August 27, 2024

August 27, 2024, was a Tuesday. It was 2 months and 25 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

Events

Notable events that occurred on August 27, 2024:

Oasis announce that they are reuniting for a tour.
Japan claims that a Chinese spy plane violated its airspace.

Facts

This date occurred 86 days ago. Approximately 3 months have passed. It was the 240th day of 2024, in week 35. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now 2 months old.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 27, 2024, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
Native American Zodiac: August 27, 2024 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

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 27, 2024.

July 29, 2024:
• Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims victory in the 2024 presidential election despite irregularities and claims of fraud.
• Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards is charged with making indecent images of children.
• A knife attack at a dance class in Southport, England, kills three children and injures eight more.
• Protests erupt in Venezuela following the controversial presidential election result.
July 30, 2024:
• An arrest warrant is issued for English media personality Katie Price after she fails to attend a bankruptcy hearing.
• Violent clashes break out in Southport, England, after three girls are killed in a stabbing attack.
• It is reported that Starbucks sales have dropped 3% globally.
• Hezbollah militant leader Fuad Shukr is killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
July 31, 2024:
• Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is assassinated in Iran.
• 2024 United Kingdom riots: Anti-immigration riots take place in London, Manchester, Aldershot, and Hartlepool.
• YouTuber MrBeast acknowledges that he used "inappropriate language" in the past.
August 1, 2024: Olympics: Algerian Imane Khelif receives online backlash from people questioning her gender after she defeats Italian boxer Angela Carini in 46 seconds.
August 2, 2024:
• Russia and Western countries complete their biggest prisoner swap in decades.
• Stock markets plunge as weak US jobs growth stokes fears about a possible recession.
• The fantasy comedy film "Harold and the Purple Crayon" is released in movie theaters.
August 3, 2024:
• The United States urges its citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible.
• Numerous far-right rallies take place across England.
August 4, 2024:
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admits to dumping a bear carcass in New York's Central Park.
• Several countries urge their citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears of a larger conflict in the Middle East.
August 5, 2024:
• Global stock markets fall due to fears of a looming US recession.
• The crypto market falls by more than 15%.
• The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigns and flees to India following violent protests against the quota system for government jobs.
• A US judge rules that Google's online search monopoly is illegal.
• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that Iran and Hezbollah may attack Israel within 24-48 hours.
• The "very demure, very mindful" meme begins on TikTok.
August 6, 2024:
• Kamala Harris chooses Tim Walz as her vice-presidential pick for the 2024 US election.
• Ukrainian troops invade Russia's Kursk region.
• Elon Musk sues advertisers for boycotting X (Twitter).
August 8, 2024: Taylor Swift cancels three concerts in Vienna, Austria, due to a possible security threat.
August 9, 2024:
• The film "Borderlands" is released.
• 61 people are killed after Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil.
• Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies from complications of lung cancer at the age of 56.
• Olympics: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins a gold medal after her gender was wrongly questioned.
• Trump threatens to sue the New York Times after it contradicts his story about nearly dying in a helicopter crash with former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown.
• Olympics: The performance of Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn is ridiculed on social media.
• Olympics: Spain beats France for gold in the men's soccer final.
August 10, 2024:
• Donald Trump's campaign team claims that its internal messages were hacked by Iran.
• Olympics: The USA beat France 98-87 in the men's basketball final.
• Soccer: Manchester City win the 2024 FA Community Shield after defeating Manchester United on penalties.
• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms that his troops are fighting inside Russia.
• Pokémon series voice actress Rachael Lillis dies from breast cancer at the age of 46.
• Olympics: The USA beats Brazil for gold in the women's soccer final.
August 11, 2024:
• The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris come to an end.
• Fierce wildfires begin to affect the suburbs of Athens, Greece.
• Trump falsely accuses the Harris campaign of using AI images of crowds at an airport.
August 12, 2024:
• Elon Musk's online interview with Donald Trump on X suffers from technical issues.
• Ukraine claims that it has taken control of 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory.
• A pair of newborn twins are killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
August 13, 2024:
• The EU agrees to send hundreds of firefighters to Greece to help battle growing wildfires.
• Soccer: Matthijs de Ligt joins Manchester United.
• The Spanish government says that it is investigating Katy Perry for allegedly damaging dunes while making the music video for her song "Lifetimes".
• Pro-Palestinian protesters shut down the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour.
August 14, 2024:
• Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury announce that their relationship has ended after five years.
• Google says that it detected efforts by Iranian hackers to target both the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns.
• Soccer: Real Madrid win the UEFA Super Cup after beating Atalanta 2-0.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) declares that the mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in parts of Africa is a public health emergency of international concern.
• The Notebook actress Gena Rowlands dies at the age of 94.
• It is reported that the inflation rate in the US has slowed to 2021 levels.
• Attorneys for Disney World argue that a man cannot sue it over the wrongful death of his wife because of the terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+.
August 15, 2024:
• North Korea announces that it is reopening its borders to tourists after five years.
• Five people are arrested in relation to the drug-related death of Friends star Matthew Perry.
• American game show host Peter Marshall dies at the age of 98.
• Gaza's health ministry says that the death toll in the enclave has reached 40,000.
• New Zealand agrees to extradite MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom to the United States.
August 16, 2024:
• The sci-fi horror film "Alien: Romulus" is released.
• A Missouri woman named Lisa Jeanine Findley is arrested on federal charges of trying to extort Elvis Presley's family out of millions.
• Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes the new prime minister of Thailand following the dismissal of Srettha Thavisin.
