Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
2007 – Dragutin Tadijanovic, Croatian poet (b. 1905)
2007 – William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
2008 – Michael Turner, American comic book artist (b. 1971)
2008 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian Field Marshal (b. 1914)
2009 – Gale Storm, TV Personality (b. 1922)
2009 – Fayette Pinkney, American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
2011 – Mike Doyle, English former footballer (b. 1946)