June 27: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1499Amerigo Vespucci sighted the coast of Amapá in northern present-day Brazil.
2. 1743At the Battle of Dettingen, George II became the last British monarch to lead an army personally in battle.
3. 1898Joshua Slocum completed his voyage as the first person to sail solo around the world.
4. 1905Sailors mutinied aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin; the event later inspired a famous film.
5. 1995Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on the first shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

More days in June

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30