August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ... August 27, 2005 (Saturday) Over 30 are injured in a bomb blast on a ferry at Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines, a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf group. ... See also August 26, 2004 - August 2004 - August 28, 2004 Between 5,000 and 6,000 participants take part in the Critical Mass bicyclist ride as part of the 2004 Republican National Convention protest activity. ... See also August 26, 2003 - August 2003 - August 28, 2003 Astronomy: Mars passes Earth at a distance of under 55. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day, week or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

Events

• 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. Along the with the Greek victory on the same day in the Battle of Mycale, the Persian invasion of Greece ended.
• 410 - Visigoth sack of Rome ends after three days.
• 1232 - The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hojo Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232)
• 1776 - Battle of Long Island, in present day Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
• 1798 - United Irishmen and French forces clash with the British army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
• 1813 - Napoleon defeats the Austrians, Russians and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
• 1828 - The Russians defeat the Turks at the Battle of Akhalzic.
• 1859 - Petroleum discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania. World's first successful oil well.
• 1861 - Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
• 1883 - Krakatoa, an Indonesian volcano, erupts. It is one of the most violent volcanic events in modern times.
• 1896 - Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in world history (9:02 to 9:40) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
• 1900 - British defeat Boer commandos at Bergendal.
• 1920 - Radio Argentina begins regularly scheduled transmissions from the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, considered the world's first public broadcast station.
• 1928 - Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, signed by sixty nations.
• 1937 - The automobile division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works is spun off into the Toyota Motor Corporation.
• 1939 - First flight of the Heinkel He 178, the first modern jet aircraft.
• 1952 - Reparation negotiations between West Germany and Israel end in Luxembourg; West Germany to pay 3 billion Deutschmark.
• 1957 - The Constitution of Malaysia came into force.
• 1962 - Mariner 2 launched to Venus.
• 1969 - The first installment of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's Tough Being a Man) movies is released in Japan. Director and screenplay writer Yoji Yamada went on to make 48 installments of the series, which is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running movie series.
• 1979 - An IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten and 3 others on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Another near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland kills 18 British soldiers.
• 1985 - The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. Rohit Mallick is born in Perth Amboy, NJ.
• 1990 - The British Broadcasting Corporation launches BBC Radio Five Live at 9am GMT with a mixture of sports, news, and children's programming. The station broadcasts for eighteen hours per day.
• 1991 - The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
• 1993 - The Florida Department of Transportation decides to cease producing its distinctive colored U.S. Highway shields so that it can make use of Federal funds for those signs.
• 1993 - The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
• 2000 - Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed.
• 2003 - Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing approximately 34,646,416 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) from Earth.
• 2006 - Comair Flight 5191 crashed en route from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Forty-nine of the 50 people aboard the flight were confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

479 pr. ... Combatants Greek city states, particularly Athens and Sparta Persian Empire Commanders Miltiades Themistocles Leonidas I Pausanias Kimon Pericles Mardonius Datis Artaphernes Xerxes I Megabyzus The Greco-Persian Wars or Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that started about 500 BC... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau and beyond. ... Mardonius was a Persian commander during the Persian Wars with Greece in the 5th century BC. He was the son of Gobryas and the son-in-law of Darius I of Persia, whose daughter Artozostra he had married. ... Pausanias (Greek = Παυσανιας) was a Spartan general of the 5th century BCE. He was the nephew of Leonidas I and served as regent after his uncles death, as Leonidas son, Pleistarchus, was still under-age. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Combatants Greek city-states Persia Commanders Pausanias Mardonius† Strength 100,000 (Pompelus) 110,000 (Herodotus) 120,000 (Ctesias) 300,000 (Herodotus). ... Combatants Greek city-states Persia Commanders Leotychides Artaÿntes Strength About 50 000 Unknown Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Mycale was one of the two major battles that ended the Persian invasion of Greece, during the Greco-Persian Wars. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau and beyond. ... Events Alaric I deposes Priscus Attalus as Roman Emperor. ... Migrations The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... // Events Canonization of Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of lost items Pope Gregory IX driven from Rome by a revolt, taking refuge at Anagni First edition of Tripitaka Koreana destroyed by Mongol invaders Battle of Agridi 15 June 1232 Births Arnolfo di Cambio, Florentine architect (died 1310) Manfred of Sicily... The Goseibai Shikimoku (御成敗式目) or the Formulary of Adjudications was the legal law of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan, promulgated by third shikken Hojo Yasutoki in 1232. ... Shikken (執権) was the regent of the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. ... Hojo Yasutoki (北条 泰時 Hōjō Yasutoki; 1183-1242, r. ... Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Childrens Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events Canonization of Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of lost items Pope Gregory IX driven from Rome by a revolt, taking refuge at Anagni First edition of Tripitaka Koreana destroyed by Mongol invaders Battle of Agridi 15 June 1232 Births Arnolfo di Cambio, Florentine architect (died 1310) Manfred of Sicily... This article is about the year 1776. ... Combatants United States Britain Commanders George Washington, Israel Putnam William Howe, Charles Cornwallis, Henry Clinton Strength 11,000-13,000 (about 10,000 of which were militia ) 22,000 (including 9,000 Hessians) Casualties 312 dead, 1407 wounded, captured or missing 377 total (63 dead, 314 wounded or missing) The... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe PC (August 10, 1729 – July 12, 1814) was an English General who was Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War, one of the three Howe brothers. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) commanded Americas war for independence (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Society of the United Irishmen was a political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought independence from Great Britain. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants French Army & Irish Rebels British Army Commanders Jean Humbert Gerard Lake Strength 2,000 6,000 Casualties 150 80 killed, 270 wounded, captured and missing The Battle of Castlebar occurred on 27th August during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 when a combined force of 2,000 French troops and... The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 in Irish), or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British dominated Kingdom of Ireland. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ... The Battle of Dresden was fought on August 26-27, 1813, and resulted in a French victory under Napoleon Bonaparte against Austrians, Russians and Prussians under General Schwartzenberg. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Akhalzic may refer to one of the following: A battle under the walls of Akhaltsikhe during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 on August 9 (August 27 O.S., 1828) between 9,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Paskevich and 30,000 Turks under Kios-Mahomet-Pasha. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil is a black, dark brown or greenish liquid found in porous rock formations in the earth. ... Titusville is a city located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. ... An oil well is a term for any perforation through the Earths surface designed to find and release both petroleum oil and gas hydrocarbons. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Union generally means an organization formed to conduct an activity. ... An aerial view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (before its relocation in 1999) Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989 Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 560 miles (901 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 9. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Krakatoa (Indonesian name: Krakatau, Portuguese name: Krakatao) is a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. ... A smoke plume from Mount Ubinas, Peru, the most historically active volcano in that nation. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants British Empire Zanzibar Strength 900 soldiers of the Zanzibar regular army; a detachment of Royal Marines of unknown strength; HMS Philomel; HMS Thrush; HMS Sparrow; HMS Racoon; HMS St George 2,800; HHS Glasgow Casualties Approximately 100 Approximately 500 The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom... The United States detonated an atomic bomb over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds; originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, and one of... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, after the city where it was signed on August 27, 1928, is an international treaty providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Toyota redirects here. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Heinkel He 178 was the worlds first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet plane. ... Jet aircraft with condensation trail Jet aircraft are aircraft with jet engines. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code DEM User(s) Germany, Montenegro, Kosovo ERM Since 13 March 1979 Fixed rate since 31 December 1998 Replaced by €, non cash 1 January 1999 Replaced by €, cash 1 January 2002 € = 1. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Constitution of Malaysia, comprising more than 180 articles, is the supreme law of Malaysia. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... -1... Adjective Venusian or (rarely) Cytherean (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... statue of Tora-san Otoko wa tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, Its tough being a man) is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora-san, a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. ... Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次 Yamada Yōji, born September 13, 1931 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese director best known for his Tora-san series of films. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, KStJ, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office suspended... