August 27th in History
Historical Events
* **410:** Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
Other Notable Events
* **1883:** Krakatoa eruption * **1947:** Lord Mountbatten becomes Viceroy of India * **1967:** First successful human heart transplant performed
Famous Birthdays
* **1770:** Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher * **1865:** Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-American electrical engineer * **1952:** Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian
Famous Deaths
* **1942:** Raymond Poincaré, President of France * **1987:** Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI * **2016:** Gene Wilder, American actor and comedian
Interesting Facts
* August 27th is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years). * There are 126 days left in the year. * The birthstone for August is the peridot. * The zodiac sign for August 27th is Virgo.
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