August 27 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on August 27, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♍︎ Virgo
Aug 23 – Sep 22
Birth stone
Peridot
Birth flower
Gladiolus
How common
#52 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous August 27 birthdays
Ivan Franko · Ukrainian poet and writer1856
Giuseppe Peano · Italian mathematician1858
Charles G. Dawes · Vice president of the United States from 1925 to 19291865
Theodore Dreiser · American novelist and journalist1871
Carl Bosch · German chemical engineer1874
Man Ray · American and French visual artist1890
Lyndon B. Johnson · President of the United States from 1963 to 19691908
Norman Ramsey Jr. · American physicist1915
Osamu Shimomura · Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist1928
Cesária Évora · Cape Verdean singer-songwriter1941
Charles Fleischer · American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician1950
Paul Reubens · American actor and comedian1952
Tom Ford · American fashion designer and filmmaker1961
The Great Khali · Indian-American professional wrestler, actor and powerlifter1972
Mark Webber · Australian professional racing driver1976
Deco · Portuguese footballer1977
Aaron Paul · American actor1979
Jamala · Ukrainian singer1983
Sebastian Kurz · Chancellor of Austria1986
Alexa PenaVega · American actress1988
On this day in history
1776British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War.
1832Black Hawk, the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the Black Hawk War.
1859Edwin Drake successfully drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, resulting in the Pennsylvania oil rush, the first oil boom in the United States.
2013Religious violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, leaving 62 people dead.
1918Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas as part of the Mexican Border War.
1955The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
1962The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
2009The Myanmar military junta and ethnic armies began three days of violent clashes in the region of Kokang.
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