This Day In European History

27th June

Events
1693: The Ladies' Mercury, the first magazine specifically for women, is printed in London.
1743: George II leads an army into battle at Dettingen, the last time a British monarch does so.
1899: The mousetrap is patented, in Leeds, Britain.
1967: The first cash machine/ATM begins service in Britain.
1954: The first atomic power station goes online, at Obninsk, Russia.

Births
1462: King Louis XII of France.
1694: John Michael Rysbrack, English artist.
1798: Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet.
1846: Charles Parnell, Irish nationalist.

Deaths
1742: Nathaniel Bailey, English lexicographer.
1794: Wenzel Kaunitz, Austrian chancellor.

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