August 27

Events

 * - : forces led by  are routed by, the n commander of the  army in the . Along the with the Greek victory on the same day in the , the  invasion of  ended.
 * - sack of  ends after three days.
 * - Remnants of the and their  allies engage the combined naval forces of the  and  on the  in ; the outcome is a significant Tang-Silla victory, while the Japanese would not attempt another invasion of Korea until the  of the late 16th century.
 * - The is promulgated by  . (Traditional :, )
 * - The is signed by  and the  empire.
 * -, in present day , , forces under   defeat  under.
 * -, port of revolts and admits the British fleet, which lands troops and seizes the port leading to.
 * - and  forces clash with the  in the, part of the.
 * - defeats the ns, ns and ns at the.
 * - The defeat the  at the.
 * - discovered in . World's first successful.
 * - forces attack ,
 * -, an n , erupts. It is one of the most violent volcanic events in modern times.
 * - : the shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45) between the and.
 * - defeat  commandos at.
 * - begins regularly scheduled transmissions from the  in, considered the world's first public broadcast station.
 * -, outlawing war, signed by sixty nations.
 * - First flight of the, the first modern.
 * - Reparation negotiations between and  end in ;  to pay 3 billion.
 * - The came into force.
 * - launched to.
 * - The first installment of the (It's Tough Being a Man) movies is released in . Director and screenplay writer  went on to make 48 installments of the series, which is recognized in the  as the longest running movie series.
 * - An bomb kills  and 3 others on holiday in, . Another near ,  kills 18.
 * - wins
 * - The n government is peacefully overthrown by.
 * - The launches  at 9am GMT with a mixture of sports, news, and children's programming.
 * - The recognizes the independence of the s:,  and.
 * 1991  -  declares independence from the.
 * - The decides to cease producing its distinctive colored  so that it can make use of  funds for those signs.
 * 1993  - The, connecting 's  and the island of , is completed.
 * - After winning a tournament to be crowned the new  threw down the  and crowned himself the first . With this,  changed from ' to ' and marked ECW's severing of its ties with the.
 * - in  catches fire, three people are killed.
 * - makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing approximately 34,646,416 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) from Earth.
 * - crashed en route from  in, to  in . Forty-nine of the 50 people aboard the flight were confirmed dead in the hours following the crash

Births

 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Governor of the Province of Maryland (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * -, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American Egyptologist (d. )
 * 1865  -, 30th  and  laureate (d. )
 * -, Mexican poet (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American women's rights activist (d. )
 * -, Co-founder of (d. )
 * 1877  -, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. )
 * -, Hollywood producer (d. )
 * 1884  - ,French President (d. 1966)
 * -, English composer and violist (d. )
 * 1886  -, English composer (d. )
 * -, photographer and artist (d. )
 * -, Russian actress (d. )
 * -, French Canadian parliamentarian (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * 1899  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * 1904  -, American financier (d. )
 * -, American serial killer (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * 1908  -, 36th  (d. )
 * 1908  -, German artist (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1909  -, Belgian cyclist (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, Mexican socialite and writer(d.)
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, laureate
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, Norwegian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, South African politician
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Indian guru
 * 1931  -, American baseball player
 * -, British author
 * -, American film producer
 * 1935  -, American baseball player
 * -, American politician
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * 1937  -, American actor and singer
 * -, American jazz guitarist (d. )
 * -, American keyboardist
 * 1942  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1948  -, Greek musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, University of Texas Head Football Coach
 * 1951  -, American baseball player-manager
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian guitarist
 * 1953  -, Swedish-born actor
 * -, British former tennis player
 * 1954  -, British race car driver
 * -, American actress
 * 1955  -, American cinematographer
 * 1955  -, Dutch singer
 * -, German golfer
 * -, Russian cosmonaut
 * 1958  -, Belgian author
 * -, Austrian race car driver
 * 1959  -, Colombian artist
 * -, American fashion designer
 * 1961  -, American gospel singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1962  -, American voice actor
 * -, Welsh TV personality and former MTV VJ
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * -, American musician
 * -, British actor and comedian
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * -, English snooker player
 * 1970  -, English-born musician
 * 1970  -, American baseball player
 * 1970  -, Irish footballer
 * -, Hong Kong actor and singer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1972  -, Indian professional wrestler
 * -, German footballer
 * 1973  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1973  -, Canadian actor
 * 1973  -, Welsh footballer
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, American skier
 * 1975  -, Australian footballer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1976  -, Spanish tennis player
 * 1976  -, British writer
 * 1976  -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1976  -, Australian race car driver
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * - Ma$e, American rapper
 * -, Chinese diver
 * 1979  -, Canadian musician
 * -, Taiwanese actor
 * -, English footballer
 * 1984  -, Ghanaian footballer
 * -, Artist
 * -, American R&B singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, Emperor of Japan (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Flemish composer
 * -, Polish Catholic archbishop (b. )
 * -, French composer
 * -, Italian artist
 * - (b. )
 * -, Spanish poet and playwright (b. )
 * -, Spanish painter (b. )
 * -, Scottish poet (b. )
 * -, Prussian general (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American banker (b. )
 * -, Danish fermentation physiologist (b. )
 * -, Slovenian rocket scientist (b. )
 * -, Irish author and editor (b. )
 * 1931  -, American borax magnate (b. )
 * -, German nobleman (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court justice (b. )
 * - Leaders of die in a plane crash.
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * 1963  -, American civil rights activist and scholar (b. )
 * 1963  -, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. )
 * -, American actress and comedienne (b. )
 * -, Swiss architect (b. )
 * -, English manager of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * 1969  -, German writer and daughter of  (b. )
 * -, American publisher and television personality (b. )
 * 1971  -, American photo-journalist  (b. )
 * - I,  (b. )
 * -, Indian playback singer (b. )
 * -, British admiral and statesman (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, American humorist (b. )
 * -, Soviet Union ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, British psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. )
 * -, leader of (assassinated) (b. )
 * 2001  -, Greek internet pioneer, Director of the M.I.T.  (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Gaelic footballer (b. )
 * -, Indian film director (b. )
 * 2006  -, oldest woman alive from 2004-2006 (b. )
 * 2006  -, Mexican-born guitarist  (b. )
 * -, Spanish actress (b. )
 * -, Spanish actress (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - held in honor of.
 * - Saint (Pre-1970 Roman Catholic calendar), Saint,.
 * - (from the, ).
 * - Wedding of the Giants.