This is our day guide for Friday August 27th 2021 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 2021 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 239 of 2021 | |
| 126 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1991 - Moldova declares independence from the USSR. | |
| 1921 - The British install the son of Sharif Hussein bin Ali (leader of the Arab Revolt of 1916 against the Ottoman Empire) as King Faisal I of Iraq. | |
| 1908 - The 36th President of the USA, Lyndon Baines Johnson is born in Texas. | |
| 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. |