August 27 in History

South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état o

1980 — 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

August 27 spans 57 recorded events across recorded history, from 410 to 2011. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 57 events 410 – 2011

More major events on August 27

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 1791 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. Source
  2. 1813 French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden. Source
  3. 1859 Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. Source

Did you know

In 1980, 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. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

Did you know

Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 27 August 1980 to fill the vacancy caused by President Choi Kyu-hah's resignation. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

Did you know

In 1980, 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 had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

Did you know

In 1980, 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 had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

Did you know

In 1980, 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 had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

410 Sack_of_Rome_(410)
The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
Siege and sack of Rome by the Visigoths
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1172 Henry_the_Young_King
Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
Junior King of England from 1170 to 1183
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1232
Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class.
Japanese office, originally a shogun's regent
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1353
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.
1350–1355 war between Venice and Genoa
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1557 Battle_of_St._Quentin_(1557)
The Battle of St.
Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
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1593
Pierre Barrière failed in an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
Attempted assassin of King Henry IV of France; (Died 1593)
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1597 Imjin_War
Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang.
1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea
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1600 Ishida_Mitsunari
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.
Politician in Sengoku Period (1559–1600)
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1689 Treaty_of_Nerchinsk
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
1689 border treaty between Russia and Qing China
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1776 American_Revolutionary_War
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.
1775–1783 conflict in North America
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1791 French_Revolution
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.
1789–1799 sociopolitical change in France
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1793 French_Revolutionary_Wars
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.
1792–1802 wars
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1798 Wolfe_Tone
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.
Irish revolutionary figure (1763–1798)
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1810 Napoleonic_Wars
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
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1813 Napoleon
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
French general and emperor (1769–1821)
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1828
Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo.
1828 recognition of Uruguayan independence by Brazil and Argentina
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1832 Black_Hawk_(Sauk_leader)
Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S.
authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
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1859 Petroleum
Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
Naturally occurring combustible liquid
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1881 1881_Atlantic_hurricane_season
The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
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1883 1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
Large volcanic eruption in the Sunda Strait
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1893 1893_Sea_Islands_hurricane
The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1893
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1895 1895_Japanese_invasion_of_Taiwan
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.
Invasion of Taiwan by Imperial Japan
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1896 Anglo-Zanzibar_War
Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
1896 military conflict in East Africa
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1908 Qing_dynasty
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.
Manchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)
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1914 World_War_I
World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
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1914 Siege_of_Tsingtao
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.
Operation during World War I
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1915 Assassination
Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev.
Louis M. Lesches.
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1916 Kingdom_of_Romania
World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
Kingdom in Europe between 1881 and 1947
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1918 Mexican_Revolution
Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S.
Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas as part of the Mexican Border War.
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1922 Greco-Turkish_War_(1919–1922)
Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
Conflict between the Kingdom of Greece and the Turkish National Movement
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1927
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?"
Five prominent Canadian women's rights advocates
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1928 Kellogg–Briand_Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations.
Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
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1933
The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
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1939 Turbojet
First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
Airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft
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1942
First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians.
1942 German-Ukrainian killing of Jews in Poland
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1943 World_War_II
World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
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1943 Luftwaffe
World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
Air force of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
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1955 Guinness_World_Records
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.
British reference book listing world records
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1956 Calder_Hall_nuclear_power_station
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.
UK nuclear power station (1956–2003)
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1962 Mariner_2
The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
First successful mission to Venus (1962–1963)
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1963 Intrepid_Potash
An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners.
Fertilizer manufacturing company based in Denver, Colorado, United States
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1964 Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam
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.
Defunct South Vietnamese ground forces
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1971 Coup_d'état
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.
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1975 Portuguese_Timor
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
1702–1975/2002 Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia
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1979 The_Troubles
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.
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1982 Military_attaché
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.
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1985 Muhammadu_Buhari
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.
President of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)
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1985 Space_Shuttle_Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth malfunctioning one.
Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
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1991 European_Economic_Community
The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Regional organisation from 1958 to 1993
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1991 Moldova
Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
Country in Eastern Europe
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1992 Aeroflot_Flight_2808
Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes on approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard.
1992 aviation accident
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2003 Mars
Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.
Fourth planet from the Sun
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2003
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.
Meetings on North Korea nuclear program
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2006 Comair_Flight_5191
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.
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2009 Myanmar_conflict
Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
Ongoing armed conflict in Southeast Asia
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2011 Hurricane_Irene
Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2011
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