This Day in History
Today: June 27, 2026
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Augustus adopts Tiberius.
221
Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar.
363
Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire.
684
Pope Benedict II is the last pope to require confirmation by the Byzantine emperor before taking office.
699
En no Ozuno, a Japanese mystic and apothecary who will later be regarded as the founder of a folk religion Shugendō, is banished to Izu Ōshima.
1243
Mongols defeat the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Köse Dağ.
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