August 17, 2024: X (Twitter) closes its offices in Brazil after Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes threatens to arrest its legal representative.
August 18, 2024:
• The Shiveluch volcano in eastern Russia erupts following a 7.0 earthquake.
• US talk show host Phil Donahue passes away at the age of 88.
August 19, 2024:
• Former US Representative George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
• Several people go missing after a superyacht called the Bayesian sinks off the coast of Palermo, Sicily.
• Disney cancels the series "Star Wars: The Acolyte" due to low ratings.
August 21, 2024:
• Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage.
• The Romanian authorities detain social media influencer Andrew Tate over new allegations of trafficking minors.
• Soccer: Atlético Madrid sign Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher.
• Actor John Amos dies at the age of 84.
August 22, 2024: BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas is sacked for sending "inappropriate messages" to two work colleagues.
August 23, 2024:
• The superhero film "The Crow" is released.
• Robert F Kennedy Jr drops out of the presidential race and backs Trump.
• Three people are killed in a knife attack at a festival in Solingen, Germany.
• Sabrina Carpenter releases her album "Short n' Sweet".
August 24, 2024:
• It is reported that actor Kevin Spacey is allegedly refusing to leave his Baltimore mansion following its foreclosure.
• The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is arrested at a French airport on multiple charges.
• 400–500 people are killed in an Islamist militant attack in the African country of Burkina Faso.
August 25, 2024:
• Israel carries out airstrikes in Lebanon and Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel.
• Liam and Noel Gallagher suggest that Oasis may be reuniting.
August 26, 2024:
• Former football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies from cancer at the age of 76.
• Singer Mariah Carey reveals that her mother and sister both died on the same day.
This date: August 27, 2024
August 28, 2024: The 2024 Summer Paralympics begin in Paris, France.
August 29, 2024:
• Hockey: NHL player Johnny Gaudreau (31) and his brother, Matthew (29), are killed in a motorcycle accident in Oldsman Township, New Jersey.
• Soccer: Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku joins Italian club Napoli for €30 million.
August 30, 2024:
• Soccer: Raheem Sterling joins Arsenal on loan, and Jadon Sancho joins Chelsea on loan.
• Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes orders internet service providers to block access to X (Twitter).
August 31, 2024:
• Rapper Fatman Scoop (Isaac Freeman) dies after collapsing on stage at the age of 53.
• NFL player Ricky Pearsall is shot and wounded during an attempted robbery in San Francisco.
• Three people are killed after a small plane crashes into houses in Fairview, Oregon.
• Singer Adele announces that she will be taking an extended break from performing.
September 2, 2024: Brazil's Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds a decision to block X (Twitter) nationwide.
September 4, 2024: Four people are killed during a school shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.
September 5, 2024: Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies five days after being attacked by her ex-boyfriend in Endebess, Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya.
September 6, 2024: The film "Beetlejuice 2" is released.
September 9, 2024: Actor James Earl Jones passes away at the age of 93.
September 10, 2024:
• Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take part in their first presidential debate.
• Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announces that he fathered a child outside of his marriage.
• Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris.
• Sony announces the PlayStation 5 Pro.
September 12, 2024: The true crime documentary "Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter" is released on Netflix.
September 13, 2024:
• Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving following his June arrest in the Hamptons.
• The documentary film "Will & Harper" is released on Netflix.
September 15, 2024:
• A man is arrested on suspicion of trying to assassinate Donald Trump in Florida.
• Tito Jackson dies at the age of 70.
September 16, 2024:
• Sean Combs (P. Diddy) is arrested in Manhattan following a grand jury indictment.
• Social media company Meta announces that it is banning the Russian media outlet RT for foreign interference activity.
September 17, 2024:
• Sean "Diddy" Combs is charged with sex-trafficking and racketeering.
• Lebanon: Nine are killed and over 2,750 are wounded after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah explode simultaneously.
September 18, 2024:
• Former Italian soccer player Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci dies at 59.
• 9 are killed and hundreds injured after walkie talkies begin exploding in Lebanon.
September 21, 2024: 51 people are killed in a coal mine explosion in Tabas, South Khorasan Province, Iran.
September 22, 2024: Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill more than 400 people.
September 25, 2024:
• Soccer: Raphaël Varane announces his retirement at the age of 31.
• New York City Mayor Eric Adams is indicted on federal charges following multiple corruption probes.
• The wrestling documentary TV series "Mr. McMahon" is released on Netflix.
September 26, 2024: Hurricane Helene hits the United States.

Television shows in August 2024

In August 2024, 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 2024

If you were a kid on August 27, 2024, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

Rock Paper Scissors

Pretty Freekin Scary

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Adventures of Paddington

Toys in 2024

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 2024.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

EA Sports FC 24

Starfield

Diablo IV

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 52 on this day in 2024.

Sarah Chalke

Actress
Born on August 27, 1976
She turned 48 on this day in 2024.

RonReaco Lee

Actor
Born on August 27, 1977
He turned 47 on this day in 2024.

Aaron Paul

Actor
Born on August 27, 1979
He turned 45 on this day in 2024.

Mario

Singer
Born on August 27, 1986
He turned 38 on this day in 2024.

Alexa Vega

Actress
Born on August 27, 1988
She turned 36 on this day in 2024.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on August 27, 2024.

UK Prime Minister

Keir Starmer was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Simon Harris 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, 2024 was most likely conceived around December 5, 2023.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 27, 2024 is close to May 20, 2025.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 27, 2024:

86 days have passed since this date.
12 weeks have passed.
7,434,000 seconds have passed since August 27, 2024.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 8,673,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 3,835,944,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 1,239,000 times.
You have taken approximately 639,324 steps. That's roughly 284 miles.
89,208 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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