Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026
Everything happening on August 27, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About August 27
August 27, 2026 falls on a Thursday, week 35 of 2026. It is day 239 of the year, with 126 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 5 national days and fun holidays on August 27, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on August 27
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On This Day in History — August 27
- 2011 — Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
- 2009 — Internal conflict in Burma: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
- 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...
- 2003 — Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) 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.
- 1991 — The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Notable Deaths on August 27
- 2015 — Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician, 8th Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1939)
- 2015 — Pascal Chaumeil, French director and screenwriter (b. 1961)
- 2015 — Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (b. 1957)
- 2014 — Jacques Friedel, French physicist and academic (b. 1921)
- 2014 — Valeri Petrov, Bulgarian poet, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2014 — Benno Pludra, German author (b. 1925)