August 27, 2023

August 27, 2023, was a Sunday. It was 1 years, 2 months, and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Events

Notable events that occurred on August 27, 2023:

Samuel Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber) dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 49.

Popular songs

On August 27, 2023, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

United States: "Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony Music
United Kingdom: "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Gran Turismo".

Facts

This date occurred 452 days ago. Approximately 15 months have passed. It was the 239th day of 2023, in week 34. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now one year old. 5 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to August 27, 2023

Let's go back to the 2020s.

The date is August 27, 2023, and it's a Sunday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.

The summer of 2023 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. In America, the song "Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony Music is at the top of the singles charts, while "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish is the number-one song in the UK. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie Gran Turismo is at the top of the box office.

Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Bob's Burgers", "The Crown", "The Witcher", and "House of the Dragon". If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jimmy Buffett, Steve Harwell, Bobby Charlton, and Matthew Perry would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "FIFA 23", "Dead Space (Remake)", "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor", and "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Peppa Pig", "Baby Shark's Big Show!", "Face's Music Party", and "Pretty Freekin Scary". Children are playing with toys such as the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 27, 2023, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
Native American Zodiac: August 27, 2023 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 27, 2023.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 27, 2023.

July 28, 2023:
• Carlee Russell is charged in connection with her kidnapping hoax.
• The 2023 Emmy Awards are postponed due to the Hollywood actors and writers strike.
• Calvin Harris and Sam Smith release the song "Desire".
• Travis Scott releases his album "Utopia".
• Tyla releases the song "Water".
July 29, 2023: A federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN.
July 31, 2023:
• It is announced that actor Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) has died from cancer at the age of 70.
• Euphoria actor Angus Cloud is found dead at the age of 25.
August 1, 2023:
• Donald Trump is indicted over his attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
• Singer Lizzo is accused of sexual harassment and weight-shaming by her former backup dancers.
August 2, 2023: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announce that they are separating after 18 years of marriage.
August 3, 2023:
• Donald Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges.
• Lizzo rejects allegations that she discriminated against former employees on the basis of their weight.
August 4, 2023:
• West African military chiefs say they have plans for a possible intervention in Niger.
• It is reported that the world's oceans have set a new surface temperature record.
• A Romanian court lifts Andrew Tate's house arrest.
• Long Island serial killer victim "Fire Island Jane Doe" is identified as Karen Vergata after 27 years.
• Doja Cat releases the song "Paint the Town Red".
August 5, 2023:
• A large riverboat brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, goes viral on the Internet.
• Boxing: Jake Paul defeats Nate Diaz.
August 6, 2023: 30 people are killed after a passenger train called the Hazara Express derails in Pakistan.
August 8, 2023: Oliver Anthony releases the song "Rich Men North of Richmond".
August 9, 2023:
• Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated at a political rally.
• At least 36 people are killed after wildfires sweep through Lahaina in Hawaii.
• A man suspected of threatening US President Joe Biden is shot dead by the FBI in Utah.
August 11, 2023:
• The death toll from the wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, reaches 80.
• The song "Prada" is released by Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe.
August 12, 2023:
• Soccer: Harry Kane joins Bayern Munich.
• Boxing: Anthony Joshua knocks out Robert Helenius.
August 14, 2023:
• Georgia charges Donald Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
• Soccer: Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo joins Chelsea.
August 15, 2023:
• Soccer: Neymar joins Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
• Former NFL player Michael Oher (The Blind Side) files a lawsuit against Leigh Ann and Sean Tuohy.
August 16, 2023: Britney Spears and her husband, Sam Asghari, separate after 14 months of marriage.
August 17, 2023: Mortgage rates in the United States reach their highest level in 21 years.
August 18, 2023: Former nurse Lucy Letby is found guilty of murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England.
August 20, 2023:
• Russia's Luna-25 space craft crashes into the moon.
• Storm Hilary hits California and Mexico.
• Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales is widely criticized for kissing Jennifer Hermoso on the World Cup trophy podium.
• Spain win the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating England 1-0 in the final.
August 21, 2023:
• Soccer: Manchester United confirm that Mason Greenwood is leaving the club due to the previous rape allegations that he was facing.
• Hawaii wildfires: It is confirmed that 114 people are dead and 850 people are still missing.
August 23, 2023:
• India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the south pole of the Moon.
• Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is killed in a plane crash.
• Donald Trump skips the Republican nomination debate.
• Rudy Giuliani surrenders to authorities in Georgia over his 2020 election indictment charges.
• Wrestling legend Terry Funk passes away at the age of 79.
August 24, 2023:
• Japan begins to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
• WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt dies of a heart attack at the age of 36.
• Donald Trump surrenders to authorities in Georgia over his 2020 election indictment charges.
• American actress Arleen Sorkin passes away at the age of 67.
• The release of "Dune: Part Two" is delayed due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
August 25, 2023: Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales refuses to resign for kissing Jennifer Hermoso.
August 26, 2023:
• "The Price Is Right" host Bob Barker dies at the age of 99.
• Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk defeats Daniel Dubois with a 9th round technical knockout.
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August 30, 2023:
• Hurricane Idalia hits Florida.
• Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba is deposed by a military coup.
• Utah family YouTuber Ruby Franke is arrested on child abuse charges.
