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Day Of The Week: August 27
August 27, 2025 is the 239th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 27
- 1593 –Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.
- 1798 –Wolfe Tone’s United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connaught.
- 1859 –Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well.
- 1883 –The eruption of Krakatoa
- 1939 –First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft.
- 1943 –Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
- 1971 –An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
- 1991 –Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
- 1993 –The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo’s Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
- 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 as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
Who were born on August 27?
- 1906 –Ed Gein, American serial killer (d. 1984)
- 1917 –Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player (d. 1986)
- 1955 –Robert Richardson, American cinematographer
- 1959 –Jeanette Winterson, British novelist
- 1962 –Vic Mignogna, American voice actor
- 1972 –Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
- 1975 –Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
- 1976 –Carlos Moyà, Spanish tennis player
- 1980 –Kyle Lowder, American actor
- 1986 –Mario, American R&B singer
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