On August 27, several holidays and historical events are observed around the world and in Kazakhstan. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Holidays
Today is the state holiday of the Republic of Moldova - Independence Day. Moldova is a state located in Southeastern Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north, east, and south, and Romania to the west. Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Moldova were established on July 31, 1992.
In the Russian Federation, Cinema Day is celebrated. The premiere of the first film in Russia took place on October 15, 1908. It was the work "Ponizovaya Volnitsa" by director Vladimir Romashkov. The first Russian film lasted only 7 minutes. The first full-length Russian feature film was called "Battleship Potemkin". This famous film by Eisenstein was released in 1926.
In Iran, Pharmacists' Day is being celebrated. This professional holiday in Iran is established in honor of the birthday of the Persian physician, alchemist, and philosopher Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Razi.
In the USA, National Oil Day is observed. The first oil in America was found on August 27, 1858, in Titusville, Pennsylvania, by a resident named Edwin Drake.
Historical events on August 27 in the world
- 01In 1783, an aerostat flew over Paris for the first time;
- 02In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs published his first story about Tarzan;
- 03In 1946, the pilot's ejection seat was first tested in the USA;
- 04In 1955, the first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
Historical events on August 27 in Kazakhstan
- 01In 1992, the premiere of the film "Kozy Korpesh - Bayan Sulu", shot by A. Ashimov's film studio "Elim-ai", took place at the House of Cinema in Almaty;
- 02In 1992, diplomatic relations were established between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Armenia;
- 03In 2007, on the territory of the planned construction of Aktau-City in Aktau, 28 historical and archaeological complexes with more than eighty historically valuable monuments were found;
- 04In 2015, an agreement was signed in Astana between the Government of Kazakhstan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the creation of a low-enriched uranium bank;
- 05In 2016, at a charity auction in Burabay, Akmola region, boxer Gennady Golovkin's leather gloves were sold for eight million tenge, and Olympic champion Dmitry Balandin's jersey for 1 million 450 thousand tenge;
- 06In 2017, Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen won the nomination "Best Foreign Creative Personality of the Year" at the 2017 Fresh Asia Music Festival in Beijing.
Famous personalities born on August 27
- 01In 1770, German philosopher, creator of the systematic theory of dialectics, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born;
- 02In 1896, famous theater and film actress Faina Ranevskaya was born;
- 03In 1941, Ukrainian actor Bohdan Stupka was born.
Who was born on August 27 in Kazakhstan
- 01In 1925, sculptor, one of the founders of national professional sculpture art, laureate of the State Prize Khakimzhan Nauryzbayev was born;
- 02In 1928, famous poet, translator, journalist Kabdykarim Ydyrysov was born.