Page 8: Historical Events In August - 27
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1990 Fifty-two Americans, previously held hostage by Iraq, reach freedom in Turkey on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history wWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude
1990 On August - 27 raymond St Jacques, actor/dir (Falcon Crest), dies of cancer at 60
1992 CFL revokes BC Lions franchise; later restored after reforms and refinancing on August - 27.
2006 Comair Flight 5191, carrying 50 people, crashes shortly after take off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky on this day in history.
2007 United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation, to be effective sep 17 on this day in history.
2012 First interplanetary human voice recording is broadcast from the Mars Rover Curiosity on this day in history.
2014 Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls the international response to Ebola “irresponsible†and “slow and derisory†on August - 27.
2017 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 on this day in history.
2018 UN releases report saying Myanmar military leaders should face genocide and crimes against humanity charges for violence against Rohingya on this day in history.
2018 On August - 27 former Spice Girl Mel B announces she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction following her acrimonious divorce
2018 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 on this day in history.
2020 Mike Pence accepts nomination for vice president at the Republican convention, calling for "law and order" after the shooting of Jacob Blake on August - 27.
2020 On August - 27 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.
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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