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: United States-related stubs | United States Army | Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Ibrahim Babangida General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (born August 17, 1941), popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from August 1985 until his departure from office under heavy popular pressure in 1993, after his annulment of elections held that year which were widely held to have been the... This article is about the year. ... Founded in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd (a privately owned company), subsequently Incorporated and nationalised in 1927 as The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... Baltic states and the Baltic Sea The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a term which refers to three countries in Northern Europe: Estonia Latvia Lithuania Prior to World War II, Finland was sometimes considered a fourth Baltic state. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Florida Department of Transportation, or FDOT, is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida[1]. // Achievements In 1974, FDOT completed Floridas Turnpike, a 450-mile system of limited access toll highways. ... Current design Current design (three-digit) The U.S. Route shield is the marker used for U.S. Routes. ... The word federal in a general sense refers to the nature of an agreement between or among two or more states, nations, or other groups to merge into a union in which control of common affairs is held by a central authority created by and with the consent of the... // General Information The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Tokyo Port, located on the northernmost part of Tokyo Bay, connecting the Shibaura Wharf and the new waterfront development area, known as Odaiba in Minato-ku ward, Tokyo. ... Tokyo , literally eastern capital) is the capital of Japan and one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. ... Shibaura ( Japanese: 芝浦) is a district of Minato-ku ward located in Tokyo, Japan. ... View of Odaiba in the distance from the Rainbow Bridge, with the Fuji TV studio in the background Odaiba (お台場) (sometimes known as Daiba) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Ostankino tower seen from a distance. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... Earth (often referred to as the Earth, or the earth), is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ... Earth (often referred to as the Earth, or the earth), is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comair Flight 5191 was a domestic U.S. flight from Lexington, Kentucky, to Atlanta, Georgia, operated on behalf of Delta Connection by Comair. ... Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX) is a public airport located 4 miles (6 km) west of the city of Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky, USA. Facilities Blue Grass Airport covers 911 acres and has two runways: Runway 04/22: 7,003 x 150 ft. ... Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country State Counties United States Kentucky Fayette Mayor Teresa Isaac (D) Area    - City 285. ... Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL) is located in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area, and is the busiest airport (in terms of passengers enplaned and deplaned) in the world, with Chicagos OHare as a rival. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL Location Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Government Country State Counties United States Georgia Fulton County, Georgia DeKalb County, Georgia Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 132. ...

Births

• 1407 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)
• 1471 - George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
• 1637 - Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland (d. 1715)
• 1665 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751)
• 1677 - Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensperg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
• 1724 - John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (d. 1781)
• 1730 - Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788)
• 1770 - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (d. 1831)
• 1809 - Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the United States of America (d. 1891)
• 1858 - Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician (d. 1932)
• 1865 - James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (d. 1935)
• 1865 - Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1951)
• 1870 - Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (d. 1919)
• 1871 - Theodore Dreiser, American author (d. 1945)
• 1874 - Carl Bosch, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
• 1875 - Katharine McCormick, American women's rights activist (d. 1967)
• 1877 - Ernst Wetter, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1963)
• 1886 - Rebecca Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979)
• 1886 - Eric Coates, English composer (d. 1957)
• 1890 - Man Ray, photographer and artist (d. 1976)
• 1898 - Gaspard Fauteux, French Canadian parliamentarian (d. 1963)
• 1899 - C.S. Forester, British author (d. 1966)
• 1899 - Byron Foulger, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1904 - Norah Lofts, British author (d. 1983)
• 1904 - John Hay Whitney, American financier (d. 1982)
• 1906 - Ed Gein, American serial killer (d. 1984)
• 1908 - Don Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
• 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973)
• 1908 - Kurt Wegner, German artist (d. 1985)
• 1909 - Lester Young, American musician (d. 1959)
• 1909 - Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966)
• 1911 - Kay Walsh, British actress (d. 2005)
• 1913 - Nina Schenk von Stauffenberg, wife of Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg (d. 2006)
• 1915 - Norman F. Ramsey, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1916 - Martha Raye, American actress (d. 1994)
• 1917 - Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player (d. 1986)
• 1921 - Leo Penn, American film director (d. 1998)
• 1925 - Darry Cowl, French actor (d. 2006)
• 1926 - Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2002)
• 1928 - Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician
• 1929 - Ira Levin, American author
• 1931 - Joe Cunningham, baseball player
• 1932 - Antonia Fraser, British author
• 1935 - Frank Yablans, American film producer
• 1935 - Ernie Broglio, Baseball player
• 1936 - Joel Kovel, American politician
• 1937 - Tommy Sands, American actor and singer
