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 239^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 14, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,270,880 minutes 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 ‘dihectatriacontaenneagon’ 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 174 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 4,632 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

August 27 Historical Events

• 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.
• 1810 –
  Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
• 1883 –
  The eruption of Krakatoa
• 1921 –
  The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq.
• 1943 –
  Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
• 1985 –
  The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
• 1991 –
  Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
• 2000 –
  540 m-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed.
• 2003 –
  Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34646418 mi distant.

Who were born on August 27?

• 1770 –
  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (d. 1831)
• 1868 –
  Hong Beom-do, Korean independence activist (d. 1943)
• 1908 –
  Kurt Wegner, German artist (d. 1985)
• 1918 –
  Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1966 until 1967 (d. 2001)
• 1928 –
  Péter Boross, Hungarian politician
• 1932 –
  Antonia Fraser, British author
• 1941 –
  Harrison Page, American actor
• 1972 –
  Jimmy Pop, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
• 1976 –
  Milano Collection Akihito Terui, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1981 –
  Demetria McKinney, American actress

Who died on August 27?

• 542 –
  Saint Caesarius of Arles
• 1394 –
  Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)
• 1635 –
  Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)
• 1931 –
  Francis Marion Smith, American borax magnate (b. 1846)
• 1969 –
  Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (b. 1884)
• 1971 –
  Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television personality (b. 1898)
• 1980 –
  Douglas Kenney, American humorist (b. 1947)
• 1987 –
  Scott “La Rock” Sterling, American DJ (Boogie Down Productions) (b. 1962)
• 2006 –
  María Capovilla, oldest living person from 2004–2006 (b. 1889)
• 2007 –
  Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)