August 31, 2023:
• Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he led a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.
• At least 74 people are killed after a fire engulfs an abandoned building in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante escapes from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania.
September 1, 2023:
• Soccer: Mason Greenwood moves to Getafe on loan.
• It is announced that Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94.
• Musician Jimmy Buffett passes away at the age of 76.
September 2, 2023:
• Burning Man attendees are left stranded due to heavy rains.
• Wrestling: AEW releases CM Punk from his contract following a backstage altercation.
September 3, 2023:
• Soccer: A man is arrested for allegedly assaulting Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane.
• Max Verstappen claims a record 10th consecutive Formula 1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix.
September 4, 2023:
• Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dies from liver failure at the age of 56.
• Soccer: Antony is removed from Brazil's squad following allegations of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend.
September 5, 2023:
• Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner.
• Attorneys representing Alex Murdaugh accuse the Clerk of Court of jury tampering.
• "Tube Girl" begins to go viral on TikTok.
September 6, 2023:
• Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion.
• Terror suspect Daniel Khalife escapes from HMP Wandsworth in London, England.
• The video game "Starfield" is released.
September 7, 2023:
• That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson (Hyde) is sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape.
• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is hit in the face with a cream pie in Brussels.
• The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon is accused of creating a toxic workplace environment and abusing his staff.
September 8, 2023:
• The Rugby World Cup begins in France.
• More than 2,600 people are killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco.
• Elon Musk says that he refused to give Ukraine access to his Starlink network over Crimea to prevent a "major act of war".
• French President Emmanuel Macron is heavily booed during his opening speech at the Rugby World Cup.
September 9, 2023:
• Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis issue an apology for writing letters in support of co-star Danny Masterson ahead of his sentencing.
• Fugitive Daniel Khalife is arrested in London.
• Police in the Netherlands use water cannons and arrest 2,400 climate change protesters who were blocking the A12 highway into The Hague.
• UFC 293: Sean Strickland beats Israel Adesanya.
September 10, 2023: Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales announces that he will be resigning.
September 11, 2023:
• Soccer: Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is provisionally suspended from playing due to an anti-doping offence.
• WGA strike: The Drew Barrymore Show makes the controversial decision to resume production without writers.
September 12, 2023:
• American explorer Mark Dickey is rescued from one of Turkey's deepest caves.
• EU laws force Apple to replace its iPhone lightning charger with a USB-C charger.
• Thousands of people are killed in floods in Libya.
• Federal charges are brought against five former Memphis police officers over the death of Tyre Nichols.
• An investigation is launched after a Seattle police officer is filmed saying that a woman killed by a police car "had limited value".
• 56 people die in an apartment building fire in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• The game engine "Unity" announces a controversial plan to charge developers a runtime fee.
• NFL: It is confirmed that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a complete tear of his Achilles tendon.
September 13, 2023: Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured following a manhunt.
September 14, 2023:
• France announces plans to ban disposable vapes.
• The European Central Bank raises interest rates to a record high to curb inflation.
• Hunter Biden is indicted on federal gun charges.
• NASA says that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques and technology.
September 15, 2023:
• The film "Dumb Money" is released.
• Nearly 13,000 workers walk out of three auto plants in Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio due to a pay dispute.
• Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis resign from their anti-child abuse charity amid criticism of their defense of former co-star and convicted rapist Danny Masterson.
September 16, 2023:
• English comedian and actor Russell Brand is accused of rape, sexual assault, and abuse.
• Libya floods: The death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna.
September 17, 2023:
• The Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower in Sudan is engulfed in flames.
• Ukraine's generals claim that they have broken through Russia's first line of defenses in the south.
• Actress Halle Berry criticizes rapper Drake for using a "slime" photograph of her without permission.
• An F-35 fighter jet goes missing in South Carolina after the pilot ejects due to a "mishap".
• Following backlash, Drew Barrymore announces that she will not be resuming her talk show until the Writers Guild of America strike has ended.
• The "My Roman Empire" meme begins to go viral on TikTok.
September 18, 2023:
• Iran and the United States hold a prisoner swap.
• Japan says that one in 10 of its residents are now 80 years of age or older.
• Further women come forward with allegations about Russell Brand.
• Canada accuses India of killing Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
• Former NFL player Sergio Brown is reported missing after his mother is found dead in Maywood, Illinois.
September 19, 2023:
• YouTube suspends the monetization of Russell Brand's channel amid allegations that he raped and sexually abused multiple women.
• Elon Musk suggests that X (Twitter) may start charging all users a subscription fee.
September 21, 2023:
• The video game "Payday 3" is released.
• Rupert Murdoch steps down as the chairman of Fox and News Corp.
September 22, 2023:
• Doja Cat releases her album "Scarlet".
• The iPhone 15 is released.
• Canada's House of Commons inadvertently gives an ovation to a Nazi war veteran.
September 23, 2023: Rugby World Cup: Ireland defeat South Africa.
September 24, 2023:
• Hollywood writers and studios reach a deal to end a five-month-long strike.
• NASA's first deep-space asteroid samples are parachuted into the Utah desert.
September 25, 2023:
• Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies from cancer at the age of 61.
• London's Metropolitan Police confirm that they have received a number of new abuse allegations about Russell Brand.
• It is rumored that pop singer Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce are dating.
September 26, 2023:
• A New York judge rules that Donald Trump defrauded insurers and banks by overvaluing his assets when he was building his real estate empire.
• The European Union accuses Twitter (X) of being the biggest outlet for disinformation.

