Page 8: Historical Events In August - 27

1990  Fifty-two Americans, previously held hostage by Iraq, reach freedom in Turkey.   

1990  WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude   

1990  Raymond St Jacques, actor/dir (Falcon Crest), dies of cancer at 60   

1992  CFL revokes BC Lions franchise; later restored after reforms and refinancing   

2006  Comair Flight 5191, carrying 50 people, crashes shortly after take off from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky   

2007  United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation, to be effective sep 17.   

2012  inaugural interplanetary human voice recording is broadcast from the Mars Rover Curiosity.   

2014  Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls the international response to Ebola “irresponsible” and “slow and derisory”.   

2017  Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas   

2018  In this year, UN releases report saying Myanmar military leaders should face genocide and crimes against humanity charges for violence against Rohingya.   

2018  Former Spice Girl Mel B announces she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction following her acrimonious divorce   

2018  Reigning French Open tennis champion Simona Halep is recorded as becoming inaugural top-seeded woman to lose in 1st round of the U.S. Open; loses to Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-4; inaugural match at newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium.   

2020  Mike Pence accepts nomination for vice president at the Republican convention, calling for "law and order" after the shooting of Jacob Blake.   

2020  Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Lake Charles, Louisiana with winds of 150 mph, making it the strongest hurricane to ever strike the state in terms of windspeed, tied with the 1856 Last Island Hurricane   

2021  The United States launches an airstrike killing the Islamic State member who is believed to have planned the Kabul airport bombings   

2023  In this year, Gymnast Simone Biles (26) claims her record 8th US Championship in San Jose, California.   

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1407  Ashikaga yoshikazu: Japanese shogun   

1471  George von saksen-meissen: German potester of frisia   

1471  George: Duke of saxony   

1487  Anna of brandenburg: Queen of denmark   

1545  Alessandro farnese: Duke of parma/general/diplomat   

1562  Hans leo hassler: Composer   

1583  Simon besler: Composer   

1630  Maria van oosterwijck: Dutch flower painter   

0542  Saint caesarius of arles: Saint caesarius of arles   

0827  Pope eugene ii: Pope eugene ii   

1208  Irene angelina: Daughter of isaac ii angeles,   

1312  Arthur ii: Duke of brittany (b. 1262)   

1394  Chokei: Emperor of japan (b. 1343)   

1450  Reginald west: 6th baron de la warr, english politician (b. 1395)   

1521  Josquin des prez: Composer,   

1522  Giovanni a amadei/amadeo: Italian sculptor/architect,