On This Day August 27th

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August 27th is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 126 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

1232 – Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class.

1776 – American Revolutionary War: Members of the 1st Maryland Regiment repeatedly charged a numerically superior British force during the Battle of Long Island, allowing General Washington and the rest of the American troops to escape.

1859 – Petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

1893 – The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.

1918 – Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Arcanists in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.

1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.

1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.

1980 – A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.

2003 – Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.

Birthdays

1730 – Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)

1770 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (d. 1831)

1845 – Ödön Lechner, the Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St. Elisabeth (d. 1914)

1865 – Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)

1877 – Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910)

1890 – Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (d. 1976)

1906 – Ed Gein, American murderer, and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (d. 1982)

1925 – Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)

1931 – Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (d. 2007)

1942 – Cpt Daryl Dragon, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2019)

1952 – Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (d. 2023)

1979 – Aaron Paul, American actor and producer.

Holidays and Observances

The Notting Hill Carnival

 The Notting Hill Carnival, held in West London on August 27 this year, has become one of the biggest street festivals in Europe. It celebrates the British West Indian community and encourages cultural unity. In the ’60s, the festival emerged to address community unrest and improve racial relations.

 Today, the carnival features a parade with elaborate floats and colorful, costumed performers. Spectators dance to steel bands and calypso music.  So, if you want to get into the spirit of the Caribbean, eat some peas and rice and other delicacies and be all the way live at the Notting Hill Carnival.  Give yourself over to those fantastic West Indian vibes!

Others Include

International Lottery Day

Moldova Independence Day

National Just Because Day

National Petroleum Day

National Pots De Creme Day

The Duchess Who Wasn't Day

Burning Man Festival













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