August 27th, 1929

Born on August 27th, 1929

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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, 1929

78

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)

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

85

Lyubov Kozyreva

Russian cross-country skier

*August 27th, 1929, Vsevolozhsky District †June 22nd, 2015, Moscow

84

George Scott

Canadian professional and amateur wrestler (1929-2014)

*August 27th, 1929, Dalmeny †January 20th, 2014, Indian Rocks Beach

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69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

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

95

Mangosuthu Buthelezi

South African politician (1928-2023)

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

90

Osamu Shimomura

Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)

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

71

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)

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

92

Antonia Fraser

British author and novelist

*August 27th, 1932, London

25

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

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

42

Khuli Chana

South African rapper

*August 27th, 1982, Mmabatho

76

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose

Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931-2007)

*August 27th, 1931, Chattogram District †October 11th, 2007, Queens

33

Carolina Deslandes

Portuguese singer-songwriter

*August 27th, 1991, Lisbon

70

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

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

55

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

*August 27th, 1969, Houston

45

Aaron Paul

American actor (born 1979)

*August 27th, 1979, Emmett

59

Thomas Dörflinger

German politician (1965–)

*August 27th, 1965, Waldshut-Tiengen

81

Wolfgang Nordwig

East German pole vaulter

*August 27th, 1943, Chemnitz

38

Sebastian Kurz

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

*August 27th, 1986, Vienna

74

Dieter Hoffmann

East German shot putter

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

56

Daphne Koller

Israeli-American computer scientist

*August 27th, 1968, Jerusalem

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

89

Alexander von Elverfeldt

German author

*March 19th, 1929, Niedermarsberg †August 24th, 2018, Canstein

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist (1929-2023)

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

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No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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