All Events

Historical Events on August 27

  • Battle of Grand Port

    1810

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

  • Battle of Dresden

    1813

    French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.

  • Allies of World War I

    1916

    The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.

  • Battle of Ambos Nogales

    1918

    Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.

  • Ibrahim Babangida

    1985

    The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

  • Moldova

    1991

    Moldova declares independence from the USSR.

  • Mars

    2003

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

  • North Korea and weapons of mass destruction

    2003

    The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.

  • Hurricane Irene

    2011

    Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.

All Births

Famous Birthdays on August 27

All Deaths

Famous Deaths on August 27

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