On this day: 27 August

Selected events and births on 27 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1656 – The Netherlands and the Ahanta people signed the Treaty of Butre, creating a Dutch protectorate over the country of Upper Ahanta in modern-day Ghana. Read more: Ahanta people Treaty of Butre
• 1859 – Edwin Drake successfully drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, resulting in the Pennsylvania oil rush, the first oil boom in the United States. Read more: Edwin Drake Titusville, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania oil rush
• 1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published. Read more: Guinness World Records

Born on this day

• 1928 – Péter Boross, Hungarian lawyer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of Hungary Read more: Péter Boross List of prime ministers of Hungary
• 1936 – Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China Read more: Lien Chan Vice President of the Republic of China
• 1942 – Brian Peckford, Canadian educator and politician, 3rd Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Read more: Brian Peckford Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
• 1943 – Bob Kerrey, American lieutenant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient, 35th Governor of Nebraska Read more: Bob Kerrey Medal of Honor List of governors of Nebraska
• 1966 – Juhan Parts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Estonia Read more: Juhan Parts Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1986 – Sebastian Kurz, Austrian politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria Read more: Sebastian Kurz Chancellor of Austria
• 1998 – Kevin Huerter, American basketball player Read more: Kevin Huerter
• 1998 – Matheus Nunes, Portuguese footballer Read more: Matheus Nunes
• 1998 – Rod Wave, American rapper, singer, and songwriter Read more: Rod Wave
• 2001 – Franz Wagner, German basketball player Read more: Franz Wagner
• 2006 – Kang Ju-hyeok, South Korean footballer Read more: Kang Ju-hyeok
• 2007 – Ariana Greenblatt, American actress Read more: Ariana Greenblatt

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 27 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.