August 27th, 1066

Born on August 27th, 1066

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 349,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 190 days, exactly on December 2nd, 2024, people who were born on August 27th, 1066 will be 350,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 27th?

August 27th, 2009

The Myanmar military junta and ethnic armies began three days of violent clashes in the region of Kokang.

August 27th, 2006

Comair Flight 5191 crashed while inadvertently attempting to take off from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board, and causing the Federal Aviation Administration to modify air traffic control rules.

August 27th, 2003

The planet Mars made its closest approach to Earth in almost 60,000 years.

August 27th, 1990

American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan, one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s, was killed in a helicopter crash.

August 27th, 1979

The Troubles: IRA bombs killed 18 British soldiers in an ambush near Warrenpoint, and British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore.

August 27th, 1964

South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh entered into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, both of whom had been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.

August 27th, 1955

The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.

August 27th, 1928

The first three of more than sixty nations signed the Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of national policy.

August 27th, 1896

In the shortest recorded war in history (pictured), the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict.

August 27th, 1832

Black Hawk, the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the Black Hawk War.

August 27th, 1810

Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeated the Royal Navy, preventing them from capturing the harbour of Grand Port on Mauritius.

August 27th, 1776

British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War.

August 27th, 0410

The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ended after three days.

August 27th, 1992

Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes on approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard.

August 27th, 2011

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 27th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 27th?

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

24

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

61

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)

*August 27th, 1770, Stuttgart †November 14th, 1831, Berlin

85

Andreas Alföldi

Hungarian historian, epigraphist, numismatist, archaeologist (1895-1981)

*August 27th, 1895, Pomáz †February 12th, 1981, Princeton

70

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer (1941–2011)

*August 27th, 1941, Mindelo †December 17th, 2011, Mindelo

32

Carolina Deslandes

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*August 27th, 1991, Lisbon

44

Aaron Paul

American actor (born 1979)

*August 27th, 1979, Emmett

74

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

*August 27th, 1871, Terre Haute †December 28th, 1945, Hollywood

37

Sebastian Kurz

Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019, 2020–2021)

*August 27th, 1986, Vienna

54

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

*August 27th, 1969, Houston

31

Kim Petras

German singer and songwriter (born 1992)

*August 27th, 1992, Bonn

78

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)

*August 27th, 1929, The Bronx †November 12th, 2007, Manhattan

70

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

*August 27th, 1952, Peekskill †July 30th, 2023, Los Angeles

91

Antonia Fraser

British author and novelist

*August 27th, 1932, London

62

Yolanda Adams

American gospel singer

*August 27th, 1961, Houston

58

Thomas Dörflinger

German politician (1965–)

*August 27th, 1965, Waldshut-Tiengen

55

Daphne Koller

Israeli-American computer scientist

*August 27th, 1968, Jerusalem

29

Ellar Coltrane

American actor

*August 27th, 1994, Austin

95

Mangosuthu Buthelezi

South African politician (1928-2023)

*August 27th, 1928, Mahlabathini †September 9th, 2023, Ulundi

56

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

80

Wolfgang Nordwig

East German pole vaulter

*August 27th, 1943, Chemnitz

40

Jamala

Ukrainian singer

*August 27th, 1983, Osh

69

Dettlef Günther

East German luger

*August 27th, 1954, Breitenbrunn/Erzgebirge

34

Juliana Cannarozzo

Figure skater

*August 27th, 1989, Boston

31

Sarah Attar

Saudi Arabian distance runner

*August 27th, 1992, Escondido

94

Susi Lanner

Austrian actress (1911-2006)

*August 27th, 1911, Vienna †March 16th, 2006, Dobbs Ferry

90

Osamu Shimomura

Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)

*August 27th, 1928, Fukuchiyama †October 19th, 2018, Nagasaki

29

Ivan V of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696

*August 27th, 1666, Moscow †January 29th, 1696, Moscow

74

Dieter Hoffmann

East German shot putter

*August 27th, 1942, Gdańsk †September 16th, 2016, Luckenwalde

63

Henry Edwards

English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist (1827-1891)

*August 27th, 1827, Ross-on-Wye †June 9th, 1891, New York City

73

Owen Johnson

American novelist and short story writer

*August 27th, 1878, New York City †January 27th, 1952, Massachusetts

68

Robert Richardson

American cinematographer

*August 27th, 1955, Hyannis

52

Ole Schröder

German politician

*August 27th, 1971, Hamburg

51

The Great Khali

Indian professional wrestler, actor and powerlifter

*August 27th, 1972, Dhiraina

47

Mark Webber

Australian professional racing driver

*August 27th, 1976, Queanbeyan

39

Sulley Muntari

Ghanaian footballer

*August 27th, 1984, Konongo

73

Charles Fleischer

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician

*August 27th, 1950, Washington, D.C.

61

Leo Rosenwasser

Argentine actor

*August 27th, 1955, Buenos Aires †February 17th, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1066 is a normal year and no leap year.

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