Event:
Highest price paid for painting by a living artist 960,200 pounds - Miro
More Notable Events on June 27:
2008 Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work
1986 In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce
1985 Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica, is decertified
1979 Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ
1962 Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems, EDS
