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What happend on 27. August in History
In our data base we found 340 events happened on 27. August:
• 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. [category: Events]
• 1172: Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned as junior king and queen of England. [category: Events]
• 1232: The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232) [category: Events]
• 1312: Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) [category: Deaths]
• 1394: Emperor Chōkei of Japan (b. 1343) [category: Deaths]
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• 1407: Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese 5th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate (d. 1425) [category: Births]
• 1450: Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) [category: Deaths]
• 1471: George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) [category: Births]
• 1487: Anna of Brandenburg (d. 1514) [category: Births]
• 1521: Josquin des Prez, Flemish composer (b. 1455) [category: Deaths]
• 1545: Piotr Gamrat, Polish archbishop (b. 1487) [category: Deaths]
• 1577: Titian, Italian painter (b. 1490) [category: Deaths]
• 1590: Pope Sixtus V (b. 1521) [category: Deaths]
• 1593: Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France. [category: Events]
• 1635: Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1562) [category: Deaths]
• 1637: Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician (d. 1715) [category: Births]
• 1664: Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (b. 1598) [category: Deaths]
• 1665: John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1751) [category: Births]
• 1669: Anne Marie d'Orléans, French wife of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1728) [category: Births]
• 1677: Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1748) [category: Births]
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• 1689: The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing empire. [category: Events]
• 1724: John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor, planter, and statesman (d. 1781) [category: Births]
• 1730: Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher (d. 1788) [category: Births]
• 1748: James Thomson, Scottish poet (b. 1700) [category: Deaths]
• 1770: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher (d. 1831) [category: Births]
• 1773: Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721) [category: Deaths]
• 1776: The Battle of Long Island: in what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 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 Connaught. [category: Events]
• 1803: Edward Beecher, American theologian (d. 1895) [category: Births]
• 1809: Hannibal Hamlin, American politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891) [category: Births]
• 1810: Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France. [category: Events]
• 1812: Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian politician (d. 1869) [category: Births]
• 1813: French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden. [category: Events]
• 1828: Eise Eisinga, Dutch astronomer, built the Eisinga Planetarium (b. 1744) [category: Deaths]
• 1828: Uruguay is formally proclaimed independent at preliminary peace talks brokered by Great Britain between Brazil and Argentina during the Cisplatine War. [category: Events]
• 1832: Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War. [category: Events]
• 1845: Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St. Elisabeth (d. 1914) [category: Births]
• 1857: Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American critic and editor (b. 1815) [category: Deaths]
• 1858: Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician (d. 1932) [category: Births]
• 1859: Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. [category: Events]
• 1861: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. [category: Events]
• 1864: Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1865: Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951) [category: Births]
• 1865: James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1865: Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian author (b. 1796) [category: Deaths]
• 1868: Hong Beom-do, Korean activist (d. 1943) [category: Births]
• 1870: Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1871: Theodore Dreiser, American author (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1871: William Whiting Boardman, American politician (b. 1794) [category: Deaths]
• 1874: Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940) [category: Births]
• 1875: Katharine McCormick, American biologist, philanthropist, and activist (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1875: William Chapman Ralston, American banker, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826) [category: Deaths]
• 1877: Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1910) [category: Births]
• 1877: Ernst Wetter, Swiss politician (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1884: Vincent Auriol, French politician, 16th President of the French Republic (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1886: Eric Coates, English composer and viola player (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1886: Rebecca Clarke, English composer and violist (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1887: George, Crown Prince of Serbia (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1890: Man Ray, American photographer and artist (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1895: Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian historian and archaeologist (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1896: Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1896: Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar. [category: Events]
• 1898: Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1899: Byron Foulger, American actor (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1899: C. S. Forester, English author (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1903: Ferenc Keserű, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1968) [category: Births]
• 1904: John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1904: Norah Lofts, English author (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1905: Aris Velouchiotis, Greek military leader (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1906: Ed Gein, American serial killer (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1908: Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1908: Kurt Wegner, German artist (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1908: Lyndon B. Johnson, American politician, 36th President of the United States (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1909: Lester Young, American saxophonist (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1909: Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1909: Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist (b. 1842) [category: Deaths]
