June 27

Day of the yearJune 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 187 days remain until the end of the year. Events Pre-1600 363 – Jovian is proclaimed Roman emperor following the death of emperor Julian in the previous night. 678 – Pope Agatho is consecrated following the death of pope Donus two months prior. 1499 – Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil. 1556 – The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs. 1601–1900 1743 – In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle. 1760 – Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina. 1806 – British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate. 1844 – Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail. 1864 – American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta campaign. 1895 – The inaugural run