• 1940 - Sonny Sharrock, American jazz guitarist (d. 1994)
• 1942 - Daryl Dragon, American keybordist (Captain & Tennille)
• 1942 - Brian Peckford, Canadian politician
• 1943 - Tuesday Weld, American actress
• 1945 - G.W. Bailey, American actor
• 1947 - Barbara Bach, American actress
• 1947 - Harry Reems, American actor
• 1948 - Sgt. Slaughter, professional wrestler
• 1950 - Charles Fleischer, American actor
• 1951 - Buddy Bell, baseball player-manager
• 1952 - Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens, American actor
• 1953 - Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor
• 1953 - Alex Lifeson, Canadian guitarist (Rush)
• 1954 - Derek Warwick, British race car driver
• 1955 - Diana Scarwid, American actress
• 1957 - Bernhard Langer, German golfer
• 1958 - Tom Lanoye, Belgian author
• 1959 - Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver
• 1959 - Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist
• 1961 - Tom Ford, American fashion designer
• 1962 - Adam Oates, Canadian hockey player
• 1963 - Downtown Julie Brown, Welsh TV personality
• 1965 - Wayne James, Zimbabwe cricketer
• 1966 - Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1969 - Reece Shearsmith, British actor and comedian
• 1970 - Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
• 1970 - Tony Kanal, English-born musician (No Doubt)
• 1970 - Jim Thome, baseball player
• 1970 - Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
• 1971 - Marlon Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1972 - Mike Smith, Canadian actor
• 1972 - Jimmy Pop, American Musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
• 1972 - Dalip Singh, Indian professional wrestler
• 1973 - Dietmar Hamann, German footballer
• 1973 - Carlene Begnaud, American professional wrestler
• 1974 - Jose Vidro, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
• 1975 - Jonny Moseley, American skier
• 1976 - Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress
• 1976 - Carlos Moya, Spanish tennis player
• 1976 - Steve Taylor, British writer
• 1976 - Mark Webber, Australian race car driver
• 1977 - Deco, Portuguese footballer
• 1978 - Mase, American rapper
• 1979 - Tian Liang, Chinese diver
• 1979 - Sarah Neufeld, Canadian musician (The Arcade Fire)
• 1984 - Sulley Ali Muntari, Ghanaian footballer
• 1986 - Mario, R&B Singer
• 1988 - Alexa Vega, American actress

Events November 20 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry. ... Ashikaga Yoshikazu (Jp. ... Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births John II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1470) Edmund Sutton, English nobleman (died 1483) Deaths January 18 - Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (born 1391) March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (born 1407) May 24 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (27 August 1471 - 17 April 1539), was duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27, 1637 - February 21, 1715) was the second Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland, inheriting the colony upon the death of his father, Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore in 1675. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (August 27, 1665 - January 20, 1751), was educated at Clare Hall, Cambridge, and became member of parliament for Bury St Edmunds in March 1694. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... Events First performance of Racines tragedy, Phèdre Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange Mary II of England marries William of Orange English Statute of frauds is passed into law Battle of Landskrona Elias... Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensperg und Traun (Count Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun), (August 27, 1677 - February 18, 1748), Austrian Generalfeldmarschall, came of a noble family and was born at Oldenburg. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Reverend John Joachim Zubly, born Hans Joachim Züblin (August 27, 1724-July 23, 1781) was an American pastor, planter, and statesman during the American Revolution. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... Johann Georg Hamann (August 27, 1730 - June 21, 1788) was a German pietist protestant, thinker, and friend of the philosopher Immanuel Kant. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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Giuseppe Peano Giuseppe Peano (August 27, 1858 – April 20, 1932) was an Italian mathematician and philosopher best known for his contributions to set theory. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Cover of Time Magazine, December 14, 1931 James Henry Breasted (August 27, 1865–December 2, 1935) was born in Rockford, Illinois and was an archaeologist and historian. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was the 30th Vice President of the United States. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel Lester B. 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Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American naturalist author known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Carl Bosch (August 27, 1874 - April 26, 1940) was a German chemist and engineer. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Katharine Dexter McCormick (August 27, 1875 – December 28, 1967) was a U.S. biologist, suffragette, philanthropist and, after her husbands death, heir to a substantial part of the McCormick fortune. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ernst Wetter (August 27, 1877 - August 10, 1963) was a Swiss politician. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Rebecca Clarke Rebecca Helferich Clarke (Friskin) (August 27, 1886–October 13, 1979) was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Eric Coates (August 27, 1886 – December 21, 1957) was an English composer of light music and a viola player. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Man Ray photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Man Ray (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976) was an American Dada and Surrealist artist. