What happened on June 27

45 documented historical events happened on June 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Agatho, later venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, began his pontificate. On the same day, in another year: Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 27, including Elton Britt, Robert Aickman, Giorgio Almirante. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

98 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 27, including Sancho VI of Navarre, Floris V of Holland, Alfonso V of Aragon. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

20 observances are celebrated on June 27 around the world: Christian feast day: Arialdo, Christian feast day: Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples, Christian feast day: Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church), Christian feast day: Hemma of Gurk, Christian feast day: Gundenis, Christian feast day: Blessed Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.