歷史上的August 27

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  August 27:Independence Day in Moldova (1991)

  August 27 is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 126 days remaining until the end of the year.

  Events

  410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

  1172 – Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned as junior king and queen of England.

  1232 – The Formulary of Adjudications is promulgated by Regent Hōjō Yasutoki. (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 1232)

  1593 – Pierre Barrière fails in his attempt to assassinate King Henry IV of France.

  1689 – The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).

  1776 – Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.

  1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.

  1798 – Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.

  1810 – Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour ofGrand Port on Île de France.

  1813 – French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.