What happened this day in history August 27, 1991

What are the important events that happened on August 27, 1991? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

August 27, 1991: Facts & Myths About This Day

August 27, 1991 is the 239th day of the year 1991 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, 1991 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 683,251,200 seconds 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.

If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $1,007.60. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

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.

Sheep is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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August 27, 1991 Historical Events

  • 1991
    Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
  • 1991
    The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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