What happened on June 27 ?

1040 - King Ladislaus I of Hungary (d. 1095)

1350 - Manuel II Palaeologus, Eastern Roman Emperor

1462 - King Louis XII of France (d. 1515)

1550 - King Charles IX of France (d. 1574)

1696 - William Pepperrell, British colonial soldier (d. 1759)

1717 - Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist (d. 1799)

1838 - Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer (d. 1914)

1846 - Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish independence fighter (d. 1891)

1850 - Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-born author (d. 1904)

1869 - Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist and feminist (d. 1940)

1869 - Hans Spemann, German embryologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1941)

1870 - Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (d. 1947)

1880 - Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968)

1882 - Eduard Spranger, German philosopher, psychologist, and educator (d. 1963)

1884 - Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (d. 1962)

1888 - Antoinette Perry, New York Stage Director, Tony Award named for her (d. 1946)

1913 - Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (d. 1993)

1923 - Jacques Berthier, French liturgical composer (d. 1994)

1924 - Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003)

1924 - Bob Appleyard, English cricketer

1925 - Doc Pomus, American musician and composer (d. 1991)

1927 - Bob Keeshan, American actor (d. 2004)

1928 - Rudy Perpich, American politician (d. 1995)

1930 - Ross Perot, American billionaire and politician

1931 - Charles Bronfman, Canadian industrialist

1931 - Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1932 - Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)

1935 - Laurent Terzieff, French actor

1941 - Krzysztof Kie?lowski, Polish film director (d. 1996)

1942 - Bruce Johnston, American singer/songwriter, member of The Beach Boys

1942 - Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer

1943 - Rico Petrocelli, Major League baseball player

1949 - Vera Wang, American fashion designer

1951 - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland

1955 - Isabelle Adjani, French actress

1956 - Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player

1958 - Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer

1959 - Clint Boon, English musician (Inspiral Carpets)

1959 - Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer and artist

1959 - Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer

1961 - Margo Timmins, Canadian folk-rock singer (Cowboy Junkies)

1962 - Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hong Kong actor

1962 - Michael Ball British singer

1963 - Meera Syal, English comedian, writer, singer, journalist, and actress

1963 - Johnny Benson, American NASCAR driver

1964 - Chuck Person, basketball player

1966 - J.J. Abrams, American television writer and producer

1967 - Sylvie Fréchette, French Canadian synchronized swimmer

1968 - Pascale Bussières, French Canadian actress

1970 - Jim Edmonds, baseball player

1970 - Vitamin C, American singer

1971 - Robert Earl Davis, Originator of Screw Music

1975 - Tobey Maguire, American actor

1975 - Daryle Ward, baseball player

1977 - Raúl, Spanish footballer

1977 - Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footbaler

1978 - Stefan Arason, Icelandic composer

1979 - John Warne, American musician (Relient K, formerly of Ace Troubleshooter)

1980 - Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer

1983 - Alsou, Russian singer

1985 - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player

1985 - Nico Rosberg, German Race car driver

1986 - Drake Bell, American actor and musician

1988 - Kate Ziegler, American swimmer

1991 - Madylin Sweeten, American actress