Sigurd Islandsmoen

Norwegian composer (1881–1964).

Born August 27th, 1881 in Bagn.

Died July 1st, 1964 at 82 years old in Moss Municipality.

Alois Lipburger

Austrian skijumper (1956–2001).

Born August 27th, 1956 in Andelsbuch.

Died February 4th, 2001 at 44 years old in Füssen (traffic collision).

Eddy Antoine

Haitian footballer.

Born August 27th, 1949 in Port-au-Prince.

Died February 8th, 2026 at 76 years old in Montreal. ^[ref]

Nava Macmel-Atir

Israeli writer.

Born August 27th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Ramat Gan. ^[ref]

Julio César Jiménez

Uruguayan footballer.

Born August 27th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Artigas.

Peter Zurbriggen

Catholic archbishop and diplomat from switzerland (1943–2022).

Born August 27th, 1943 in Brig.

Died August 28th, 2022 at 79 years old in Brig.

Bohdana Matsiotska

Olympic alpine skier.

Born August 27th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Kosiv.

János Konrád

Hungarian water polo player (1941–2014).

Born August 27th, 1941 in Budapest.

Died November 26th, 2014 at 73 years old in Budapest.

Kim Moo-Kyo

South korean table tennis player.

Born August 27th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Gyeongju.

Eino Penttilä

Finnish javelin thrower (1906–1982).

Born August 27th, 1906 in Joutseno.

Died November 24th, 1982 at 76 years old in Pori.

Suzie Fraser

Australian water polo player.

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

Dieter Hoffmann

East german shot putter (1942–2016).

Born August 27th, 1942 in Gdańsk.

Died September 16th, 2016 at 74 years old in Luckenwalde.

Adolfo Tunesi

Gymnast (1887-1964).

Born August 27th, 1887 in Cento.

Died November 29th, 1964 at 77 years old in Bologna.

Alexandre Usov

Belarusian cyclist.

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

Reginald Brooks-King

British archer (1861-1938).

Born August 27th, 1861 in Monmouth.

Died September 19th, 1938 at 77 years old in Ottery St Mary.

Ken Fujita

Japanese association football player (born 1979).

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

Karim Tulaganov

Boxer.

Born August 27th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Tashkent Region.

Angela Piskernik

Botanist and conservationist (1886-1967).

Born August 27th, 1886 in Lobnig.

Died December 23rd, 1967 at 81 years old in Ljubljana.

Alice Archenhold

German astronomist.

Born August 27th, 1874 in Wiesbaden. ^[ref]

Died February 9th, 1943 at 68 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp. ^[ref]

Akbar Turaev

Uzbekistani footballer.

Born August 27th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Tashkent.

Alessandro D'Ottavio

Italian boxer (1927–1987).

Born August 27th, 1927 in Rome.

Died December 31st, 1987 at 60 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Dettlef Günther

East german luger.

Born August 27th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Breitenbrunn/Erzgebirge.

Jørn Didriksen

Norwegian speed skater and author.

Born August 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Jevnaker.

Tetsuya Okayama

Japanese association football player.

Born August 27th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Nagoya.

Olga Nazarova

Belarusian biathlete.

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