June 27

Events

 * 1847 - New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires

Births

 * 1923 – Jacques Berthier, French composer (d. 1994)
 * 1924 – Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (d. 2003)
 * 1925 – Doc Pomus, American blues singer/songwriter (d. 1991)
 * 1932 – Anna Moffo, American soprano (d. 2006)
 * 1939 – Rahul Dev Burman, Indian composer and actor (d. 1994)
 * 1942 – Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys)
 * 1942 – Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer
 * 1948 – Camile Baudoin, American musician
 * 1958 – Lisa Germano, American singer, songwriter and musician
 * 1958 – Brian Helicopter, Musician, bass guitarist (The Shapes, HellsBelles, Rogue Male)
 * 1958 – Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer
 * 1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)
 * 1959 – Lorrie Morgan, American country music singer
 * 1961 – Margo Timmins, Canadian folk-rock singer (Cowboy Junkies)
 * 1971 – DJ Screw, American Hip-Hop DJ (Screwed Up Click)
 * 1972 – Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Canadian poet and singer/songwriter
 * 1974 – Big Moe, American musician (Screwed Up Click)
 * 1978 – Anna Kumble, British singer, also known as Lolly
 * 1979 – Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer
 * 1979 – John Warne, American musician (Relient K; Ace Troubleshooter)
 * 1980 – Jennifer Goodridge, American Musician (Seaspin, Your Enemies Friends)
 * 1983 – Alsou, Russian singer
 * 1983 – Evan Taubenfeld, American musician
 * 1985 – Coby Linder, American musician (Say Anything)
 * 1986 – Drake Bell, musician/ songwriter / American actor
 * 1990 – Aselin Debison, Canadian singer