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Honourable Gaspard Fauteux, PC (August 27, 1898 - March 29, 1963) was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (1945-1949), and Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (1950-1958). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Cecil Scott Forester is the pen name of Cecil Smith (August 27, 1899 - April 2, 1966), an English novelist whose rose to fame with tales of adventure with military themes, notably the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series (being filmed with Ioan Gruffudd as Horatio Hornblower) about naval warfare during the... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Byron Foulger (born August 27, 1899 in Ogden, Utah; died April 4, 1970 in Hollywood, California) was a film character actor with a familiar face appearing in hundreds of movies and dozens of television programs. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Norah Lofts (27 August 1904—10 September 1983) was a 20th century best-selling British author. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Hay Whitney (August 27, 1904 in Ellsworth, Maine – February 8, 1982) was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald Tribune, and a member of the Whitney family. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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Kurt Wegner (27 August 1908 - 16 September 1985) was a German artist born in Köln, Germany. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lester Willis Young, nicknamed Prez (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sylvère Maes (August 27, 1909 – December 5, 1966) was born in Gistel, Belgium. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Kay Walsh (born August 27, 1914) is an English actress. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Elisabeth Magdalena Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (27 August 1913 – 2 April 2006) was the wife of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the leader of the failed plot to assassinate Hitler on 20 July, 1944. ... Claus von Stauffenberg Count Claus Philip Maria Schenk von Stauffenberg (November 15, 1907 — July 20, 1944) was a German aristocrat and army colonel during World War II. He was one of the leading figures of the July 20 Plot against Adolf Hitler. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Norman Foster Ramsey (born August 27, 1915) is an American physicist. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Leo Penn (August 27, 1921 – September 5, 1998) was an American actor and Emmy Award-winning director of such popular television shows as St. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Darry Cowl, born André Darricau in Vittel, (27 August 1925 - 14 February 2006) was a French musician and actor. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kristen Nygaard Kristen Nygaard (August 27, 1926 - August 10, 2002) was a Norwegian mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chief Mangosuthu (Gatsha) Buthelezi (born August 27, 1928) is a South African Zulu leader, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which he formed in 1975. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929 in New York) is an American novelist, playwright and songwriter. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Lady Antonia Fraser, née Pakenham, (born August 27, 1932) is a British author of history and novels, best known for writing biographies. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Yablans (born August 27, 1935) is an American film producer and screenwriter. ... Ernest Gilbert Broglio (born August 27, 1935 in Berkeley, California) was a righthanded pitcher in American Major League Baseball from 1959-66. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joel Kovel (born August 27th 1936) is an American politician, academic, writer and Eco-socialist. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tommy Sands (born August 27, 1937) is an American pop music singer and actor. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Warren Harding Sharrock (August 27, 1940 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942) is a keyboardist, known as The Captain of the successful 1970s pop duo The Captain & Tennille, with his wife Toni Tennille. ... The Captain & Tennille are a husband and wife US pop music duo who achieved success during the 1970s. ... Alfred Brian Peckford (born August 27, 1942) is a former teacher, politician and premier of Newfoundland. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... George W. Bailey (born August 27, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas) is a veteran stage, television and film character actor. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Barbara Bach on the cover of Playboy Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947 in Queens, New York) is a model and actress, most known as the Bond girl from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. ... Harry Reems is the stage name of a US theater and adult film actor, born Herbert Streicher to a Jewish family in Bronx, New York on August 27, 1947. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... // Wrestling Career Sgt. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Fleischer (born August 27, 1950 in Washington, DC, USA) is an American actor and voice artist, best known as the voices of both Roger Rabbit and Benny the Cab in Touchstone Pictures 1988 animation/live action hybrid film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... David Gus Buddy Bell (born August 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former third baseman and a manager in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee in Pee-wees Big Adventure. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... (born August 27, 1953) is a Swedish film actor. ... Alexander Zivojinovich OC (b. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born Alresford, Hampshire, England, 27 August 1954) was an English racing driver. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diana Scarwid (born August 27, 1955 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American film and television actress. