August 27th, 1816

Born on August 27th, 1816

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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: the IRA ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers near Warrenpoint, and assassinated Lord Mountbatten 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, the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict.

August 27th, 1832

Black Hawk (pictured), 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 year
Born in 1816

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

*August 13th, 1816, Berlin †July 22nd, 1895, Berlin

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

78

Gustav Freytag

German writer and politician (1816-1895)

*July 13th, 1816, Kluczbork †April 30th, 1895, Wiesbaden

38

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

*April 21st, 1816, Thornton †March 31st, 1855, Haworth

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

59

Charlotte Cushman

American actress (1816-1876)

*July 23rd, 1816, Boston †February 18th, 1876, Boston

66

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)

*July 14th, 1816, Ville-d'Avray †October 13th, 1882, Turin

71

Eugène Pottier

French politician (1816-1887)

*October 4th, 1816, Paris †November 6th, 1887, Paris

62

Félix Douay

French general (1816–1879)

*August 14th, 1816, Paris †May 5th, 1879, Paris

52

Emanuel Leutze

American artist (1816-1868)

*May 24th, 1816, Schwäbisch Gmünd †July 18th, 1868, Washington, D.C.

89

Russell Sage

American financier and congressman for New York (1816–1906)

*August 4th, 1816, Verona †July 22nd, 1906, New York City

84

John Charles Ryle

Anglican bishop (1816–1900)

*May 10th, 1816, Macclesfield †June 10th, 1900, Lowestoft

89

Jean Cabanis

German ornithologist (1816-1906)

*March 8th, 1816, Berlin †February 20th, 1906, Friedrichshagen

86

Laureano Figuerola

Spanish author (1816-1903)

*July 4th, 1816, Calaf †February 28th, 1903, Madrid

72

Christian August Selmer

2nd Prime Minister of Norway (1816–1889)

*November 16th, 1816, Halden Municipality †November 1st, 1889, Christiania

71

Thomas Russell Crampton

British engineer (1816–1888)

*August 6th, 1816, Broadstairs †April 19th, 1888, London

50

Moriz Heider

Austrian dentist (1816–1866)

*January 1st, 1816, Vienna †January 1st, 1866, Vienna

78

Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz

German publisher

*August 25th, 1816, Naumburg †August 13th, 1895, Leipzig

73

John Palmer Usher

American politician (1816–1889)

*January 9th, 1816, Brookfield †April 13th, 1889, Philadelphia

49

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli

Italian nun

*January 28th, 1816, Soncino †December 24th, 1865, Seriate

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Leap year

Yes: 1816 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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