• 1911: Kay Walsh, English actress (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1912: Gloria Guinness, Mexican writer and editor (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1913: Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Russian-German wife of Claus von Stauffenberg (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1914: Heidi Kabel, German actress (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1915: Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1916: Martha Raye, American actress (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1916: Tony Harris, South African cricketer (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1916: Romania declares war against Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations. [category: Events]
• 1917: Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1918: Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1918: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas and their German advisors in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil. [category: Events]
• 1919: Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1921: Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1921: Leo Penn, American director (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1921: The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq. [category: Events]
• 1922: Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch politician (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1922: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Greeks. [category: Events]
• 1924: David Rowbotham, Australian poet (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1925: Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal [category: Births]
• 1925: Darry Cowl, French actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1925: Nat Lofthouse, English footballer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1925: Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1926: Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1926: Pat Coombs, English actress (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1927: Jimmy C. Newman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 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?" [category: Events]
• 1928: Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1928: Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician [category: Births]
• 1928: Péter Boross, Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary [category: Births]
• 1928: The Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by the first 15 nations to do so. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it. [category: Events]
• 1929: Ira Levin, American author (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1929: Herman Potočnik, Austrian engineer and scientist (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler (d. 1968) [category: Births]
• 1931: Joe Cunningham, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1931: Sri Chinmoy, Bengali-American spiritual teacher, poet, and painter (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1931: Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (b. 1846) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: Frank Harris, Irish author and editor (b. 1856) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch politician and priest (b. 1860) [category: Deaths]
• 1932: Antonia Fraser, English author [category: Births]
• 1932: Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1933: Jenő Hámori, Hungarian fencer [category: Births]
• 1933: Joke Smit, Dutch activist and politician (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1934: Linda Agostini, Australian murder victim (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1935: Ernie Broglio, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1935: Frank Yablans, American screenwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1936: Joel Kovel, American politician, scholar, and author [category: Births]
• 1937: Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1937: Tommy Sands, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1939: Edward Patten, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1939: William Least Heat-Moon, American author [category: Births]
• 1939: First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft. [category: Events]
• 1940: Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (Last Exit) (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1941: Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1941: Harrison Page, American actor [category: Births]
• 1941: János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer [category: Births]
• 1942: Brian Peckford, Canadian politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland [category: Births]
• 1942: Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (Captain & Tennille) [category: Births]
• 1943: Bob Kerrey, American politician, 35th Governor of Nebraska [category: Births]
• 1943: Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Love Song and The Castells) [category: Births]
• 1943: Tuesday Weld, American actress [category: Births]
• 1943: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. [category: Events]
• 1944: G. W. Bailey, American actor [category: Births]
• 1944: Jan Bols, Dutch speed skater [category: Births]
• 1944: Georg von Boeselager, German soldier (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Jan Sloot, Dutch inventor (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1945: Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge (b. 1894) [category: Deaths]
• 1946: Tony Howard, Barbadian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1947: Barbara Bach, American actress [category: Births]
• 1947: Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1947: Harry Reems, American actor [category: Births]
• 1947: John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer [category: Births]
• 1947: Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and writer (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1948: John Mehler, American drummer (Love Song) [category: Births]
• 1948: Sgt. Slaughter, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1948: Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1862) [category: Deaths]
• 1949: Jeff Cook, American singer-songwriter and musician (Alabama) [category: Births]