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957 in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional German golfer. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Lanoye (born August 27, 1958 in Sint-Niklaas) is a Fleming novelist and poet. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerhard Berger, born August 27, 1959 in Wörgl is a popular Austrian Grand Prix racing driver. ... Juan Fernando Cobo A. in his study, early 2004. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Tom Ford poses with Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley on the February, 2006 cover of Vanity Fair. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Adam Oates (born August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey center who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Julie Dorne Brown, also known as Downtown Julie Brown (born August 27, 1963), is an actress and former MTV VJ. After her VJ career tailed off, she posed quite naked for Playboy in an unsuccessful play to resturn to popular view. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Wayne Robert James (b. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Juhan Parts (born 27 August 1966 in Tallinn) is a former Prime Minister of Estonia, and Chairman of the Res Publica party. ... The Prime Minister of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Peaminister) is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Reece Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969 in Hull) is a British comedy performer and writer. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Peter Ebdon (born August 27, 1970) is an English professional snooker player. ... Tony Kanal Tony Ashwin Kanal (born August 27, 1970) is the bassist for the group No Doubt. ... No Doubt is an American pop/ska/rock band. ... James Howard Thome (born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Chicago White Sox. ... Jeffrey Jude Kenna (born August 27, 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish international football defender, who is currently captain of Derby County. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Marlon Ayoví (born August 27, 1971) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Mike Smith (born 1972, Thorburn, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor, who plays the bespectacled Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jimmy Pop (sometimes Jimmy Pop Ali) (born James Moyer Franks, August 27, 1972 in Trappe, Pennsylvania) is the lead singer of the band The Bloodhound Gang. ... The Bloodhound Gang performing live in Germany The Bloodhound Gang are a comedic American rapcore synth-pop band, mixing an alternative/punk sound with hip-hop. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Dietmar Didi Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. ... Carlene Moore Begnaud, better known as Jazz (born August 27, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is an American Professional Wrestler, currently employed by World Wrestling Entertainment in its Extreme Championship Wrestling brand. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... José Vidro (born August 27, 1974 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays second base for the Washington Nationals. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jonny Moseley (born August 27, 1975) is the first Puerto Rican to belong to the U.S. Ski Team. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid in Scrubs. ... Carles Moy Llompart, also known as Carlos Moy and Carlos Moy (born August 27, 1976), is a Spanish tennis player. ... Steve Taylor Steven (Steve) Paul Taylor (born Bradford, West Yorkshire on 27 August 1976) is a writer and prison reform campaigner. ... Mark Alan Webber (born August 27, 1976) is an Australian Formula One driver. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Anderson Luiz de Sousa, OIH (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional footballer widely known as Deco (pron. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Ma$e, on the cover of his 2004 album Welcome Back. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Tian Liang (田亮, born August 27, 1979) is a Chinese diver for the Peoples Republic of China. ... Sarah Neufeld is a violinist and a member of the popular indie rock band The Arcade Fire as well as a member of the post rock band Belle Orchestre alongside fellow Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry. ... The Arcade Fire is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sulley Muntari Sulley Ali Muntari (born August 27, 1984) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Udinese in Italy. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland), professionally known as Mario, is an American R&B singer who is most known for his 2005 hit Let Me Love You, which won two Billboard awards that year. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988) in Miami, Florida) is an American actress. ...

Deaths

• 542 - Saint Caesarius of Arles
• 1312 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)
• 1394 - Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)
• 1450 - Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)
• 1521 - Josquin Des Prez, Flemish composer
• 1545 - Piotr Gamrat, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. 1487)
• 1572 - Claude Goudimel, French composer
• 1577 - Titian, Italian artist
• 1590 - Pope Sixtus V (b. 1521)
• 1635 - Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562)
• 1664 - Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598)
• 1748 - James Thomson, Scottish poet (b. 1700)
• 1773 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)
• 1875 - William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826)
• 1909 - Emil Christian Hansen, Danish fermentation physiologist (b. 1842)
• 1929 - Herman Potočnik Noordung, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. 1892)
• 1931 - Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (b. 1856)
• 1931 - Francis Marion Smith, American borax magnate (b. 1846)
• 1944 - Georg von Boeselager, German nobleman (b. 1915)
• 1948 - Charles Evans Hughes, U.S. Supreme Court justice (b. 1862)
• 1949 - Leaders of Second East Turkestan Republic die in a plane crash.
