August 27th, 1953

Born on August 27th, 1953

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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, 1953

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Joan Smith

English novelist, journalist and human rights activist

*August 27th, 1953, London

70

Alex Lifeson

Canadian guitarist

*August 27th, 1953, Fernie

52

Ali Jaber

Imam at the masjid al-haram in makkah (1953-2005)

*August 27th, 1953, Jeddah †December 13th, 2005, Jeddah

70

Michael Wolff

American author, essayist, and journalist

*August 27th, 1953, Paterson

70

Gabriele Haefs

German translator

*August 27th, 1953, Wachtendonk

67

Tom Berryhill

American politician (1953-2020)

*August 27th, 1953, Ceres †August 29th, 2020

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Who's birthday is on August 27th?

24

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

70

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

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

70

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer (1941–2011)

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

62

Yolanda Adams

American gospel singer

*August 27th, 1961, Houston

68

Robert Richardson

American cinematographer

*August 27th, 1955, Hyannis

61

Leo Rosenwasser

Argentine actor

*August 27th, 1955, Buenos Aires †February 17th, 2017, Buenos Aires

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

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

69

Dettlef Günther

East German luger

*August 27th, 1954, Breitenbrunn/Erzgebirge

58

Thomas Dörflinger

German politician (1965–)

*August 27th, 1965, Waldshut-Tiengen

54

Chandra Wilson

American actress and director

*August 27th, 1969, Houston

73

Charles Fleischer

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician

*August 27th, 1950, Washington, D.C.

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

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

44

Aaron Paul

American actor (born 1979)

*August 27th, 1979, Emmett

78

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)

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

85

Andreas Alföldi

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

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

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

65

Kathy Hochul

57th governor of New York since 2021

*August 27th, 1958, Buffalo

73

Edmund Weiner

British lexicographer

*August 27th, 1950, Oxford

71

Roger Stone

American political consultant and lobbyist (born 1952)

*August 27th, 1952, Norwalk

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Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

71

Jeb Bush

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

*February 11th, 1953, Midland

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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