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On This Day: August 27

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On Aug. 27, 1962, the United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December.

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On Aug. 27, 1908, Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, was born. Following his death on Jan. 22, 1973, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1770	German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born in Stuttgart.
1859	Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pa.
1883	The island volcano Krakatoa erupted and the resulting tidal waves claimed some 36,000 lives on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
1928	The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris, outlawing war and providing for the peaceful settlement of disputes.
1945	American troops began landing in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese government in World War II.
1962	The United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December.
1967	The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills.
1975	Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia's 3,000-year-old monarchy, died in Addis Ababa almost a year after being overthrown.
1979	British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat explosion; the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.
2007	Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty in Richmond, Va., to a federal dogfighting charge.
2008	Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Current Birthdays

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Jim Thome turns 41 years old today.

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Actress Chandra Wilson ("Grey's Anatomy") turns 42 years old today.

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1942	Daryl Dragon, Musician (The Captain and Tennille), turns 69
1943	Bob Kerrey, Former U.S. senator, D-Neb., turns 68
1943	Tuesday Weld, Actress, turns 68
1952	Paul Reubens, Actor ("Pee-Wee's Playhouse"), turns 59
1953	Alex Lifeson, Rock musician (Rush), turns 58
1962	Yolanda Adams, Gospel singer, turns 49
1970	Tony Kanal, Rock musician (No Doubt), turns 41
1976	Sarah Chalke, Actress ("Scrubs"), turns 35
1988	Alexa Vega, Actress ("Spy Kids" films), turns 23

Historic Birthdays

Lyndon B. Johnson8/27/1908 - 1/22/197336th president of the United States.Go to obituary »

73	Sophia Smith 8/27/1796 - 6/12/1870 American philanthropist; founded Smith College
81	Hannibal Hamlin 8/27/1809 - 7/4/1891 American vice-president (1861-5)
85	Charles Dawes 8/27/1865 - 4/23/1951 American vice-president (1925-9) and diplomat; awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
74	Theodore Dreiser 8/27/1871 - 12/28/1945 American novelist
65	Carl Bosch 8/27/1874 - 4/26/1940 German Nobel Prize-winning industrial chemist (1931)
86	Man Ray 8/27/1890 - 11/18/1976 American photographer, painter and filmmaker
66	C. S. Forester 8/27/1899 - 4/2/1966 English novelist and journalist
64	Frank Leahy 8/27/1908 - 6/21/1973 American Notre Dame football coach (1941-53)