BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on August 27.

Everyone born on August 27 is a Virgo — ruled by Mercury, you have already spotted the error. The stone is peridot, the flower gladiolus, and the day is shared with Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Virgo, the Maiden — an engraving
Sun sign
Virgo ♍︎
the Maiden · ruled by Mercury · you have already spotted the error
Peridot, the birthstone for August — an engraving
Birthstone
Peridot
August
Gladiolus, the birth flower for August — an engraving
Birth flower
Gladiolus
& poppy

Your book

Born on August 27? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Virgo, August 23 to September 22.

The Maiden, ruled by Mercury, and the books make it the sign of the well-kept list — precise, useful, quietly indispensable. An earth sign, credited with discernment and a work ethic, and blamed for noticing the flaw in everything, including itself. Its people are said to be the ones who actually read the instructions. The tradition admires Virgo and slightly fears having its work checked by one.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on August 27.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1770
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German philosopher
1908
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of the United States
1961
Tom Ford
American fashion designer and film director
1979
Aaron Paul
American actor and producer
1952
Paul Reubens
American actor and comedian
1992
Kim Petras
German singer-songwriter
1890
Man Ray
American-French painter and photographer
1965
Ange Postecoglou
Greek-Australian footballer and coach

On this day

What August 27 has seen.

It is Ghost Festival in China (2026).

1776British forces led by William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War.
1810Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeated the Royal Navy, preventing them from capturing the harbour of Grand Port on Mauritius.
1832Black Hawk, the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the Black Hawk War.

The calendar

When August 27 falls.

A Thursday in 2026, a Friday in 2027, a Sunday in 2028, a Monday in 2029, and a Tuesday in 2030.