On this day: August 27
Events
Battle of PlataeaAugust 27, 479 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Aragonese CrusadeAugust 27, 1283 – February 1286 · Wars & Conflicts
Grand Duchy of TuscanyAugust 27, 1569 – 1860 · World History
Battle of LutterAugust 27, 1626 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Long IslandAugust 27, 1776 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of TsingtaoAugust 27, 1914 – November 7, 1914 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Simon of the DesertAugust 27, 1965 · Film
- Release of TenAugust 27, 1991 · Music
- Release of No CodeAugust 27, 1996 · Music
- Release of Command & Conquer: Tiberian SunAugust 27, 1999 · Gaming
- Release of Dudley Do-RightAugust 27, 1999 · Film
- Release of VespertineAugust 27, 2001 · Music
- Release of 30 Seconds to MarsAugust 27, 2002 · Music
- Release of Songs for the DeafAugust 27, 2002 · Music
- Release of Icewind Dale IIAugust 27, 2002 · Gaming
Launch of Yandex MapsAugust 27, 2004 · Internet- Release of Crusader KingsAugust 27, 2004 · Gaming
Release of RobloxAugust 27, 2006 · Gaming
Release of SweetenerAugust 27, 2018 · Music
Born on this day
Johann Georg HamannAugust 27, 1730 – June 21, 1788 · Culture
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAugust 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831 · Culture
Ödön LechnerAugust 27, 1845 – June 10, 1914 · Culture
Augusto RighiAugust 27, 1850 – June 8, 1920 · Technology
Giuseppe PeanoAugust 27, 1858 – April 20, 1932 · Culture
Charles G. DawesAugust 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951 · Politics
Carl BoschAugust 27, 1874 – April 26, 1940 · Technology
Vincent AuriolAugust 27, 1884 – January 1, 1966 · Politics
Alfredo BaldomirAugust 27, 1884 – February 25, 1948 · Culture
Georg Wilhelm PabstAugust 27, 1885 – May 29, 1967 · Film
Rebecca ClarkeAugust 27, 1886 – October 13, 1979 · Music
Man RayAugust 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976 · Art
Lyndon B. JohnsonAugust 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973 · Politics
Lester YoungAugust 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959 · Music
Norman Foster RamseyAugust 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011 · Science
Kristen NygaardAugust 27, 1926 – August 10, 2002 · Science
Osamu ShimomuraAugust 27, 1928 – October 19, 2018 · Science
Chinmoy Kumar GhoseAugust 27, 1931 – October 11, 2007 · Culture
Roman OpałkaAugust 27, 1931 – August 6, 2011 · Art
Philippe LabroAugust 27, 1936 – June 4, 2025 · Film
Alice ColtraneAugust 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007 · Music
Yury Vasilyevich MalyshevAugust 27, 1941 – November 8, 1999 · Space
Charles FleischerAugust 27, 1950 – present · Film
Paul ReubensAugust 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023 · Film
Alex LifesonAugust 27, 1953 – present · Music
Glen MatlockAugust 27, 1956 – present · Music
Sergei KrikalevAugust 27, 1958 – present · Space
Yves RossyAugust 27, 1959 – present · Technology
Tom FordAugust 27, 1961 – present · Film
Yolanda AdamsAugust 27, 1961 – present · Music
SjónAugust 27, 1962 – present · Music
Dean DevlinAugust 27, 1962 – present · Film
Andrzej ChyraAugust 27, 1964 – present · Film
Lynn SheltonAugust 27, 1965 – May 15, 2020 · Film
Taylor WaneAugust 27, 1968 – present · Film
Mario WinansAugust 27, 1974 – present · Music
Björn GelotteAugust 27, 1975 – present · Music
Patrick J. AdamsAugust 27, 1981 – present · Film
Duke DumontAugust 27, 1982 – present · Music
Anna KikinaAugust 27, 1984 – present · Space