August 27 On This Day in History Timeline

Notable Figures on August 27 (14)

• Baal Shem Tov (Born: 1698-08-27) — Founder of Hasidic Judaism, a Jewish mystic from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• Denise Lewis (Born: 1972-08-27) — Olympic heptathlon champion and influential British sports administrator and presenter.
• Don Bradman (Born: 1908-08-27) — Australian cricketer, widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time.
• Donal Bisht (Born: 1994-08-27) — Indian television actress known for roles in Ek Deewaana Tha and Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop.
• Ernest Lawrence (Died: 1958-08-27) — Pioneering physicist known for the cyclotron and national laboratory founding.
• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Born: 1770-08-27) — Pioneering German Idealist philosopher whose system centered on Absolute Spirit (Geist).
• Haile Selassie (Died: 1975-08-27) — Emperor of Ethiopia, a pivotal figure in modern Ethiopian history and the Solomonic dynasty.
• Josquin des Prez (Died: 1521-08-27) — Master composer of the Renaissance, central to the Franco-Flemish School.
• Le Corbusier (Died: 1965-08-27) — Pioneer of modern architecture, known for the Five Points and urban planning concepts.
• Lope de Vega (Died: 1635-08-27) — Master of the Spanish Golden Age, Lope de Vega revolutionized theatre and poetry.
• Lyndon B. Johnson (Born: 1908-08-27) — 36th U.S. President known for Civil Rights legislation and the Great Society.
• Man Ray (Born: 1890-08-27) — Pioneering visual artist known for Dada and Surrealist work, especially photograms.
• Titian (Died: 1576-08-27) — Master of Venetian Renaissance painting, renowned for color and versatility.
• W. E. B. Du Bois (Died: 1963-08-27) — Pioneering sociologist, civil rights activist, and scholar of the African diaspora.