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August 27: Day of the Week
August 27, 2024 is the 240th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
August 27 Historical Event(s)
479 BC
Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea.
1172
Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned as junior king and queen of England.
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.
1813
French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
1927
Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, “Does the word ‘Persons’in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?”
1939
First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft.
1962
The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
1982
Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada’s capital. Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide claim responsibility, saying they are avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
1993
The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo’s Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.
2006
Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
Who were born on August 27?
1677
Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748)
1904
John Hay Whitney, American financier (d. 1982)
1908
Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
1918
Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1966 until 1967 (d. 2001)
1919
Murray Grand, American songwriter and cabaret singer (d. 2007)
1954
Derek Warwick, British race car driver
1955
Diana Scarwid, American actress
1970
Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
1976
Mark Webber, Australian racing driver
1987
Darren McFadden, American football player
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