August 27th, 1585

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Born on August 27th, 1585 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 27th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 27th
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Calendar (August 1585)

Born on August 27th, 1585

Weekday

Tuesday

August 27th, 1585 was a Tuesday.

Age

438

People born on August 27th, 1585 will turn 439 this year (2024), in exactly 131 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1585 - September 23rd, 1585

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 789 days, exactly on June 16th, 2026, people who were born on August 27th, 1585 will be 161,000 days old!

160,211 Days

22,887 Weeks

5,263 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)

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

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

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

Andreas Alföldi

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

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

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

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

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer (1941–2011)

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

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

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

Aaron Paul

American actor (born 1979)

*August 27th, 1979, Emmett

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)

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

Sebastian Kurz

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

*August 27th, 1986, Vienna

Kim Petras

German singer and songwriter (born 1992)

*August 27th, 1992, Bonn

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

*August 27th, 1969, Houston

Ivan V of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696

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

Yolanda Adams

American gospel singer

*August 27th, 1961, Houston

Thomas Dörflinger

German politician (1965–)

*August 27th, 1965, Waldshut-Tiengen

Ellar Coltrane

American actor

*August 27th, 1994, Austin

Jamala

Ukrainian singer

*August 27th, 1983, Osh

Juliana Cannarozzo

Figure skater

*August 27th, 1989, Boston

Alexander Farnese

Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain

*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras

Same year
Born in 1585

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden

Cornelius Jansen

Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)

*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres

Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

German noble (1585–1656)

*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden

Mary Ward

English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645)

*January 23rd, 1585, Newby with Mulwith †January 30th, 1645, Heworth

Claude Favre de Vaugelas

Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)

*January 6th, 1585, Meximieux †February 26th, 1650, Paris

William Drummond of Hawthornden

British writer 1585–1649

*December 13th, 1585, Midlothian †December 4th, 1649, Hawthornden Castle

Livia della Rovere

Italian noble (1585-1641)

*December 16th, 1585, Pesaro †July 6th, 1641, Castelleone di Suasa

Johann Jakob Wolff von Todenwarth

*January 1st, 1585, Speyer †January 1st, 1657, Regensburg

John Cotton

English minister, theologian, immigrant to Massachusetts (1585-1652)

*December 4th, 1585, Derby †December 23rd, 1652, Boston

Hendrick Avercamp

Dutch painter (1585-1634)

*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, Kampen

Alexandre I de Bournonville

(1585-1656)

*September 14th, 1585, City of Brussels †March 12th, 1656, Lyon

Niklaus Geisler

German architect and sculptor

*April 7th, 1585, Schweinfurt †January 1st, 1665, Lucerne

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel

English diplomat (1585-1646)

*July 7th, 1585, Finchingfield †October 4th, 1646, Padua

Giovanni Biliverti

Florentine painter (1585-1644)

*August 25th, 1585, Florence †July 16th, 1644, Florence

Herman op den Graeff

"Mennonite lord bishop" of Krefeld, in 1632 delegate to the Krefeld Mennonite Church Delegation and signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith that year

*November 26th, 1585, Kerken †December 27th, 1642, Krefeld