August 27th, 1627

Born on August 27th, 1627

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

24

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

61

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)

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

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

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

85

Andreas Alföldi

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

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

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

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

70

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer (1941–2011)

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

29

Ivan V of Russia

Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696

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

74

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

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

78

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)

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

44

Aaron Paul

American actor (born 1979)

*August 27th, 1979, Emmett

62

Jakob Thomasius

German philosopher (1622-1684)

*August 27th, 1622, Leipzig †September 9th, 1684, Leipzig

37

Sebastian Kurz

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

*August 27th, 1986, Vienna

31

Kim Petras

German singer and songwriter (born 1992)

*August 27th, 1992, Bonn

54

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

*August 27th, 1969, Houston

62

Yolanda Adams

American gospel singer

*August 27th, 1961, Houston

58

Thomas Dörflinger

German politician (1965–)

*August 27th, 1965, Waldshut-Tiengen

29

Ellar Coltrane

American actor

*August 27th, 1994, Austin

40

Jamala

Ukrainian singer

*August 27th, 1983, Osh

34

Juliana Cannarozzo

Figure skater

*August 27th, 1989, Boston

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64

Robert Boyle

Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor

*January 25th, 1627, Lismore †December 31st, 1691, London

77

John Ray

British botanist (1627–1705)

*November 29th, 1627, Black Notley †January 17th, 1705, Black Notley

76

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)

*September 27th, 1627, Dijon †April 12th, 1704, Paris

53

Shivaji Maharaj

Indian king and founder of the Maratha Empire

*February 19th, 1627, Shivneri Fort †April 3rd, 1680, Raigad Fort

65

Johann Kaspar Kerll

German composer and organist

*April 9th, 1627, Adorf/Vogtl. †February 13th, 1693, Munich

65

John George II

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*November 17th, 1627, Dessau †August 7th, 1693, Berlin

42

Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Consort of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

*July 1st, 1627, Schwerin †December 11th, 1669, Halle (Saale)

76

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford

Royalist during the English Civil War

*February 28th, 1627, Cambridge †March 12th, 1703, London

44

Diego Luis de San Vitores

Spanish missionary

*November 12th, 1627, Burgos †April 2nd, 1672, Tumon

51

Samuel van Hoogstraten

Painter and writer from the Northern Netherlands (1627-1678)

*August 2nd, 1627, Dordrecht †October 19th, 1678, Dordrecht

47

Christian zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein

German aristocrat

*August 31st, 1627, Schillingsfürst †June 13th, 1675, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

55

John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627-1683)

*September 11th, 1627, Weimar †May 15th, 1683, Weimar

65

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans

Duchess of Montpensier (1627-1693)

*May 29th, 1627, Louvre Palace †April 5th, 1693, Luxembourg Palace

50

Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk

English noble (1627-1677)

*March 9th, 1627, London †December 13th, 1677, Padua

37

Jan Zamoyski

Polish noble

*April 9th, 1627, Zamość †April 7th, 1665, Zamość

69

Miguel de Molinos

Spanish priest, apostle of Quietism

*November 30th, 1627, Muniesa †December 28th, 1696, Rome

51

Willem van Aelst

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1627–1683)

*May 16th, 1627, Delft †January 1st, 1679, Amsterdam

68

Élisabeth-Angélique de Montmorency-Bouteville

French aristocrat

*January 1st, 1627, Paris †January 1st, 1695, Paris

23

Philip Frederick of the Palatinate

German noble

*September 16th, 1627, The Hague †December 16th, 1650, Rethel

69

Alessandro Rosi

Italian painter (1627-1697)

*December 28th, 1627, Florence †January 1st, 1697, Florence

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1627 is a normal year and no leap year.

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