Television shows in August 2023

In August 2023, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The Family Stallone

The Night Agent

The Last of Us

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 2023

If you were a kid on August 27, 2023, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Pretty Freekin Scary

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

Toys in 2023

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in August 2023.

Baldur's Gate 3

Final Fantasy XVI

Diablo IV

Street Fighter 6

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resident Evil 4 (Remake)

Sons of the Forest

Dead Space (Remake)

Marvel's Midnight Suns

God of War Ragnarök

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 27.

Ed Gein

Murderer Deceased
Born on August 27, 1906
He was not alive on this date.

Lyndon B. Johnson

US President Deceased
Born on August 27, 1908
He was not alive on this date.

Paul Reubens

Actor Deceased
Born on August 27, 1952
He was not alive on this date.

The Great Khali

Wrestler
Born on August 27, 1972
He turned 51 on this day in 2023.

Sarah Chalke

Actress
Born on August 27, 1976
She turned 47 on this day in 2023.

RonReaco Lee

Actor
Born on August 27, 1977
He turned 46 on this day in 2023.

Aaron Paul

Actor
Born on August 27, 1979
He turned 44 on this day in 2023.

Mario

Singer
Born on August 27, 1986
He turned 37 on this day in 2023.

Alexa Vega

Actress
Born on August 27, 1988
She turned 35 on this day in 2023.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on August 27, 2023.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on August 27, 2023 was most likely conceived around December 4, 2022.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 27, 2023 is close to May 19, 2024.

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Statistics

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452 days have passed since this date.
64 weeks have passed.
39,056,400 seconds have passed since August 27, 2023.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 45,565,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 20,153,102,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 6,509,400 times.
You have taken approximately 3,358,850 steps. That's roughly 1,493 miles.
468,677 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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