On This Day: 27 August

27 August in Indian history

• 2013Religious violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, leaving 62 people dead.India

27 August in world history

• 2009The Myanmar military junta and ethnic armies began three days of violent clashes in the region of Kokang.
• 2006Comair Flight 5191 crashed while inadvertently attempting to take off from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board, and causing the Federal Aviation Administration to modify air tr
• 1991The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 1979The Troubles: the IRA ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers near Warrenpoint, and assassinated Lord Mountbatten on his boat at Mullaghmore.
• 1964South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh entered into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, both of whom had been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.
• 1962The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
• 1943World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
• 1927Five 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?"
• 1918Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas as part of the Mexican Border War.
• 1908The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy.
• 1896In the shortest recorded war in history, the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict.
• 1895Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at Changhua, crippling the short-lived Republic of Formosa and leading to its surrender two months later.
• 1813French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
• 1810Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeated the Royal Navy, preventing them from capturing the harbour of Grand Port on Mauritius.
• 1798Wolfe 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.
• 1793French 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.
• 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.

Born on 27 August

• 1975Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor
• 1972The Great Khali, Indian professional wrestlerIndia
• 1931Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (died 2007)India
• 1925Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (died 2015)India
• 1884Denis G. Lillie, British biologist, member of the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition (died 1963)
• 1637Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician, 2nd Proprietor of Maryland (died 1715)

Died on 27 August

• 2006Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)India
• 1979Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born 1900)India
• 1971Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (born 1906)
• 1857Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American anthologist, poet, and critic (born 1815)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 27 August in history?

2013: Religious violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, leaving 62 people dead. 2009: The Myanmar military junta and ethnic armies began three days of violent clashes in the region of Kokang. 2006: Comair Flight 5191 crashed while inadvertently attempting to take off from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board, and causing the Federal Aviation Administration to modify air tr. 1991: The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

What happened on 27 August in Indian history?

2013: Religious violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, leaving 62 people dead.

Which famous people were born on 27 August?

Mase, American rapper, songwriter and pastor (1975); The Great Khali, Indian professional wrestler (1972); Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (died 2007) (1931); Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic (died 2015) (1925).

Which day is observed on 27 August?

Independence Day (Republic of Moldova), celebrates the independence of Moldova from the USSR in 1991.; Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas, United States).