In 1994, Conflicts between Buthelezi and Zwelithini continued. Buthelezi was Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa from 1994 to 2004. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 27 August?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
In 1994, Conflicts between Buthelezi and Zwelithini continued. Buthelezi was Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa from 1994 to 2004. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 27 August, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 27 AUGUST
1986 | A crowd of over 500 people marched to council offices in Soweto, protesting against evictions after an eleven-week rent boycott.
2011 | Hurricane Irene hit the east coast of the United States killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
2009 | Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies began three days of fierce fighting in the Kokang Special Region.
1900 | The last regular battle of the South African War ended on this day.
2003 | Mars made its closest approach to Earth in about 60 000 years, passing a distance of 34 646 418 miles (55 758 005 km).
1991 | The European Community recognized the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
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BIRTHDAYS
1981 | Brazilian footballer, Maxwell Cabelino Andrade.
1928 | South African politician, Chief Minister of KwaZulu, Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
1961 | English rugby player, Steve McDowall.
1951 | American football player and coach, Mack Brown.
1976 | Japanese wrestler, Milano Collection A.T.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2012 | American journalist and photographer, Malcolm Browne.
1935 | American painter and academic, Childe Hassam, 76.
1948 | American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States, Charles Evans Hughes, 86.
1931 | Dutch priest and politician, Willem Hubert Nolens, 71.
1980 | American actor, producer, and screenwriter, Douglas Kenney, 33.
SPORTS
2021 | In a German Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim saw Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim 3-2 on this day.
ENTERTAINMENT
2021 | On this day, “The Last Bus” premiered in the United Kingdom for the first time.
AFRICA FACT
The first inhabitants of the Comoro Islands are thought to be Polynesian and Melanesian settlers, who traveled by boat.
