This is our day guide for Saturday August 27th 2022 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 2022 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 239 of 2022 | |
| 126 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 34 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1979 - A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb kills British retired admiral Lord Mountbatten and three others while they are boating on holiday in Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Shortly after, 18 British Army soldiers are killed in an ambush near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. | |
| 1916 - The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations. | |
| 1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. | |
| 410 - The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. |