June 27
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1988
The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
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Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
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Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
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Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him.
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The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
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In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.
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NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun.
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At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically.
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A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe.
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U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump. Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21.
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2002Kelee Ringo, American football player
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2000Chris Olave, American football player
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1999Will Levis, American football player
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1999Chandler Riggs, American actor
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1997Yordan Alvarez, Cuban baseball player
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1997Jehyve Floyd, American basketball player
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1997H.E.R., American singer-songwriter
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1995Monté Morris, American basketball player
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1993Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete
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1993Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete
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1992Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress
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1992Karthika Nair, Indian actress
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