27 August on the globe: what happened in the world on this day, and who was born

The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.

Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class.

War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war: The Battle of Alghero results in a crushing victory of the allied Aragonese and Venetian fleet over the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured.

The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.

Pierre Barrière fails in an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.

Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang.

Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army commences the Siege of Fushimi Castle, which is lightly defended by a much smaller Tokugawa garrison led by Torii Mototada.

The Netherlands and the Ahanta people signed the Treaty of Butre, creating a Dutch protectorate over the country of Upper Ahanta in modern-day Ghana.

The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).

American Revolutionary War: British forces under General William Howe flank and defeat the Continental Army under General George Washington during the Battle of Long Island, with the 1st Maryland Regiment sustaining heavy casualties to cover retreating American troops.

French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition.

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.

Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo.

Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.

Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.

Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa, with a combination of tsunamis and pyroclastic flows killing more than 36,000. Climate effects are observed worldwide.

The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.

Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at Changhua, crippling the short-lived Republic of Formosa and leading to its surrender two months later.

Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40) occurs, between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy.

World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.

World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sadakichi Kato imposes a blockade along the whole coastline of German Tsingtao, initiating the Siege of Tsingtao.

Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.

World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.

Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas as part of the Mexican Border War.

Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.

Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking: "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"

The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.

The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.

First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.

The Holocaust: first day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by German military forces.

World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.

World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.

The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.

The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.

An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners.

South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.

An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.

The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.

The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed at the Warrenpoint ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland.

South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun Doo-hwan, running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him President of the Fourth Republic of Korea.

Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1+1⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide.

Major General Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth malfunctioning one.

American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan, one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s, was killed in a helicopter crash.

Moldova declares independence from the USSR.

The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes in Lebyazhy Lug during approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard.

Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.

The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.

Religious violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, leaving 62 people dead.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher and academic (died 1831)

Lyndon B. Johnson, American commander and politician, 36th President of the United States (died 1973)

Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria

Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (died 1916)

Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist (died 1945)

Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)

Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean singer (died 2011)

Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)

Deco, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer

Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter (died 1976)

Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)

Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1932)

Mark Webber, Australian race car driver

Vincent Auriol, French lawyer and politician, President of the French Republic (died 1966)

Paul Reubens, American actor and comedian (died 2023)

Sulley Muntari, Ghanaian footballer

Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (died 1891)

Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (died 1928)

Sri Chinmoy, Indian-American guru and poet (died 2007)

Aaron Paul, American actor and producer

Don Bradman, Australian cricketer and manager (died 2001)

Carlos Moyá, Spanish-Swiss tennis player

Luuk de Jong, Dutch footballer

Charles Fleischer, American comedian and actor

René Higuita, Colombian footballer

The Great Khali, Indian professional wrestler

Ange Postecoglou, Greek-Australian footballer and coach

Lucas Paquetá, Brazilian footballer

Koxinga, Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist (died 1662)

Ed Gein, American murderer and body snatcher, The Butcher of Plainfield (died 1982)

Nikica Jelavić, Croatian footballer

Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (died 1788)

Jeanette Winterson, English journalist and novelist

Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (died 2007)

Barbara Bach, American actress and model

Gerhard Berger, Austrian race car driver

Sarah Chalke, Canadian actress

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Brazilian footballer

Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died 1910)

Tom Ford, American fashion designer and film director

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (died 1592)

Peter Stormare, Swedish actor, director, and playwright

Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (died 1933)

Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager

James Henry Breasted, American archaeologist and historian (died 1935)

Sergei Krikalev, Russian engineer and astronaut

Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer

Kathy Hochul, first female Governor of New York

Chandra Wilson, American actress and director

Matheus Nunes, Portuguese footballer

Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1959)

Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia

Sergey Sirotkin, Russian race car driver

Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (died 2002)

Avril Haines, American lawyer, and 1st female Director of National Intelligence

Patrick J. Adams, Canadian actor

Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter

Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (died 2011)

Tuesday Weld, American model and actress

David Bentley, English footballer