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27 Jun 1924
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birth
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Efua Theodore Sutherland: Writer
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27 Jun 1924
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birth
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Rosalie Allen, American singer (d. 2003) |
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27 Jun 1924
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history
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WW2
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Omar Bradley was promoted to the rank of major.
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| 75 years anniversary |
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27 Jun 1949
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event
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"Captain Video & His Video Rangers, " debut on DUMONT-TV
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27 Jun 1949
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birth
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Vera Wang, American figure skater and fashion designer |
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27 Jun 1949
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death
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Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (b. 1900) |
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27 Jun 1949
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event
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W Baade discovers asteroid #1566 Icarus
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| 50 years anniversary |
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27 Jun 1974
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birth
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Juran Bolden: NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
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27 Jun 1974
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event
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"Flip Wilson Show, " last airs on NBC-TV
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27 Jun 1974
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event
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US President Nixon visits USSR
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27 Jun 1974
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birth
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Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor |
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27 Jun 1974
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birth
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Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman |
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27 Jun 1974
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event
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U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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27 Jun 1999
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death
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Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919) |
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27 Jun 1999
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music
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Brian O'Hara, singer and guitarist with The Fourmost hung himself aged 56. The Liverpool group who were managed by Brian Epstein had the 1964 UK No.6 single 'A Little Loving'.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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27 Jun 2004
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death
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George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923) |
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27 Jun 2004
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music
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Beastie Boys were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'To The 5 Boroughs' the rappers fourth US No.1. Mike Skinner scored his first UK No.1 album when The Streets album 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' went to the top of the charts.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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27 Jun 2009
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death
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Gale Storm, American actress and singer (b. 1922) |
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27 Jun 2009
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music
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Black Eyed Peas went to No.1 on the US album charts with The E.N.D. the groups fifth studio album. The album's lead single, 'Boom Boom Pow' topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, the second single, 'I Gotta Feeling' replaced 'Boom' and spent 14 weeks at No.1. giving the group 26 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts.
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| 10 years anniversary |
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27 Jun 2014
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death
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Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (b. 1930) |
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27 Jun 2014
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death
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Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1926) |
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27 Jun 2014
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death
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Bobby Womack, American singer-songwriter (The Valentinos) (b. 1944) |
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