Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1636, Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567) passed away. In 1869, Hans Spemann, German embryologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941) was born. In 1894, Giorgio Costantino Schinas, Maltese architect and civil engineer (born 1834) passed away. In 1942, Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) was born. In 1944, World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese. In 1948, Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873) passed away. In 1962, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hong Kong actor and singer was born. In 1966, J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter was born. In 1975, Tobey Maguire, American actor was born. In 1981, The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

When Hong Kong hosted its first International Film Festival in 1977 – SCMP archive

South China Morning Post

June 27, 2026

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When Hong Kong hosted its first International Film Festival in 1977 – SCMP archive

This article was first published on June 28, 1977. Film festival off to impressive start by SCMP reporter Hongkong’s First International Film Festival got off to an impressive start last night (June 27, 1977). It was not quite the glittering social occasion as the Cannes Film Festival and there certainly was not the profusion of topless models and eager starlets that the Mediterranean occasion produces. But the cocktail party that opened the festival in City Hall yesterday did bring together...

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