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August 27

August 27 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 410 and 2006. The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on August 27?

August 27 is the 239th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 410 and 2006. Famous people born on August 27 include Kayla Ewell, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Lyndon B. Johnson.

The shape of the day

Few dates reach as far back as August 27: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 410. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Virgo is the sign for August 27 — read more on the Virgo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on August 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Caput Mortum

2024

  • Game Crypt Custodian
  • Game Core Keeper

2021

  • Game Mad Streets
  • Game Lamentum
  • Game No More Heroes III

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 410

    Sack of Rome (410)

    The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

  2. 1810

    Napoleonic Wars

    Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.

  3. 1832

    Black Hawk (Sauk leader)

    Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.

  4. 1896

    Anglo-Zanzibar War

    Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

  5. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.

  6. 1955

    Guinness World Records

    The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.

  7. 1979

    The Troubles

    The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed at the Warrenpoint ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland.

  8. 1991

    Moldova

    Moldova declares independence from the USSR.

  9. 2003

    Mars

    Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.

  10. 2006

    Comair Flight 5191

    Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 27

Kayla Ewell

b. 1985

American actress

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

b. 1770

German philosopher and academic

Lyndon B. Johnson

b. 1908

American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States

Leah Jamieson

b. 1949

American computer scientist, engineer, and academic

Daphne Koller

b. 1968

Israeli-American computer scientist and academic

Bob Kerrey

b. 1943

American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska

Chandra Wilson

b. 1969

American actress and director

Blake Jenner

b. 1992

American actor and singer

Deaths

  • 2006Hrishikesh Mukherjee
  • 1990Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • 1975Haile Selassie
  • 1965Le Corbusier
  • 1950Cesare Pavese
  • 1576Titian

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Baculus of Sorrento
  • —Christian feast day: Caesarius of Arles
  • —Christian feast day: David Lewis
  • —Christian feast day: Decuman
  • —Christian feast day: Gebhard of Constance
  • —Christian feast day: Euthalia
  • —Christian feast day: John of Pavia
  • —Christian feast day: Lycerius (or: Glycerius, Lizier)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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