August 27 Events 410 - The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. 1172 - Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England. 1557 - The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy . 1593 - Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France . 1689 - The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire . 1776 - Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn , New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington . 1793 - French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port , leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces . 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 Connacht . 1810 - Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France . 1813 - French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden . 1828 - Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo 1832 - Black Hawk , leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War . 1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well . 1881 - The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia , resulting in an estimated 700 deaths. 1883 - Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change. 1893 - The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000–2,000 people. 1896 - Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history, between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar . 1914 - World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat . 1915 - Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron , bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches. 1916 - World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary , entering the war as one of the Allied nations . 1918 - Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil. 1922 - Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece . 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?" 1928 - The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it. 1933 - The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein . 1939 - First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178 , the world's first jet aircraft . 1942 - First day of the Sarny Massacre . 1943 - World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II . 1943 - World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete . 1956 - The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale. 1962 - The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA . 1964 - South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh , who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh. 1971 - An attempted coup d'état 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 . 1975 - The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili , and flees to Atauro Island , leaving control to a rebel group. 1979 - The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed in an ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint , Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner . An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore , Republic of Ireland. 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. 1982 - Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa . Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide . 1985 - The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida . 1991 - The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . 1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR . 2003 - Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing distant. 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 of the North Korean nuclear weapons program . 2006 - Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta . Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash. 2009 - Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region . 2011 - Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.Births 865 - Rhazes , Persian polymath 1407 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu , Japanese shōgun 1471 - George, Duke of Saxony 1487 - Anna of Brandenburg 1512 - Friedrich Staphylus , German theologian 1542 - John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin 1545 - Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma 1624 - Koxinga , Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist 1637 - Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore , English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland 1665 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol , English politician 1669 - Anne Marie d'Orléans , queen of Sardinia 1677 - Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun , Austrian general 1724 - John Joachim Zubly , Swiss-American pastor, planter, and politician 1730 - Johann Georg Hamann , German philosopher and author 1770 - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel , German philosopher and academic 1785 - Agustín Gamarra , Peruvian general and politician, 10th and 14th President of Peru 1795 - Giorgio Mitrovich , Maltese politician 1803 - Edward Beecher , American minister and theologian 1809 - Hannibal Hamlin , American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States 1812 - Bertalan Szemere , Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary 1827 - Charles Lilley , English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland 1845 - Ödön Lechner , Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St Elisabeth 1845 - Friedrich Martens , Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat 1856 - Ivan Franko , Ukrainian author and poet 1858 - Giuseppe Peano , Italian mathematician and philosopher 1864 - Hermann Weingärtner , German gymnast 1865 - James Henry Breasted , American archaeologist and historian 1865 - Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States , Nobel Prize laureate 1868 - Hong Beom-do , Korean general and activist 1870 - Amado Nervo , Mexican journalist, poet, and diplomat 1871 - Theodore Dreiser , American novelist and journalist 1874 - Carl Bosch , German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate 1875 - Katharine McCormick , American biologist, philanthropist, and activist 1877 - Charles Rolls , English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited 1877 - Ernst Wetter , Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation 1878 - Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel , Russian general 1884 - Vincent Auriol , French lawyer and politician, 16th President of the French Republic 1884 - Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition 1886 - Rebecca Clarke , English viola player and composer 1890 - Man Ray , American-French photographer and painter 1895 - Andreas Alföldi , Hungarian archaeologist and historian 1896 - Kenji Miyazawa , Japanese author and poet 1896 - Léon Theremin , Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin 1898 - Gaspard Fauteux , Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec 1899 - C. S. Forester, English novelist 1904 - Alar Kotli , Estonian architect 1904 - Norah Lofts , English author 1904 - John Hay Whitney , American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company 1905 - Aris Velouchiotis , Greek soldier 1906 - Ed Gein , American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield 1908 - Don Bradman , Australian cricketer and manager 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States 1909 - Sylvère Maes , Belgian cyclist 1909 - Charles Pozzi , French race car driver 1909 - Lester Young , American saxophonist and clarinet player 1911 - Kay Walsh , English actress and dancer 1912 - Gloria Guinness , Mexican journalist 1915 - Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1916 - Gordon Bashford , English engineer, co-designed the Range Rover 1916 - Tony Harris , South African cricketer and rugby player 1916 - Martha Raye , American actress and comedian 1917 - Peanuts Lowrey , American baseball player, coach, and manager 1918 - Jelle Zijlstra , Dutch economist and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1919 - Pee Wee Butts , American baseball player and coach 1919 - Murray Grand , American singer-songwriter and pianist 1920 - Baptiste Manzini , American football player 1920 - James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead , Northern Irish soldier and politician 1921 - Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg 1921 - Leo Penn , American actor, director, and screenwriter 1922 - Roelof Kruisinga , Dutch physician and politician, Minister of Defence for The Netherlands 1923 - Jimmy Greenhalgh , English footballer and manager 1924 - David Rowbotham , Australian journalist and poet 1924 - Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist 1925 - Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo , Italian cardinal 1925 - Nat Lofthouse , English footballer and manager 1925 - Saiichi Maruya , Japanese author and critic 1925 - Bill Neilson , Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania 1925 - Jaswant Singh Neki , Indian poet and academic 1925 - Carter Stanley , American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist 1926 - George Brecht , American-German chemist and composer 1926 - Kristen Nygaard , Norwegian computer scientist and academic 1928 - Péter Boross , Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary 1928 - Mangosuthu Buthelezi , South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu 1928 - Joan Kroc , American philanthropist 1929 - Ira Levin , American novelist, playwright, and songwriter 1929 - George Scott , Canadian-American wrestler and promoter 1930 - Gholamreza Takhti , Iranian wrestler and politician 1931 - Sri Chinmoy , Indian-American guru and poet 1931 - Joe Cunningham , American baseball player and coach 1932 - Cor Brom , Dutch footballer and manager 1932 - Antonia Fraser , English historian and author 1935 - Ernie Broglio , American baseball player 1935 - Michael Holroyd , English author 1935 - Frank Yablans , American screenwriter and producer 1936 - Joel Kovel , American scholar and author 1936 - Lien Chan , Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China 1937 - Alice Coltrane , American pianist and composer 1937 - Tommy Sands , American pop singer and actor 1939 - William Least Heat-Moon , American travel writer and historian 1939 - Edward Patten , American singer-songwriter and producer 1939 - Nikola Pilić , Yugoslav tennis player and coach 1940 - Fernest Arceneaux , American singer and accordion player 1940 - Sonny Sharrock , American guitarist 1941 - Cesária Évora , Cape Verdean singer 1941 - János Konrád , Hungarian water polo player and swimmer 1941 - Harrison Page , American actor 1942 - Daryl Dragon , American keyboard player and songwriter 1942 - Brian Peckford , Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador 1943 - Chuck Girard , American singer-songwriter and pianist 1943 - Bob Kerrey , American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska 1943 - Tuesday Weld , American model and actress 1944 - Tim Bogert , American singer and bass player 1945 - Douglas R. Campbell, Canadian lawyer and judge 1946 - Tony Howard , Barbadian cricketer and manager 1947 - Barbara Bach , American model and actress 1947 - Halil Berktay , Turkish historian and academic 1947 - Kirk Francis , American engineer and producer 1947 - Peter Krieg , German director, producer, and screenwriter 1947 - John Morrison , New Zealand cricketer and politician 1947 - Gavin Pfuhl , South African cricketer and sportscaster 1948 - John Mehler , American drummer 1948 - Deborah Swallow , English historian and curator 1948 - Philippe Vallois , French director and screenwriter 1949 - Jeff Cook , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1949 - Leah Jamieson , American computer scientist, engineer, and academic 1949 - Ann Murray , Irish soprano 1950 - Charles Fleischer , American comedian and actor 1950 - Neil Murray , Scottish bass player and songwriter 1950 - Edmund Weiner , English lexicographer and author 1951 - Buddy Bell , American baseball player and manager 1951 - Mack Brown , American football player and coach 1951 - Randall Garrison , American-Canadian criminologist and politician 1952 - Paul Reubens , American actor and comedian 1953 - Tom Berryhill , American businessman and politician 1953 - Alex Lifeson , Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1953 - Joan Smith , English journalist and author 1953 - Peter Stormare , Swedish actor, director, and playwright 1954 - John Lloyd , English tennis player and sportscaster 1954 - Rajesh Thakker , English physician and academic 1954 - Derek Warwick , English race car driver 1955 - Robert Richardson , American cinematographer 1955 - Diana Scarwid , American actress 1956 - Glen Matlock , English singer-songwriter and bass player 1957 - Jeff Grubb , American game designer and author 1957 - Bernhard Langer , German golfer 1958 - Sergei Krikalev , Russian engineer and astronaut 1958 - Tom Lanoye , Belgian author, poet, and playwright 1958 - Hugh Orde , British police officer 1959 - Daniela Romo , Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess 1959 - Gerhard Berger , Austrian race car driver 1959 - Juan Fernando Cobo , Colombian painter and sculptor 1959 - Denice Denton , American engineer and academic 1959 - Frode Fjellheim , Norwegian pianist and composer 1959 - András Petőcz , Hungarian author and poet 1959 - Jeanette Winterson , English journalist and novelist 1961 - Yolanda Adams , American singer, producer, and actress 1961 - Mark Curry , English television host and actor 1961 - Tom Ford , American fashion designer 1961 - Steve McDowall , English rugby player 1961 - Helmut Winklhofer , German footballer 1964 - Stephan Elliott , Australian actor, director, and screenwriter 1964 - Paul Bernardo , Canadian serial rapist and murderer 1965 - Scott Dibble , American lawyer and politician 1965 - Wayne James , Zimbabwean cricketer and coach 1965 - Ange Postecoglou , Greek-Australian footballer and coach 1966 - Jeroen Duyster , Dutch rower 1966 - René Higuita , Colombian footballer 1966 - Juhan Parts , Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia 1967 - Ogie Alcasid , Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor 1967 - Rob Burnett , American football player and sportscaster 1968 - Daphne Koller , Israeli-American computer scientist and academic 1968 - Michael Long , New Zealand golfer 1968 - Matthew Ridge , New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster 1969 - Mark Ealham , English cricketer 1969 - Cesar Millan , Mexican-American dog trainer, television personality, and author 1969 - Reece Shearsmith , English actor, comedian and writer 1969 - Chandra Wilson , American actress and director 1970 - Andy Bichel , Australian cricketer and coach 1970 - Mark Ilott , English cricketer 1970 - Tony Kanal , British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer 1970 - Jim Thome , American baseball player and manager 1970 - Karl Unterkircher , Italian mountaineer 1971 - Ernest Faber , Dutch footballer and manager 1971 - Kyung Lah , South Korean-American journalist 1971 - Hisayuki Okawa , Japanese runner 1971 - Aygül Özkan , German lawyer and politician 1972 - Jaap-Derk Buma , Dutch field hockey player 1972 - Denise Lewis , English heptathlete 1972 - Jimmy Pop , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1972 - The Great Khali , Indian Professional Wrestler 1973 - Danny Coyne , Welsh footballer 1973 - Dietmar Hamann , German footballer and manager 1973 - Burak Kut , Turkish singer-songwriter 1973 - Johan Norberg , Swedish historian and author 1974 - Michael Mason , New Zealand cricketer 1974 - José Vidro , Puerto Rican-American baseball player 1974 - Mohammad Yousuf , Pakistani cricketer 1975 - Blake Adams , American golfer 1975 - Mase , American rapper, songwriter and pastor 1975 - Jonny Moseley , Puerto Rican-American skier and television host 1975 - Mark Rudan , Australian footballer and manager 1976 - Sarah Chalke , Canadian actress 1976 - Audrey C. Delsanti, French astronomer and biologist 1976 - Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler 1976 - Carlos Moyá , Spanish-Swiss tennis player 1976 - Mark Webber , Australian race car driver 1977 - Deco , Brazilian-Portuguese footballer 1977 - Justin Miller , American baseball player 1979 - Sarah Neufeld , Canadian violinist 1979 - Aaron Paul , American actor and producer 1979 - Rusty Smith , American speed skater 1981 - Maxwell Cabelino Andrade , Brazilian footballer 1981 - Alessandro Gamberini , Italian footballer 1983 - Joanna McGilchrist , English rugby player and physiotherapist 1984 - David Bentley , English footballer 1984 - Sulley Muntari , Ghanaian footballer 1985 - Kevan Hurst , English footballer 1985 - Nikica Jelavić , Croatian footballer 1985 - Alexandra Nechita , Romanian-American painter and sculptor 1986 - Sebastian Kurz , Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria 1987 - Joel Grant , English-Jamaican footballer 1987 - Darren McFadden , American football player 1989 - Romain Amalfitano , French footballer 1989 - Juliana Cannarozzo , American figure skater and actress 1990 - Tori Bowie , American athlete 1990 - Luuk de Jong , Dutch footballer 1991 - Lee Sung-yeol , South Korean actor and singer 1992 - Blake Jenner , American actor and singer 1992 - Stephen Morris , American football player 1992 - Kim Petras , German singer-songwriter 1992 - Ayame Gouriki , Japanese actress and singer 1993 - Sarah Hecken , German figure skater 1993 - Olivier Le Gac , French cyclist 1995 - Sergey Sirotkin , Russian race car driver 1998 - Kevin Huerter , American basketball playerDeaths 542 - Caesarius of Arles , French bishop and saint 749 - Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i , Persian general 827 - Pope Eugene II 923 - Ageltrude , queen of Italy and Holy Roman Empress 1146 - King Eric III of Denmark 1255 - Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln 1312 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany 1394 - Emperor Chōkei of Japan 1450 - Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr , English politician 1521 - Josquin des Prez , Flemish composer 1545 - Piotr Gamrat , Polish archbishop 1576 - Titian , Italian painter and educator 1590 - Pope Sixtus V 1611 - Tomás Luis de Victoria , Spanish composer 1635 - Lope de Vega , Spanish poet and playwright 1664 - Francisco de Zurbarán , Spanish painter and educator 1748 - James Thomson , Scottish poet and playwright 1782 - John Laurens , American Revolutionary and Congressman 1828 - Eise Eisinga , Dutch astronomer and academic, built the Eisinga Planetarium 1857 - Rufus Wilmot Griswold , American anthologist, poet, and critic 1865 - Thomas Chandler Haliburton , Canadian judge and politician 1871 - William Whiting Boardman , American lawyer and politician 1875 - William Chapman Ralston , American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California 1891 - Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician 1903 - Kusumoto Ine , first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine 1909 - Emil Christian Hansen , Danish physiologist and mycologist 1922 - Reşat Çiğiltepe , Turkish colonel 1929 - Herman Potočnik , Croatian-Austrian engineer 1931 - Frank Harris , Irish-American journalist and author 1931 - Willem Hubert Nolens , Dutch priest and politician 1931 - Francis Marion Smith , American miner and businessman 1935 - Childe Hassam , American painter and academic 1944 - Georg von Boeselager , German soldier 1945 - Hubert Pál Álgyay , Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge 1948 - Charles Evans Hughes , American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States 1950 - Cesare Pavese , Italian author, poet, and critic 1956 - Pelageya Shajn , Russian astronomer and academic 1958 - Ernest Lawrence , American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1963 - W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist 1963 - Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi , Pakistani mathematician and scholar 1964 - Gracie Allen , American actress and comedian 1965 - Le Corbusier , Swiss-French architect and urban planner, designed the Philips Pavilion 1967 - Brian Epstein , English businessman and manager 1968 - Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark 1969 - Ivy Compton-Burnett , English author 1969 - Erika Mann , German actress and author 1971 - Bennett Cerf , American publisher, co-founded Random House 1971 - Margaret Bourke-White , American photographer and journalist 1975 - Haile Selassie , Ethiopian emperor 1978 - Gordon Matta-Clark , American painter and illustrator 1978 - Ieva Simonaitytė , Lithuanian author and poet 1979 - Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma , English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India 1980 - Douglas Kenney , American actor, producer, and screenwriter 1981 - Valeri Kharlamov , Russian ice hockey player 1990 - Avdy Andresson , Estonian soldier and diplomat 1990 - Stevie Ray Vaughan , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1994 - Frank Jeske , German footballer 1996 - Greg Morris , American actor 1998 - Essie Summers , New Zealand author 1999 - Hélder Câmara , Brazilian archbishop and theologian 2001 - Michael Dertouzos , Greek-American computer scientist and academic 2001 - Abu Ali Mustafa , Palestinian politician 2002 - Edwin Louis Cole , American religious leader and author 2003 - Pierre Poujade , French soldier and politician 2004 - Willie Crawford , American baseball player 2005 - Giorgos Mouzakis , Greek trumpet player and composer 2005 - Seán Purcell , Irish footballer 2006 - Hrishikesh Mukherjee , Indian director, producer, and screenwriter 2006 - Jesse Pintado , Mexican-American guitarist 2007 - Emma Penella , Spanish actress 2009 - Sergey Mikhalkov , Russian author and poet 2010 - Anton Geesink , Dutch martial artist 2010 - Luna Vachon , Canadian-American wrestler and manager 2012 - Neville Alexander , South African linguist and activist 2012 - Malcolm Browne , American journalist and photographer 2012 - Art Heyman , American basketball player 2012 - Ivica Horvat , Croatian footballer and manager 2012 - Richard Kingsland , Australian captain and pilot 2013 - Chen Liting , Chinese director and playwright 2013 - Bill Peach , Australian journalist 2013 - Dave Thomas , Welsh golfer and architect 2014 - Jacques Friedel , French physicist and academic 2014 - Valeri Petrov , Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter 2014 - Benno Pludra , German author 2015 - Kazi Zafar Ahmed , Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh 2015 - Pascal Chaumeil , French director and screenwriter 2015 - Darryl Dawkins , American basketball player and coachHolidays and observances Christian feast day: *Baculus of Sorrento *Caesarius of Arles *Decuman *Gebhard of Constance *Euthalia *John of Pavia *Lycerius *Máel Ruba *Margaret the Barefooted *Monica of Hippo, mother of Augustine of Hippo *Narnus *Phanourios of Rhodes *Rufus and Carpophorus *Syagrius of Autun *Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle *August 27 Film and Movies Day Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Moldova from the USSR in 1991. 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