• 1950: Charles Fleischer, American actor [category: Births]
• 1950: Cesare Pavese, Italian poet, novelist, critic and translator (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1951: Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager [category: Births]
• 1951: Mack Brown, American football coach [category: Births]
• 1952: Paul Reubens, American actor [category: Births]
• 1953: Alex Lifeson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Rush and Big Dirty Band) [category: Births]
• 1953: Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright [category: Births]
• 1954: Derek Warwick, English race car driver [category: Births]
• 1954: John Lloyd, English tennis player [category: Births]
• 1955: Diana Scarwid, American actress [category: Births]
• 1955: Laura Fygi, Dutch singer [category: Births]
• 1955: Robert Richardson, American cinematographer [category: Births]
• 1957: Bernhard Langer, German golfer [category: Births]
• 1957: Jeff Grubb, American game designer and author [category: Births]
• 1957: The Constitution of Malaysia comes into force. [category: Events]
• 1958: Normand Brathwaite, Canadian comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1958: Sergei Krikalev, Russian astronaut [category: Births]
• 1958: Stalking Cat, American body modifier (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1958: Tom Lanoye, Belgian author [category: Births]
• 1958: Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1959: András Petöcz, Hungarian author [category: Births]
• 1959: Downtown Julie Brown, English television host and actress [category: Births]
• 1959: Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1959: Jeanette Winterson, English novelist [category: Births]
• 1959: Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian painter and sculptor [category: Births]
• 1961: Helmut Winklhofer, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1961: Tom Ford, American fashion designer and director [category: Births]
• 1961: Yolanda Adams, American singer, producer, and actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Kálmán Rózsahegyi, Hungarian actor and teacher (b. 1873) [category: Deaths]
• 1962: Adam Oates, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1962: Vic Mignogna, American voice actor, singer, and director [category: Births]
• 1962: The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA. [category: Events]
• 1963: Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Garrett Morgan, American inventor (b. 1877) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Paul Bernardo, Canadian serial killer and rapist [category: Births]
• 1964: Robert Bogue, American actor [category: Births]
• 1964: Gracie Allen, American actress (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: Ange Postecoglou, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1965: Wayne James, Zimbabwean cricketer [category: Births]
• 1965: Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect, designed the Philips Pavilion (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1966: Jeroen Duyster, Dutch rower [category: Births]
• 1966: Juhan Parts, Estonian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia [category: Births]
• 1967: Ogie Alcasid, Filipino singer-songwriter, producer, and actor [category: Births]
• 1967: Brian Epstein, English talent manager (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 1968: Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Cesar Millan, Mexican-American dog trainer [category: Births]
• 1969: Chandra Wilson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1969: Mark Ealham, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1969: Reece Shearsmith, English actor, writer, and producer [category: Births]
• 1969: Erika Mann, German actress and writer (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1969: Israeli commando force penetrates deep into Egyptian territory to stage a mortar attack on regional Egyptian Army headquarters in the Nile Valley of Upper Egypt. [category: Events]
• 1970: Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1970: Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1970: Jim Thome, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1970: Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1970: Mark Ilott, English cricketer [category: Births]
• 1970: Park Myeong-su, South Korean comedian and singer [category: Births]
• 1970: Peter Ebdon, English snooker player [category: Births]
• 1970: Tony Kanal, English-American bass player, songwriter, and producer (No Doubt) [category: Births]
• 1971: Aygül Özkan, German politician [category: Births]
• 1971: Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and coach [category: Births]
• 1971: Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1971: Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: An attempted coup 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. [category: Events]
• 1972: Denise Lewis, English heptathlete [category: Births]
• 1972: Felix da Housecat, American DJ and producer [category: Births]
• 1972: Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player [category: Births]
• 1972: Jimmy Pop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Bloodhound Gang) [category: Births]
• 1972: The Great Khali, Indian wrestler [category: Births]
• 1973: Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1973: Cory Bowles, Canadian actor and choreographer [category: Births]
• 1973: Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Dietmar Hamann, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Jazz, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1973: Johan Norberg, Swedish author [category: Births]
• 1974: José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Michael Mason, New Zealand cricketer [category: Births]
• 1974: Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer [category: Births]
• 1975: Björn Gelotte, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (In Flames and All Ends) [category: Births]
• 1975: Blake Adams, American golfer [category: Births]
• 1975: Jonny Moseley, American skier [category: Births]
• 1975: Mark Rudan, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Haile Selassie I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group. [category: Events]
• 1976: Carlos Moyà, Spanish tennis player [category: Births]
• 1976: Mark Webber, Australian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1976: Milano Collection A.T., Japanese wrestler [category: Births]
• 1976: Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress [category: Births]
• 1976: Mukesh, Indian singer (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Deco, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Aaron Paul, American actor [category: Births]
