Day Guide for Thursday August 27th 2020

This is our day guide for Thursday August 27th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on August 27th 2020

The Duchess who wasn't Day

August 27 is "The Duchess Who Wasn't" day, which celebrates the life of Irish author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford.

International Boxing Day 🥊

International Boxing Day is the perfect day to get in the ring and show your skills!

National Just Because Day

General
USA

Sometimes we don't need a reason to celebrate a day, everyday is special, just because...

National Pots De Creme Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pots De Creme Day

National Petroleum Day 🛢️

Business
USA

For better or worse, the commercial utilization of oil has changed all our lives.

National Burger Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Burger Day

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General Information for August 27th 2020

There are 6 observances on this day.
This was 1015 days ago.
Day 240 of 2020
126 days left in 2020
Week 35 of the year

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On this Day in History

1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
1979 - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoi
1921 - The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq.
1896 - The Anglo-Zanzibar War, notable for the bizarre reason that it lasts just 38 minutes, is fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar between 9.02 and 9.40 local time.
1172 - Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned as junior king and queen of England.