Historical Events
Music History
Festival Express opens in Toronto, Canada - The Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin, Flying Burrito Bros, Buddy Guy, Great Speckled Bird, and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends cross Canada together by train, for 5 shows in 3 cities
- Following the arrest of Bernadette Devlin, intense riots erupt in Derry and Belfast leading to a prolonged gun battle between Irish republicans and loyalists
Famous Birthdays
- Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- Petra Langrová, tennis star (1995 Palermo doubles), born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
- Ricardo Jordan, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Boynton Beach, Florida
Famous Deaths
- Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
About June 27, 1970
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 11 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: The Love You Save/I Found That Girl - Jackson 5
#1 Song: In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
