August 27th in History
August 27th in History
- 1883: The volcano Krakatoa erupts and the resulting explosion is heard 2200 miles away in Australia.
- 1915: Italy declares war on Germany
- 1976: British MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud
- 1986: US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate
August 27th birthdays
- 1882: Samuel Goldwyn, Co-founder of the MGM film studios in Hollywood
- 1899: C.S Forester, English novelist
- 1910: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Nobel Peace Prize winner
