Historical Events
- 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics)
- Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as US presidential candidate
Famous Deaths
- Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, German naturalist and zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81
- Harriet Martineau, British controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist, dies at 74
About June 27, 1876
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 146 years, 11 months and 10 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Cancer
