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Day of dedication at the temple of the Lares on 27th June
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lares

In Germany, June 27 is Siebenschläfertag (Seven Sleepers Day). 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sleepers_Day



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On 27 June 1935, the Laptev Sea finally received its current name
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptev_Sea#Naming

The first recorded ascent of Pavlof Volcano was on June 27, 1928
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pavlof



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In June 1888, the Lick observatory was accepted by the Regents of the University of California
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1963AJ.....68..637W

Stamford Museum & Nature Center opened to the public on June 27, 1936
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Museum_%26_Nature_Center

The Obninsk nuclear power plant opened on June 27, 1954
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obninsk#Science_and_education

On June 27, 1898, Joshua Slocum solo circumnavigated the world
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49772869/first-solo-circumnavigation/

Atari was incorporated in the state of California on June 27, 1972
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari,_Inc.

World Moon Bounce Day was first celebrated on June 27 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echoes_of_Apollo



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The first test rocket launched from Wallops Flight Facility was on June 27, 1945
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7908326/wallops-flight-facility/

The first flight of the British satellite carrier rocket, Black Arrow, was on 27 June 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow

SEASAT 1 was launched on 27 June 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEASAT

NOAA-6 (A) was launched on 27 June 1979
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_Infrared_Observation_Satellite

Soyuz T-9 was launched on 27 June 1983
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_T-9

The GOES 14 satellite was launched into orbit on June 27, 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOES_14

Galileo spacecraft, Ganymede flyby was on the 27th June 1996
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/galileo/

On June 27, 1997 the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft flew within 1200 km of asteroid Mathilde 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/253_Mathilde

The EPOXI spacecraft made a close flyby (36860 km) to the Earth at 22:03 UTC, 27th June, 2010.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t2807747/deep-impact/

The Kosmos 2472 satellite was launched on the 27th June, 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_2472

The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) satellite was launched on the 27th June 2013
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_Region_Imaging_Spectrograph

The first launch of the Angara-1.2PP rocket was to be made from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on June 27, 2014
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara1pp.html

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STS-4 Space Shuttle mission launched on 27 June 1982
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36743209/sts-4/

STS-71 was the third mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program,launched on 27 June 1995
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36752192/sts-71/



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Sultan bin Salman is a former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33338473/prince-sultan-bin-salman/

Sidney McNeill "Sid" Gutierrez (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) (born June 27, 1951), is a former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_M._Gutierrez

Joseph Percival Allen, Ph.D. (born June 27, 1937) is a former NASA astronaut. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Allen

Vernon Leslie Grose (born June 27, 1928) is an American author, professor, aerospace engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_L._Grose

Martinus Justinus Godefriedus Veltman (born June 27, 1931 in Waalwijk) is a Dutch theoretical physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_J._G._Veltman

Dr. Louis N. Ridenour (June 27, 1911 - May 21, 1959) was a physicist instrumental in U.S. development of radar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Ridenour

Jørgen Pedersen Gram (June 27, 1850 - April 29, 1916) was a Danish actuary and mathematician 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8rgen_Pedersen_Gram

Heber Doust Curtis (June 27, 1872 - January 9, 1942) was an American astronomer. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heber_Doust_Curtis

Charles Jasper Joly (27 June 1864 - 4 January 1906) was an Irish astronomer who became Royal Astronomer of Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Jasper_Joly

Edward Pigott (1753 - 27 June 1825) was an English astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Pigott

Alexis Bouvard (27 June 1767 - 7 June 1843) was a French astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Bouvard



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A. E. J. Collins achieved in cricket the score of '628 not out' in June 1899
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._J._Collins



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NGC 6040 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 27th June 1870.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60444913/ngc-6040/

NGC 6041 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 27th June 1870.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60445938/ngc-6041/

NGC 6042 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 27th June 1870.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60446033/ngc-6042/

NGC 6043 was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60447000/ngc-6043/

NGC 6044 was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60447159/ngc-6044/

NGC 6045 was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60447239/ngc-6045/

NGC 6047 was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60447359/ngc-6047/

NGC 6050 was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60447469/ngc-6050/

NGC 6054 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57931940/ngc-6054/

NGC 6075 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 27th June 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60447524/ngc-6075/

NGC 6505 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 27th June 1884.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57931885/ngc-6505/

NGC 6507 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel on the 27th June 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57931674/ngc-6507/

NGC 6546 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 27th June 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57931610/ngc-6546/

NGC 6872 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 27th June 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t14246783/ngc6872/

NGC 6876 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 27th June 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57931451/ngc-6876/

NGC 6880 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 27th June 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57931422/ngc-6880/



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Supernova 2010ev was detected in NGC 3244 on June 27, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3244

Image of Neptune taken with the Keck II Telescope on June 27, 1999. 
https://www.llnl.gov/news/newsreleases/2000/NR-00-01-04.html

Asteroid (37) Coelestina was discovered by Johann Palisa on June 27, 1884 in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/237_Coelestina

Asteroid (45) Eugenia was discovered on June 28, 1857 by the Franco-German amateur astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45_Eugenia

On June 27, 2011 asteroid 2011 MD passed within 20,000 km of the Earth
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43540652/asteroid-2011-md/

Comet d'Arrest was discovered on the 27th of June, 1851
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6P/d'Arrest

The Tau-Aquariids are active from the 27th June to the 6th July
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36776079/tau-aquariids-meteor-shower/

On June 27, 1998, an outburst of meteors radiated from Boötes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes#Meteor_showers

June Bootids meteor shower peak on the 27th of June
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Bootids



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Meteorites

The Béréba (Eucrite-mmict) meteorite fell in Houet, Burkina Faso, on the 27th June, 1924.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43599447/brba-meteorite/

The Tatahouine (Diogenite) meteorite fell in Tatawin, Tunisia, on the 27th June, 1931.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43599461/tatahouine-meteorite/

The Saint-Séverin (LL6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Poitou-Charentes, France, on the 27th June, 1966.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43599766/saint-sverin-meteorite/



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