• 1958 - Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
• 1963 - Garrett Morgan, American inventor (b. 1877)
• 1963 - W.E.B. DuBois, American civil rights activist and scholar (b. 1868)
• 1964 - Gracie Allen, American actress and comedienne
• 1965 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (b. 1887)
• 1967 - Brian Epstein, English manager of The Beatles (b. 1934)
• 1968 - Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (b. 1906)
• 1969 - Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (b. 1884)
• 1969 - Erika Mann, German writer and daughter of Thomas Mann (b. 1905)
• 1971 - Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television personality (b. 1898)
• 1971 - Margaret Bourke-White, American photo-journalist (b. 1906)
• 1975 - Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1892)
• 1976 - Mukesh, Indian playback singer (b. 1923)
• 1979 - Earl Mountbatten, British admiral and statesman (assassinated) (b. 1900)
• 1980 - Douglas Kenney, American humorist (b. 1947)
• 1988 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (b. 1907)
• 1990 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, American guitarist (b. 1954)
• 1997 - Brandon Tartikoff, American television producer (b. 1949)
• 2001 - Abu Ali Mustafa, leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (assassinated) (b. 1938)
• 2002 - Richard Ricci, American handyman (b. 1953)
• 2003 - Pierre Poujade, French politician (b. 1920)
• 2004 - Willie Crawford, baseball player (b. 1946)
• 2005 - Seán Purcell, Gaelic Footballer (b. 1929)
• 2006 - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian Film Director (b. 1922)
• 2006 - Maria Capovilla, Oldest woman alive from 2004-2006. (b. 1889)
• 2006 - Jesse Pintado, Guitarist (b. 1969)

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Emperor Chōkei (長慶天皇) (1343 - August 27, 1394) was the 98th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West (7 September 1395 – 27 August 1450) was the second son of Thomas West, 1st Baron West and Joan, half-sister and heiress of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Josquin des Prez Josquin Des Prez (French rendering of Dutch Josken, diminutive of Joseph; latinized Josquinus Pratensis, alternatively Jodocus Pratensis) (c. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Piotr Gamrat of Sulima Arms (1487- August 27, 1545) was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Claude Goudimel was a French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... Titians self-portrait, 1566. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Sixtus V, born Felice Peretti (December 13, 1521 -– August 27, 1590) was pope from 1585 to 1590. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Lope de Vega (also Félix Lope de Vega Carpio or Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) (25 November 1562 – 27 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright and poet. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Francisco Zurbarán (November 7, 1598 – August 27, 1664), was a Spanish painter, born at Fuente de Cantos in Extremadura. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... James Thomson (September 11, 1700 – August 27, 1748) was a Scottish poet. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von Seydlitz (February 3, 1721 - August 27, 1773), Prussian soldier, one of the greatest cavalry generals of history, was born at Kalkar in the duchy of Cleves, where his father, a major of Prussian cavalry, was stationed. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Billy Chapman Ralston (1826-1875) was a San Francisco, California businessman and financier, and was the founder of the Bank of California. ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Emil Christian Hansen (May 8, 1842 - August 27, 1909) was a Danish fermentation physiologist. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Herman Potočnik (pseudonym Hermann Noordung) (December 12, 1892 - August 27, 1929) was a Slovene rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics (astronautics). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Frank Harris by Alvin Langdon Coburn. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Francis Marion Borax Smith (February 2, 1846 - August 27, 1931) was an American borax magnate and civic builder of Oakland, CA. Francis Marion Smith was born in Richmond, Wisconsin on February 2, 1846. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Georg Freiherr von Boeselager (b. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Second Eastern Turkistan Republic, usually known simply as the East Turkistan Republic, was a short-lived Soviet-backed separatist republic in what is now the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ernest O. Lawrence Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate best known for his invention, utilization, and improvement of the cyclotron beginning in 1929, and his later work in uranium-isotope separation in the Manhattan Project. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Garrett A. Morgan Garrett Augustus Morgan (March 4, 1877, Paris, Kentucky - August 27, 1963, Cleveland, Ohio) was an African American inventor who originated a respiratory protective hood, invented a hair-straightening preparation and patented a type of traffic signal. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced ) (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar, and socialist. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Gracie Allen, wife of comic legend George Burns, who started show business in vaudeville, became famous when teamed with him. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, widely known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965), was a Swiss architect famous for his contributions to what is now called modernism, or the International Style. