Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1940, Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland was born. In 1964, Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter was born. In 1966, Aigars Kalvītis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia was born. In 1967, Jaan Lattik, Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (born 1878) passed away. In 1975, Bianca Del Rio, American drag queen and comedian was born. In 1980, Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer was born. In 1984, Khloé Kardashian, American model, businesswoman, and radio host was born. In 1996, Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (born 1909) passed away. In 1998, Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1935) passed away. In 2015, Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (born 1930) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.