Birthday August 27, 1770 G.W.F. Hegel, invented dialectic
Birthday August 27, 1809 Hannibal Hamlin, (R), 15th VP (1861-65)
Birthday August 27, 1865 Charles Gates Dawes, (R), 30th VP (1925-29) (Nobel 1925)
Birthday August 27, 1871 Theodore Dreiser, novelist (Sister Carie, An American Tragedy)
Birthday August 27, 1871 Theodore Dreiser is born
Birthday August 27, 1899 C.S. Forester, historical novelist, created of Horatio Hornblower
Birthday August 27, 1908 LBJ is born
Birthday August 27, 1908 Lyndon B Johnson, 36th Pres (1963-1969)
Birthday August 27, 1910 Mother Teresa, of Calcutta (Nobel 1979)
Birthday August 27, 1915 Walter Heller, economist
Birthday August 27, 1916 Martha Raye, in Butte Montana, denture wearer
Birthday August 27, 1929 Ira Levin, author (Rosemary's Baby, Sleuth, This Perfect Day)
Birthday August 27, 1937 Tommy Sands, singer
Birthday August 27, 1941 Yuri V. Malyshev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-2, T-11)
Birthday August 27, 1943 Susan 'Tuesday' Weld, in NYC
History August 27, 1776 Americans defeated by British in Battle of Long Island
History August 27, 1776 The Battle of Brooklyn
History August 27, 1776 Howe brothers defeat Washington in Battle of Brooklyn Heights
History August 27, 1783 1st hydrogen-filled balloon ascent (unmanned)
History August 27, 1859 1st successful oil well drilled near Titusville Penn
History August 27, 1861 The attack on Cape Hatteras begins
History August 27, 1875 Tycoon William Ralston drowns
History August 27, 1883 Krakatoa erupts
History August 27, 1883 Krakatoa west of Java blew apart; top that St. Helens!
History August 27, 1909 Jack Chesbro's final game as a Yankee
History August 27, 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes Tarzan
History August 27, 1916 Romania enters World War I
History August 27, 1921 Green Bay Packers granted NFL franchise
History August 27, 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact where 60 nations agreed to outlaw war
History August 27, 1937 George Eyston breaks own automobile land speed record
History August 27, 1938 Yanks Monte Pearson no hits the Indians 13-0 DiMaggio hits 3 triples
History August 27, 1939 Erich Warsitz makes 1st jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178)
History August 27, 1941 Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR
History August 27, 1950 General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist
History August 27, 1952 Red Scare dominates American politics
History August 27, 1953 Roman Holiday opens, featuring Hepburn’s first starring role
History August 27, 1955 “The Guinness Book of Records” debuts
History August 27, 1962 Launch of Mariner 2 which makes 1st Venus flyby
History August 27, 1967 Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies
History August 27, 1970 Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon
History August 27, 1972 U.S. aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong
History August 27, 1977 Toby Harrah & Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium Rangers won 8-2
History August 27, 1978 Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 78
History August 27, 1979 Mountbatten killed by IRA
History August 27, 1982 Henderson steals his way to a record
History August 27, 1982 Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth
History August 27, 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 6 launched
History August 27, 2007 NFL star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case
August 27, 1770 G.W.F. Hegel, invented dialectic
August 27, 1809 Hannibal Hamlin, (R), 15th VP (1861-65)
August 27, 1865 Charles Gates Dawes, (R), 30th VP (1925-29) (Nobel 1925)
August 27, 1871 Theodore Dreiser, novelist (Sister Carie, An American Tragedy)
August 27, 1871 Theodore Dreiser is born
August 27, 1899 C.S. Forester, historical novelist, created of Horatio Hornblower
August 27, 1908 LBJ is born
August 27, 1908 Lyndon B Johnson, 36th Pres (1963-1969)
August 27, 1910 Mother Teresa, of Calcutta (Nobel 1979)
August 27, 1915 Walter Heller, economist
August 27, 1916 Martha Raye, in Butte Montana, denture wearer
August 27, 1929 Ira Levin, author (Rosemary's Baby, Sleuth, This Perfect Day)
August 27, 1937 Tommy Sands, singer
August 27, 1941 Yuri V. Malyshev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-2, T-11)
August 27, 1943 Susan 'Tuesday' Weld, in NYC
August 27, 1776 Americans defeated by British in Battle of Long Island
August 27, 1776 The Battle of Brooklyn
August 27, 1776 Howe brothers defeat Washington in Battle of Brooklyn Heights
August 27, 1783 1st hydrogen-filled balloon ascent (unmanned)
August 27, 1859 1st successful oil well drilled near Titusville Penn
August 27, 1861 The attack on Cape Hatteras begins
August 27, 1875 Tycoon William Ralston drowns
August 27, 1883 Krakatoa erupts
August 27, 1883 Krakatoa west of Java blew apart; top that St. Helens!
August 27, 1909 Jack Chesbro's final game as a Yankee
August 27, 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes Tarzan
August 27, 1916 Romania enters World War I
August 27, 1921 Green Bay Packers granted NFL franchise
August 27, 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact where 60 nations agreed to outlaw war
August 27, 1937 George Eyston breaks own automobile land speed record
August 27, 1938 Yanks Monte Pearson no hits the Indians 13-0 DiMaggio hits 3 triples
August 27, 1939 Erich Warsitz makes 1st jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178)
August 27, 1941 Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR
August 27, 1950 General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist
August 27, 1952 Red Scare dominates American politics
August 27, 1953 Roman Holiday opens, featuring Hepburn’s first starring role
August 27, 1955 “The Guinness Book of Records” debuts
August 27, 1962 Launch of Mariner 2 which makes 1st Venus flyby
August 27, 1967 Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies
August 27, 1970 Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon
August 27, 1972 U.S. aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong
August 27, 1977 Toby Harrah & Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium Rangers won 8-2
August 27, 1978 Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 78
August 27, 1979 Mountbatten killed by IRA
August 27, 1982 Henderson steals his way to a record
August 27, 1982 Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth
August 27, 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 6 launched
August 27, 2007 NFL star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case