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... The Beatles (1958-1970) were an English music group from Liverpool who were the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful artists of their time[1][2]. They continue to be held in the highest esteem for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, their groundbreaking role in the history of popular... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (13 December 1906 - 27 August 1968), the former Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, was the last foreign-born princess to date to marry into the British Royal Family. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett D.B.E. (1884 – August 27, 1969) was an English novelist. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (November 9, 1905 – August 27, 1969) was the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann and Katia Pringsheim Mann. ... Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 – August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate, lauded principally for a series of highly symbolic and often ironic epic novels and mid-length stories, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Bennett Cerf on Whats My Line?, 1962 Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Self portrait of Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White (June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and photo journalist. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ... The Emperor (Geez ንጉሠ ነገሥት, , King of Kings) of Ethiopia was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Mukesh Chand Mathur, (July 22, 1923, Delhi, India - August 27, 1976), popularly known simply as Mukesh, and was referred to as the man with the golden voice was a well-known Indian playback singer. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Douglas Kenney Douglas C. Kenney (December 10, 1947 - August 27, 1980) was an American writer and co-founder of National Lampoon magazine in the 1970s. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Walters Sargant (24 April 1907 - August 27, 1988), psychiatrist, Founder and Director of the Department of Psychological Medicine at St Thomas Hospital in London, where he established a laboratory for mind control experiments. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Stephen (Stevie) Ray Vaughan, commonly SRV, (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), born in Dallas, Texas, was an American blues guitarist, known as one of the most influential electric blues musicians in history. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brandon Tartikoff (July 13, 1949 – August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBCs low prime-time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, Knight Rider, The... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Abu Ali Mustafa (Arabic:ابو علي مصطفى), dates (1938 to August 27, 2001), the nom de guerre of Mustafa Zibri, was a Palestinian leader and was general secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine from July 2000 until he was assassinated by Israeli forces the following year. ... The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) (Arabic الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين - al-jabhah al-sha`biyyah li-tahrÄ«r filastÄ«n) is a Marxist-Leninist, nationalist Palestinian political and military organization, founded in 1967. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Police flyer Richard Albert Ricci (1953 – August 27, 2002) was initially the main suspect in the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth Smart of Utah, who was stealthily kidnapped from her house at gunpoint in the early morning of June 5, 2002. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Poujade (December 1, 1920–August 27, 2003) was a French populist politician after whom the Poujadist movement was named. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Willie Murphy Crawford (September 7, 1946 - August 27, 2004) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played with Los Angeles Dodgers (1964-75), St. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seán Purcell (1929 - 2005), nicknamed The Master, was a famous Gaelic footballer for County Galway. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hrishikesh Mukherjee is one of the most famous Indian film directors. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Maria at 116 Maria Esther de Capovilla of Guayaquil, Ecuador (born September 14, 1889) was named the Worlds Oldest Person by Guinness World Records, Dec 9, 2005. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jesse Pintado is an American guitar player. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

• Roman Festivals - Volturnalia held in honor of Volturnus.
• RC Saints - Saint Monica of Hippo.
• Moldova - Independence Day (from the USSR, 1991).
• Long Lost Friend Day - Hallmark Holiday dedicated to reconnecting with old friends.

Volturnalia was the Roman festival on August 27 dedicated to Volturnus, god of the waters, god of fountains. ... In Roman mythology, Volturnus was a god of the waters, probably derived from a local Samnite cult. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Saint Monica of Hippo (333 - 387) is a Christian saint and mother of Saint Augustine. ... It has been suggested that Statehood Day be merged into this article or section. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Hallmark Holiday is a mocking term used to describe a holiday that exists primarily for commercial purposes, and lacks a deeper historic or cultural justification. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

August 26 - August 28 - July 27 - September 27 -- listing of all days August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...