eso ha pasado un 27 Junio

1944 : Liberation of Cherbourg


On June 27, 1944, U.S. troops liberated the city of Cherbourg from German occupation. Allied troops had landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6 and needed the port of Cherbourg to facilitate supply.

1950 : Truman sent U.S. troops in Korea


On June 27, 1950, President Truman ordered the US troops to go to Corea to help South Korea attacked by the North Korea. Korea was split in two on the 38th parallel by the Yalta agreement, the Soviets occupying the north and the Americans and the English the south. The Soviets refused unification and free elections. Americans and Soviets left their area in 1949 and on June 25th, 1950 (local time), North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel.

1976 : Beginning of an outbreak of Ebola in Sudan


On June 27, 1976, a man fell ill with Ebola in Sudan Nzara. 284 people were infected with the disease and half of them died.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that starts two weeks after infection with flu-like very strong symptoms and then bleeding from every orifice of the patient.
The World Health Organization managed to stop the epidemic by strict isolation of patients. But they did not find the origin of the disease which has no cure yet.

1991 : Beginning of the Ten-Day War


On June 27, 1991, started the Ten-Day war in Slovenia. The country declared its independence from Yugoslavia which had refused to recognize it and which sent his troops to regain control. After 10 days of war, Slovenia was victorious and its independence was recognized.

Cita del día : 27 Junio

Harry S. Truman
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Cumpleaños : 27 Junio

Helen Keller, Activista política sordo-ciegos (1880)
John McIntire, Actor americano (1907)
Grace Lee Boggs, Activista y feminista estadounidense (1915)
Ross Perot, Político americano (1930)
Martinus J. G. Veltman, Físico holandés, Premio Nobel (1931)
Laurent Terzieff, Actor francés (1935)
Bruce Johnston, Músico americano (The Beach Boys) (1942)
Vera Wang, Diseñadora de moda estadounidense (1949)
Isabelle Adjani, Actriz francesa (1955)
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Actor de Hong Kong (1962)
J. J. Abrams, Productor, director, guionista estadounidense (Alias, Lost, Fringe...) (1966)
Viktor Petrenko, Patinador artística ucraniano (1969)
Régine Cavagnoud, Esquiadora francesa (1970)
Tobey Maguire, Actor americano (1975)
LaShawn Merritt, Atleta estadounidense (1986)
Kate Ziegler, Nadadora estadounidense (1988)
Matthew Lewis, Actor inglés (1989)

Nos han dejado un 27 Junio

Sophie Germain, Matemática francesa (1831)
Frank Smythe, Alpinista inglés (1949)
Daniel Kinsey, Atleta estadounidense (1970)
Josette Day, Actriz francesa (1978)
Albert R. Broccoli, Productor americano (1996)
Jack Lemmon, Actor americano (2001)
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