August 27th, 1872

Born on August 27th, 1872

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 55,000 days old!

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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

Born on August 27th, 1872

79

Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano

Catholic cardinal (1872-1952)

*August 27th, 1872, Piacenza †March 13th, 1952, Bologna

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74

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

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

85

Andreas Alföldi

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

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

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

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

24

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

65

Carl Bosch

German chemical engineer

*August 27th, 1874, Cologne †April 26th, 1940, Heidelberg

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

73

Owen Johnson

American novelist and short story writer

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

61

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher and theologian (1770–1831)

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

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

54

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

*August 27th, 1969, Houston

37

Sebastian Kurz

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

*August 27th, 1986, Vienna

62

Yolanda Adams

American gospel singer

*August 27th, 1961, Houston

31

Kim Petras

German singer and songwriter (born 1992)

*August 27th, 1992, Bonn

58

Thomas Dörflinger

German politician (1965–)

*August 27th, 1965, Waldshut-Tiengen

85

Charles G. Dawes

Vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929

*August 27th, 1865, Marietta †April 23rd, 1951, Evanston

90

Osamu Shimomura

Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)

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

29

Ellar Coltrane

American actor

*August 27th, 1994, Austin

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Born in 1872

55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 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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