• 1979: Giovanni Capitello, American actor and producer [category: Births]
• 1979: Rusty Smith, American speed skater [category: Births]
• 1979: Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist (Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre) [category: Births]
• 1979: Tian Liang, Chinese diver [category: Births]
• 1979: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and statesman, Governor General of India (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British World War II admiral Louis Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1980: Kyle Lowder, American actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Neha Dhupia, Indian model and actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Douglas Kenney, American actor and writer (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Demetria McKinney, American actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Valeri Kharlamov, Soviet ice hockey player (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Damien Monier, French cyclist [category: Births]
• 1982: Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital. Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide claim responsibility, saying they are avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide. [category: Events]
• 1983: Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor [category: Births]
• 1984: David Bentley, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Bernard Youens, English actor (b. 1914) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American painter [category: Births]
• 1985: Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida. [category: Events]
• 1986: Mario, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor [category: Births]
• 1986: Nabil El Zhar, Moroccan footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Darren McFadden, American football player [category: Births]
• 1987: Scott La Rock, American DJ and producer (Boogie Down Productions) (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Alexa Vega, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1988: Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: William Sargant, English psychiatrist (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Juliana Cannarozzo, American figure skater and actress [category: Births]
• 1989: Romain Amalfitano, French footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Rikiya Otaka, Japanese actor [category: Births]
• 1991: Moldova declares independence from the USSR. [category: Events]
• 1991: The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. [category: Events]
• 1992: Kim Petras, German singer [category: Births]
• 1993: Hannah Tiyamiu, British socialite [category: Births]
• 1993: Sarah Hecken, German figure skater [category: Births]
• 1993: The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed. [category: Events]
• 1994: Frank Jeske, German footballer (b. 1960) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Cainan Wiebe, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1996: Greg Morris, American actor (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Sotiria Bellou, Greek singer (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Essie Summers, New Zealand author (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: 540-metre (1,772 ft)-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed. [category: Events]
• 2001: Abu Ali Mustafa, Palestinian leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Michael Dertouzos, Greek academic (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Edwin Louis Cole, American religious leader and author (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Peter-Paul Pigmans, Dutch music producer (b. 1961) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Pierre Poujade, French politician (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. [category: Events]
• 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 as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. [category: Events]
• 2004: Willie Crawford, American baseball player (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek composer (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Seán Purcell, Gaelic footballer (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death, Terrorizer, and Lock Up) (b. 1969) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: María Capovilla, Ecuadorian super-centenarian (b. 1889) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash. [category: Events]
• 2007: Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Mark Priestley, Australian actor (b. 1970) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian writer and poet (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region. [category: Events]
• 2010: Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Aboud Rogo, Kenyan-Islamic cleric (b. 1968) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Alix de Lannoy, Belgian mother of Stéphanie de Lannoy (b. 1941) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Antoine Redin, French footballer and manager (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Art Heyman, American basketball player (b. 1941) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Aurora Bautista, Spanish actress (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Gely Korzhev, Russian painter (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Neville Alexander, South African activist and linguist (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Richard Kingsland, Australian pilot (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Russell Scott, American clown (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Tao Wei, Chinese footballer and sportscaster (b. 1966) [category: Deaths]
• 479_bc: Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. [category: Events]
• 542: Caesarius of Arles, French bishop and saint (b. 470) [category: Deaths]
• 749: Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Khorasan general [category: Deaths]
• 827: Pope Eugene II [category: Deaths]
• _: Baculus of Sorrento [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Caesarius of Arles [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Moldova from the USSR in 1991. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Margaret the Barefooted [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Monica of Hippo, mother of Augustine of Hippo [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Phanourios of Rhodes [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Rufus and Carpophorus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Volturnalia, held in honor of Volturnus. (Roman Empire) [category: Holidays and observances]