August 27

August 27 is the 239th day of the Gregorian calendar ( 240th in leap years), thus still 126 days remain until the end of the year.

  • 2.1 Before the 19th century
  • 2.2 19th century
  • 2.3 20th century 2.3.1 1901-1950
  • 2.3.2 1951-2000
  • 3.1 Before the 19th century
  • 3.2 19th century
  • 3.3 20th century
  • 3.4 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • 0479 BC: At or around this day, see the Battle of Plataea and Mycale almost simultaneous naval battle of the Persian Wars to an end. The Persians are defeated by the allied Greek small states.

Economy

Science and Technology

Culture

Society

Disasters

  • 2005: Due to the approaching hurricane Katrina state of emergency is declared in the U.S. states of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 19th century

Alessandro Farnese (* 1545 )

Anne Geneviève de Bourbon- Condé (* 1669)

Maria van Oosterwijck (* 1630)

Johann Georg Hamann (* 1730)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (* 1770)

19th century

Friedrich Martens From Hold (* 1845)

Charles Gates Dawes (* 1865)

Maud Allan (* 1873)

Pyotr Wrangel (* 1878)

Vincent Auriol (* 1884)

Rebecca Clarke (* 1886)

Man Ray (* 1886)

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 19th century

  • 0542: Caesarius of Arles, Archbishop of Arles, Saint
  • 0827: Eugene II, pope
  • 0858: Montoku, 55th Emperor of Japan
  • 0995: Gebhard of Constance, bishop of Constance, Holy
  • 1159: Amadeus, Bishop of Lausanne
  • 1253: Agnes, Poor Clare and the sister of St. Clare of Assisi
  • 1312: Arthur II, Duke of Brittany
  • 1394: Chokei, 98th emperor of Japan ( 1368-1383 )
  • 1444: Hynek Ptáček z Pirkštejna, Bohemian nobleman and representatives of the Hussites
  • 1501: Thomas Grote, Bishop of Lübeck
  • 1521: Josquin Desprez, Composer and singer

Titian († 1576 )

Sixtus V. († 1590)

Lope de Vega († 1635)

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek († 1723)

19th century

20th century

Herman Potocnik († 1929)

Ernest Lawrence († 1958)

Erika Mann († 1969)

Louis Mountbatten († 1979)

21st Century

  • 2001: Witold Krzemieński, Polish composer, conductor and music teacher
  • 2001: Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian politicians
  • 2001: Franz Nauber, German horn player
  • 2002: Justus Ahlheim, German politicians
  • 2002: Jane Tilden, Austrian actress
  • 2003: Martha Chase, American biochemist
  • 2003: Pierre Poujade, French politician
  • 2004: Alfred Gleitze, Berlin local politician
  • 2004: Julio Tahier, Argentine writer and director
  • 2006: Jesse Pintado, former guitarist of the British grindcore band Napalm Death
  • 2008: Del Martin, American author, journalist and women 's rights activist
  • 2008: Abie Nathan, an Israeli peace activist and a pilot
  • 2009: Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, Russian writer
  • 2010: Ueli Beck, Swiss actor and radio host
  • 2010: Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka
  • 2012: Neville Alexander, a South African linguist and civil rights
  • 2012: Malcolm Browne, American photojournalist

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances St. Monica of Tagaste, Roman mother of Augustine of Hippo, patron saint of mothers (Protestant, Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox)
  • St. Caesarius of Arles, Archbishop of Arles (Protestant, Roman Catholic)
  • Name Days: Gebhard, Monika
  • State Holidays and observances Moldova, independence from the Soviet Union ( 1991)

More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.

  • Day
  • Day in August
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