August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining.
August 27 - Events.
479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. Along the with the Greek victory on the same day in the Battle of Mycale, the Persian invasion of Greece ended.
55 BC - Julius Caesar lands in Britain for the first time.
AD 410 - Visigo ...
