What happened on 27 August?

Look at what happened on this day, 27 August in history. From various achievements and milestones throughout human history to groundbreaking inventions and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Here is a look at some of the most notable events that happened on this day

ON THIS DAY: 27 AUGUST

1985 | Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the head of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, was deposed in a coup d’état organised by Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

1990 | Gerrit Viljoen, Minister of Constitutional Development, stated that negotiations for a new South African constitution should start in 1991 and be finished in two years.

1991 | Moldova formally proclaimed its independence from the USSR.

2003 | The first six-party negotiations were held to find a peaceful solution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons programme. Participants were South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan, and Russia.

2006 | Comair Flight 5191, which was heading to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, crashed as it took off from Lexington, Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport. 49 out of 50 passengers and crew members were reported dead within hours of the crash.

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BIRTHDAYS

1975 | Puerto Rican-American skier and television host, Jonny Moseley.

1980 | South African rugby union footballer and coach, CJ van der Linde.

1981 | Italian footballer, Alessandro Gamberini.

1981 | Brazilian footballer, Maxwell Cabelino Andrade.

1982 | South African recording artist, Khuli Chana.

DEATHS

2001 | Palestinian politician, Abu Ali Mustafa, 63.

2003 | French soldier and politician, Pierre Poujade, 83.

2006 | Indian director, producer, and screenwriter, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 84.

2009 | Russian author and poet, Sergey Mikhalkov, 96.

2013 | Chinese director and playwright, Chen Liting, 103.

SPORTS

1988 | Due to unfinished construction on the East Stand, Tottenham’s home League opener against Coventry was postponed. This also delayed Paul Gascoigne’s League debut, who was a key summer signing for the club.

ENTERTAINMENT

1996 | On this day, Pearl Jam released their fourth album, No Code, which debuts at #1 in the US.

AFRICA FACT

Morocco is the largest exporter of passenger cars to Europe