Thursday, August 27, 2026 is a Thursday. It is day 239 of 2026 (65.5% through the year), ISO week 35, in Q3.
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Today, August 27, 2026, marks day 239 of the year, with the moon in Full Moon phase and the zodiac sign being Virgo. On this day, several historical figures are commemorated, including Baculus of Sorrento, Caesarius of Arles, David Lewis, Decuman, and Gebhard of Constance. Historically, August 27 has been a day of significant events, including the eruption of religious violence in India in 2013, violent clashes in Myanmar in 2009, and a plane crash in Kentucky in 2006 that killed 49 people. In recent years, the Middle East has been a focal point of global attention, with the ongoing Gaza-Israel conflict and Gaza war resulting in loss of life and displacement. The Israeli Defense Forces have confirmed the killing of Hamas militants and the capture of...
Today, August 27, 2026, marks day 239 of the year, with the moon in Full Moon phase and the zodiac sign being Virgo.
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Historical Milestones
Religious violence between Hindus and Muslims erupted in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, leaving 62 people dead.
2013 Muzaffarnagar riots →The Myanmar military junta and ethnic armies began three days of violent clashes in the region of Kokang.
Tatmadaw Government (1988–2011) →Comair Flight 5191 crashed (wreckage pictured) while inadvertently attempting to take off from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board, and causing the Federal Aviation...
Comair Flight 5191 →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.
Stevie Ray Vaughan →The Troubles: the IRA ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers near Warrenpoint, and assassinated Lord Mountbatten on his boat at Mullaghmore.
The Troubles →South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh entered into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, both of whom had been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.
South Vietnam →The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
Guinness World Records →In the shortest recorded war in history, the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict.
Anglo-Zanzibar War →Edwin Drake successfully drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, resulting in the Pennsylvania oil rush, the first oil boom in the United States.
Edwin Drake →Black Hawk (pictured), the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the Black Hawk War.
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Questions & Answers
Thursday, August 27, 2026 falls on a Thursday.
27 days ago (27 days ago). It is day 239 of 2026 with 126 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Thursday, August 27, 2026 is written as XXVII.VIII.MMXXVI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Full Moon (approx. 100% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Virgo.