What are the important events that happened on August 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 27 is the 240th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 14, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 479,088 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatetracontagon’ day.
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 155 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,267 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 27 Historical Events
- 1172 –Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned as junior king and queen of England.
- 1232 –The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232)
- 1593 –Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.
- 1689 –The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing empire.
- 1813 –French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
- 1883 –The eruption of Krakatoa
- 1957 –The Constitution of Malaysia comes into force.
- 1982 –Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s capital. Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide claim responsibility, saying they are avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
- 1993 –The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo’s Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
- 2009 –The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
Who were born on August 27?
- 1730 –Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788)
- 1845 –Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect (d. 1914)
- 1886 –Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979)
- 1905 –Aris Velouchiotis, Greek leader of the resistance organization Greek People’s Liberation Army (d. 1945)
- 1918 –Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1966 until 1967 (d. 2001)
- 1935 –Ernie Broglio, American baseball player
- 1947 –Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
- 1964 –Robert Bogue, American actor
- 1973 –Carlene Begnaud, American professional wrestler
- 1976 –Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
Who died on August 27?
- 1545 –Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)
- 1664 –Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)
- 1931 –Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch politician and priest (b. 1860)
- 1934 –Linda Agostini, Australian murder victim known as the “Pyjama Girl” (b. 1905)
- 1980 –Douglas Kenney, American humorist (b. 1947)
- 1987 –Scott “La Rock” Sterling, American DJ (Boogie Down Productions) (b. 1962)
- 1988 –William Sargant, British psychiatrist (b. 1907)
- 1990 –Stevie Ray Vaughan, American guitarist (b. 1954)
- 1997 –Sotiria Bellou, Greek singer (b. 1921)
- 2003 –Peter-Paul Pigmans, Dutch gabber music producer (b. 1961)
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