Did you know
Drake Bell has won ten Kids' Choice Awards, a Teen Choice Award, and a Young Artist Award, among other accolades.
Famous Birthdays on June 27
1986 — Drake Bell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
June 27 has 210 recorded notable births across history, from 850 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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210 source records
850 – 2002
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Major events on June 27
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- 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Source
- 1991 Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. Source
- 1981 The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. Source
- 2008 In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. Source
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Morgan has been active as a singer since the age of 13, and charted her first single in 1979.
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Rahul Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry.
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On 24 April 2020, Ball and Captain Tom Moore entered the UK singles chart at number one with a cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone", with combined chart sales of 82,000 making it the fastest-selling single of 2020.
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Since his time on Drag Race, Haylock has written and toured several stand-up shows, including It's Jester Joke (2019), which also made him the first drag queen to headline at Wembley Arena.
More major people born on June 27
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1959
Lorrie Morgan
American singer
Loretta Lynn Morgan is an American country music singer and actress.
1939
R. D. Burman
Indian singer-songwriter (died 1994)
Rahul Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry.
1962
Michael Ball
English actor and singer
Michael Ashley Ball is an English singer, presenter and actor. In 1985, he made his West End debut as Marius Pontmercy in the original production of Les Misérables.
1975
Bianca Del Rio
American drag queen and comedian
Roy R. Haylock, better known by the stage name Bianca del Rio, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, and costume designer. He is known for winning the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
1983
Dale Steyn
South African cricketer
Dale Willem Steyn is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team.
1350
Manuel II Palaiologos
Byzantine emperor (died 1425)
Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425. Shortly before his death he was tonsured a monk and received the name Matthaios (Ματθαίος).
1960
Craig Hodges
American basketball player and coach
Craig Anthony Hodges is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach of the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League.
1915
Grace Lee Boggs
American philosopher, author, and activist (died 2015)
Grace Lee Boggs was an American author, social activist, philosopher, and feminist. She is known for her years of political collaboration with C. L. R. James and Raya Dunayevskaya in the 1940s and 1950s.
1952
Madan Bhandari
Nepalese politician (died 1993)
Madan Kumar Bhandari was a Nepalese political leader. He was elected as the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal, which fought for multiparty democracy and basic human rights in Nepal.
1942
Danny Schechter
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
Daniel Isaac Schechter was an American television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic.
1944
Patrick Sercu
Belgian cyclist (died 2019)
Patrick Sercu was a Belgian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1961 and 1983.
1862
May Irwin
Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1938)
May Irwin was a Canadian born American actress, singer, theatrical producer and star of vaudeville, and rose to prominence in the Gilded Age.
1913
Willie Mosconi
American pool player (died 1993)
William Joseph Mosconi was an American professional pool player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mosconi is widely considered one of the greatest pool players of all time.
1959
Dan Jurgens
American author and illustrator
Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, Jon Kent, and Booster…
1880
Helen Keller
American author, academic, and activist (died 1968)
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer.
1951
Mary McAleese
Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland
Mary Patricia McAleese is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and former politician who served as the president of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011.
1973
Abbath Doom Occulta
Norwegian musician
Olve Eikemo, better known by his stage name Abbath Doom Occulta or simply Abbath, is a Norwegian musician best known as a founding member of the black metal band Immortal.
1596
Maximilian
Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655)
Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) of Dietrichstein and owner of the Lordship of Nikolsburg in Moravia; since 1629 2nd Prince…
1930
Ross Perot
American businessman and politician (died 2019)
Henry Ross Perot was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an independent campaign in the 1992 U.S.