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On August 27, 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

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The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced first by Mediolanum in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire.

People

Born on August 27

Ariana Greenblatt 2007– American actress (born 2007)
Kang Ju-hyeok 2006– South Korean footballer (born 2006)
Franz Wagner 2001– German basketball player (born 2001)
Kevin Huerter 1998– American basketball player (born 1998)
Matheus Nunes 1998– Footballer (born 1998)
Rod Wave 1998– American rapper and singer (born 1998)
Lucas Paquetá 1997– Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
Jessie Mei Li 1995– English actress
Sergey Sirotkin 1995– Russian racing driver (born 1995)
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Ellar Coltrane 1994– American actor (born 1994)
Breanna Stewart 1994– American basketball player (born 1994)
Sarah Hecken 1993– German figure skater
Olivier Le Gac 1993– French cyclist
Blake Jenner 1992– American actor (born 1992)
Stephen Morris 1992– American football player (born 1992)
Kim Petras 1992– German singer and songwriter (born 1992)
Ayame Goriki 1992– Japanese actress, singer, model and television presenter (born 1992)
Lee Sung-yeol 1991– South Korean singer and actor (born 1991)

People

Died on August 27

Bob Carr American politician (1943–2024)
Juan Izquierdo Uruguayan footballer (1997–2024)
Charlotte Kretschmann German supercentenarian (1909–2024)
Leonard Riggio American businessman (1941–2024)
Cookie Oldest known Major Mitchell's cockatoo
Kazi Zafar Ahmed Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1989 to 1990
Pascal Chaumeil French director and screenwriter
Darryl Dawkins American basketball player-coach (1957–2015)
Jacques Friedel French physicist (1921–2014)
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Valeri Petrov Bulgarian writer, poet and translator (1920–2014)
Benno Pludra German children's author (1925–2014)
Chen Liting Chinese playwright and film director
Bill Peach Australian television presenter and journalist
Dave Thomas Welsh professional golfer (1934–2013)
Neville Alexander South African activist (1936–2012)
Malcolm Browne American photographer and journalist (1931–2012)
Art Heyman American basketball player (1941–2012)
Ivica Horvat Croatian footballer

Timeline

Every August 27 on record

  1. 410 The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

    Siege and sack of Rome by the Visigoths

    The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced first by Mediolanum in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire.

  2. 1172 Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.

    Junior King of England from 1170 to 1183

    Henry the Young King was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. In 1170, he became titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and of Maine. Henry the Young King was the only English king since the Norman Conquest to be crowned during his father's reign, but he was frustrated by his father's refusal to grant him meaningful autonomous power.

  3. 1232 Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class.

    Japanese office, originally a shogun's regent

    The shikken was a senior government post held by members of the Hōjō clan, officially a regent of the shogunate. From 1199 to 1333, during the Kamakura period, the shikken served as the head of the bakufu. This era was referred to as Regent Rule .

  4. 1353 War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war: The Battle of Alghero results in a crushing victory of the allied Aragonese and Venetian fleet over the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured.

    1350–1355 war between Venice and Genoa

    The War of the Straits or Third Genoese–Venetian War was a conflict fought between the Republic of Venice and the Republic of Genoa, and their allies, in 1350–1355. The third in a series of conflicts between the two major Italian maritime republics, the war resulted from the intense commercial and political rivalry over access to the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. The main immediate events that precipitated the war were the conflicts over Caffa and Tanais in the northern Black Sea, control of passage through the Bosporus straits—whence the conflict received its name—and the seizure of Chios and Phocaea by the Genoese.

  5. 1557 The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.

    Part of the Italian War of 1551–1559

    The Battle of Saint-Quentin of 1557 was a decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1551–1559 between the Kingdom of France and the Spanish Empire, at Saint-Quentin in Picardy. A Habsburg Spanish force under Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy defeated a French army under the command of Louis de Gonzague, and Anne de Montmorency, Duke of Montmorency.

  6. 1593 Pierre Barrière failed in an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
  7. 1597 Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang.
  8. 1600 Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army commences the Siege of Fushimi Castle, which is lightly defended by a much smaller Tokugawa garrison led by Torii Mototada.
  9. 1689 The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
  10. 1776 American Revolutionary War: Members of the 1st Maryland Regiment repeatedly charged a numerically superior British force during the Battle of Long Island, allowing General Washington and the rest of the American troops to escape.
  11. 1791 French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition.
  12. 1793 French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
  13. 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.
  14. 1810 Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
  15. 1813 French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
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  1. 1828 Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo.
  2. 1832 Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
  3. 1859 Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
  4. 1881 The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
  5. 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
  6. 1893 The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.
  7. 1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at Changhua, crippling the short-lived Republic of Formosa and leading to its surrender two months later.
  8. 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
  9. 1908 The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy.
  10. 1914 World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
  11. 1914 World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sadakichi Kato imposes a blockade along the whole coastline of German Tsingtao, initiating the Siege of Tsingtao.
  12. 1915 Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
  13. 1916 World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
  14. 1918 Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas as part of the Mexican Border War.
  15. 1922 Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.

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