Editing August 27 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; The [[Qing dynasty]] promulgates the [[Principles of the Constitution (1908)|Qinding Xianfa Dagang]], the first constitutional document in the [[history of China]], transforming the Qing empire into a [[constitutional monarchy]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Yong'an Ren|author2=Xianyang Lu|title=A New Study on the Judicial Administrative System with Chinese Characteristics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edTkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA22|date=2020|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=9789811541827|page=22}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Battle of Étreux]]: A British rearguard action by the [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]] during the [[Great Retreat]]. 
* 1914 &ndash; World War I: [[Siege of Tsingtao]]: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral [[Sadakichi Kato]] imposes a blockade along the whole coastline of [[Qingdao#German and Japanese occupations|German Tsingtao]], initiating the [[Siege of Tsingtao]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stephenson |first=Charles |title=The Siege of Tsingtau |publisher=[[Pen & Sword Books]] |year=2017 |isbn=9781526702951 |location=Barnsley, South Yorkshire |pages=89–92 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; Attempted [[assassination]] of [[Patrick Richard Heffron|Bishop Patrick Heffron]], [[bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona–Rochester|Diocese of Winona]], by [[The Reverend#Roman Catholic|Rev.]] Louis M. Lesches.
*[[1916]] &ndash; World War I: The [[Kingdom of Romania]] declares war on [[Austria-Hungary]], entering the war as one of the [[Allies of World War I|Allied nations]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Mexican Revolution]]: [[Battle of Ambos Nogales]]: [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] forces skirmish against Mexican [[Carrancistas]] in the only battle of [[World War I]] fought on American soil.
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)|Greco-Turkish War]]: The Turkish army takes the [[Aegean Region|Aegean]] city of [[Afyonkarahisar]] from the [[Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)|Kingdom of Greece]].
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[The Famous Five (Canada)|Five Canadian women]] file a petition to the [[Supreme Court of Canada]], asking: "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the [[British North America Act, 1867]], include female persons?"
*[[1928]] &ndash; The [[Kellogg–Briand Pact]] outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
*[[1933]] &ndash; The first [[Bible translations into Afrikaans|Afrikaans Bible]] is introduced during a Bible Festival in [[Bloemfontein]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; First flight of the [[turbojet]]-powered [[Heinkel He 178]], the world's first [[jet aircraft]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; First day of the [[Sarny Massacre]], perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces evacuate [[New Georgia|New Georgia Island]] in the [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater|Pacific Theater of Operations]] during World War II.
* 1943 &ndash; World War II: Aerial bombardment by the [[Luftwaffe]] [[Razing of Vorizia|razes]] to the ground the village of Vorizia in [[Crete]].
*[[1955]] &ndash; The first edition of the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]]'' is published in Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guinness World Records Corporate – Home|url=http://corporate.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821044202/http://corporate.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.aspx|archive-date=21 August 2015|work=guinnessworldrecords.com}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; The nuclear power station at [[Calder Hall]] in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
*[[1962]] &ndash; The [[Mariner 2]] unmanned space mission is launched to [[Venus]] by [[NASA]].
*[[1963]] &ndash; An explosion at the [[Intrepid Potash#Moab|Cane Creek potash mine]] near [[Moab, Utah]] kills 18 miners.<ref name="KMele-2018">{{cite book |last1=Mele |first1=Kymberly |title=Disaster at Cane Creek |date=2018 |publisher=Kymberly Mele |isbn=978-0998975207 |pages=648}}</ref><ref name="CCZ-June/July 2018">{{cite web |last1=Stiles |title=The Disaster at Cane Creek: An Excerpt...by Kymberly Mele |url=https://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2018/06/04/the-disaster-at-cane-creek-an-excerpt-by-kymberly-mele/ |website=Canyon Country Zephyr |access-date=29 January 2021 |date=June 2018}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam|South Vietnamese junta]] leader [[Nguyễn Khánh]] enters into a [[triumvirate]] power-sharing arrangement with rival generals [[Trần Thiện Khiêm]] and [[Dương Văn Minh]], who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.
*[[1971]] &ndash; An attempted [[coup d'état]] fails in the African nation of [[Chad]]. The [[Government of Chad]] accuses [[Egypt]] of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off [[diplomatic relations]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; The Governor of [[Portuguese Timor]] abandons its capital, [[Dili]], and flees to [[Atauro Island]], leaving control to a rebel group.
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: Eighteen British soldiers are [[Warrenpoint ambush|killed in an ambush]] by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] near [[Warrenpoint]], Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during [[Operation Banner]]. An IRA bomb also kills [[British royal family]] member [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]] and three others on his boat at [[Mullaghmore, County Sligo|Mullaghmore]], Republic of Ireland.
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[1980 South Korean presidential election|South Korean presidential election]]: After successfully staging the [[Coup d'état of May Seventeenth]], General [[Chun Doo-hwan]], running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him [[President of South Korea|President of the Fourth Republic of Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/01361008.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/01361008.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Electoral Politics in South Korea|last=Croissant|first=Aurel|publisher=Friedrich Ebert Foundation|pages=237–266}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; Turkish [[military attaché|military diplomat]] Colonel [[Atilla Altıkat]] is shot and killed in [[Ottawa]]. [[Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide]] claim to be avenging the massacre of {{frac|1|1|2}} million Armenians in the 1915 [[Armenian genocide]].
*[[1985]] &ndash; Major General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], Chairman of the [[Supreme Military Council of Nigeria (1983–1985)|Supreme Military Council of Nigeria]], is ousted from power in a [[1985 Nigerian coup d'état|coup d'état]] led by Major General [[Ibrahim Babangida]].
*1985 &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-51-I]] to deploy three [[Communications satellite|communication satellites]] and repair a fourth malfunctioning one.<ref name="spacefacts">{{Cite web |title=STS-51I |url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-51i.htm |access-date=February 26, 2014 |publisher=Spacefacts}}</ref> 
*[[1991]] &ndash; The [[European Community]] recognizes the independence of the [[Baltic states]] of [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]].
* 1991 &ndash; [[Moldova]] declares independence from the [[Soviet Union|USSR]].
* [[1992]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 2808]] crashes on approach to [[Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport]], killing all 84 aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A CCCP-65058 Ivanovo Airport (IWA) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920827-3 |access-date=2017-10-19 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Mars]] makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing {{convert|34646418|mi}} distant.
* 2003 &ndash; The first [[six-party talks]], involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|North Korean nuclear weapons program]].
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Comair Flight 5191]] crashes on [[takeoff]] from [[Blue Grass Airport]] in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], bound for [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] in [[Atlanta]]. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Myanmar conflict|Internal conflict in Myanmar]]: The [[State Peace and Development Council|Burmese military junta]] and ethnic armies begin [[2009 Kokang incident|three days of violent clashes]] in the [[Kokang Special Region]].
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Irene]] strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6&nbsp;billion in damage.<ref>{{cite news |title=National Weather Service|date=18 March 2019 |url=https://www.weather.gov/mhx/Aug272011EventReview |access-date=20 June 2009 }}</ref>