Sergey Khlebnikov

Russian speed skater (1955–1999).

Born August 27th, 1955 in Sortavala.

Died June 12th, 1999 at 43 years old in Moscow.

Saiichi Maruya

Japanese writer (1925-2012).

Born August 27th, 1925 in Tsuruoka.

Died October 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo.

Jaroslav Křička

Czech conductor, music educator and composer (1882–1969).

Born August 27th, 1882 in Kelč. ^[ref]

Died January 23rd, 1969 at 86 years old in Prague, Červené Dvorce. ^[ref]

Ivan Ilyichev

Soviet diplomat (1905-1983).

Born August 27th, 1905 in Kaluga.

Died September 2nd, 1983 at 78 years old in Moscow.

Jacques Fieschi

French screenwriter.

Born August 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Oran.

Rosella Postorino

Italian writer.

Born August 27th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Reggio Calabria.

Barry Dancer

Australian field hockey player.

Born August 27th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Brisbane.

Fredrik Petersen

Swedish handball player.

Born August 27th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Ystad.

Jorge Olaechea

Peruvian footballer (born 1956).

Born August 27th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ica.

Karl Grobben

Austrian zoologist (1854–1945).

Born August 27th, 1854 in Brno.

Died April 13th, 1945 at 90 years old in Salzburg.

Vitaliy Rahimov

Olympic wrestler.

Born August 27th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Meghri.

Alexander Keyserling

Baltic german scientist (1815-1891).

Born August 27th, 1815 in Kabile Manor.

Died May 20th, 1891 at 75 years old in Raikküla manor.

Mark Caughey

Northern irish footballer.

Born August 27th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Belfast.

Andrey Akopyants

Uzbekistani association football player.

Born August 27th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Tashkent.

Mathias Jänisch

German footballer.

Born August 27th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Riedlingen.

Othmar Schneider

Austrian skier and sport shooter (1928–2012).

Born August 27th, 1928 in Lech.

Died December 25th, 2012 at 84 years old in Götzis.

Volkan Yaman

Turkish association football player (born 1982).

Born August 27th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Munich.

Zdzisław Hoffmann

Polish triple jumper.

Born August 27th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Świebodzin.

Ivan Kamenec

Slovak historian.

Born August 27th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Nitra. ^[ref]

Matjaž Debelak

Ski jumper.

Born August 27th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Braslovče. ^[ref]

Nasreddine Kraouche

Algerian footballer.

Born August 27th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Thionville.

Vasile Belous

Moldovan boxer (1988-2021).

Born August 27th, 1988 in Ocnița.

Died August 31st, 2021 at 33 years old in Calarașovca (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Martin Häner

German field hockey player.

Born August 27th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Berlin.

Mantas Savėnas

Lithuanian footballer (born 1982).

Born August 27th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Panevėžys.

Manolo Villanova

Spanish association football player.

Born August 27th, 1942 in Zaragoza.

Died December 6th, 2025 at 83 years old in Zaragoza. ^[ref]