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August 27 | |
| 1871 | Birth date of Theodore Dreiser, author. (died 12/8/45) |
| 1882 | Purported birth date of Samuel Goldwyn, motion picture pioneer (its more likely that he was born in July 1879). (died 1/31/74) |
| 1889 | Birth date of Stephen Early, press secretary to Franklin D. Roosevelt. (died 8/11/51) |
| 1890 | Birth date of Hallie Flanagan, theater educator, administrator, and director. (died 7/12/69) |
| 1928 | The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed by 63 countries. |