Historical Events In August - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1990 On this day in history fifty-two Americans, previously held hostage by Iraq, reach freedom in Turkey.
1990 WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude on August - 27.
1990 On August - 27 raymond St Jacques, actor/dir (Falcon Crest), dies of cancer at 60
1992 On this day in history cFL revokes BC Lions franchise; later restored after reforms and refinancing.
2006 On August - 27 comair Flight 5191, carrying 50 people, crashes shortly after take off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky.
2007 United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation, to be effective sep 17 on August - 27.
2012 On this day in history first interplanetary human voice recording is broadcast from the Mars Rover Curiosity
2014 Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls the international response to Ebola “irresponsible†and “slow and derisory†on this day in history.
2017 On August - 27 former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas
2018 On August - 27 uN releases report saying Myanmar military leaders should face genocide and crimes against humanity charges for violence against Rohingya
2018 Former Spice Girl Mel B announces she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction following her acrimonious divorce on August - 27.
2018 On this day in history reigning French Open tennis champion Simona Halep becomes first top-seeded woman to lose in 1st round of the U.S. Open; loses to Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-4; first match at newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium
2020 On this day in history mike Pence accepts nomination for vice president at the Republican convention, calling for "law and order" after the shooting of Jacob Blake
2020 Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Lake Charles, Louisiana with winds of 150 mph, making it the strongest hurricane to ever strike the state in terms of windspeed, tied with the 1856 Last Island Hurricane on August - 27.
2021 On August - 27 the United States launches an airstrike killing the Islamic State member who is believed to have planned the Kabul airport bombings.
2023 On this day in history gymnast Simone Biles (26) wins her record 8th US Championship in San Jose, California
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