Historical Events In August - 27
Friday, 14 May 2021
1689 The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing empire on this day in history.
1698 Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history john/Jean Nepveu, Dutch governor of Suriname (1768-79)
1725 Guillaume de Chazel, drowns in wreck of payship 'Le Chameau,' which sinks 25 km from Louisbourg; found by 3 divers in May 1966, with gold and silver coins worth $700,000 on this day in history.
1730 On August - 27 hamann, writer
1739 Michel Delalande, composer on this day in history.
1746 Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies on August - 27.
1748 James Thomson, dies on this day in history.
1752 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologist (History of Mankind) on August - 27.
1758 On this day in history colonel John Bradstreet 1714-1774 captures Fort Frontenac and its rich storehouses, as well as nine armed vessels with 100 guns, the total French naval force on Lake Ontario; British have only two wounded and not a single man killed
1768 On August - 27 anne-Francois Mellinet, French/Belgian general (Maastricht)
1770 On this day in history georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher/inventor (dialectic)
1776 On this day in history americans lose to the British at the Batttle of Long Island.
1776 On this day in history british defeat Americans in Battle of Long Island
1783 The first hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude on August - 27.
1783 On this day in history 1st hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude
1788 On August - 27 jacques Neeker names French minister of Finance
1789 On this day in history french Natl Assembly issues "Decl of the Rights of Man & the Citizen"
1789 French Natl Assembly issues "Decl of Rights of Man & Citizen" on this day in history.
1798 Battle at Castelbar, Ireland: French army hunts The English on this day in history.
1799 On August - 27 english invasion army lands in North-Holland
1809 Hannibal Hamlin, (R) 15th VP (1861-65) on August - 27.
1813 Battle of Dresden-Napoleon defeats Austrians on August - 27.
1816 On August - 27 lord Exmouth bombs Algiers, a refuge for Barbary pirates
1824 Hiram Gregory Berry, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on August - 27.
1826 Frank Stillman Nickerson, Brig General (Union volunteers) on August - 27.
1827 On August - 27 ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat, dies
1828 On this day in history uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talk
1828 On this day in history eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84
1830 On August - 27 louis H J Condé, French prince, commits suicide at 74
1832 Black Hawk, leader of Sauk-indians, gives himself up on this day in history.
1832 On August - 27 james Alexander Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1835 Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter on this day in history.
1837 Heinrich Urban, composer on this day in history.
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