On August 27, history records 44 notable events, 225 famous births and 85 deaths, spanning the years 410 to 1813.
Events on this day include: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. (410); King Henry II of England crowns his heirs, Henry the Young King and Queen Margaret, but gives them no actual authority. (1172).
Notable people born on August 27 include Rhazes (865), Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407), George, Duke of Saxony (1471).
Notable figures who died on this day include Caesarius of Arles (542), Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i (749), Pope Eugene II (827).
Events on 27 August 44
See all →King Henry II of England crowns his heirs, Henry the Young King and Queen Margaret, but gives them no actual authority.
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
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.
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.
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
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Birthdays on 27 August 225
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Deaths on 27 August 85
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