August 27th (1975) was a Wednesday. It's the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 27th August, 1975
» The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
Famous Birthdays on August 27 in 1975
» Blake Adams, American golfer
» Björn Gelotte, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (In Flames and All Ends)
» Jonny Moseley, American skier
» Mark Rudan, Australian footballer and manager
August 27th Famous Deaths for 1975
» Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1892)
August 27th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or feast day:
» Baculus of Sorrento
» Caesarius of Arles
» Margaret the Barefooted
» Saint Monica known as Saint Monica of Hippo, mother of Augustine of Hippo
» Saint Phanourios named Phanourios of Rhodes
» Rufus and Carpophorus
» Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle (Episcopal Church (USA))
» August 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Moldova from the USSR in 1991.