This is our day guide for Saturday August 27th 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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| General Information for August 27th 2016 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 240 of 2016 | |
| 126 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR. | |
| 1896 - The Anglo-Zanzibar War, notable for the bizarre reason that it lasts just 38 minutes, is fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar between 9.02 and 9.40 local time. | |
| 1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. | |
| 1798 - Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht. |