August 27
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Events
- 479 BC: The Battle of Plataea takes place
- 479 BC: The Battle of Mycale takes place
- 1912: Alexandros Karamanlakis becomes the first casualty of the Greek air force when his plane crashes in the Corinthian Gulf.
- 1998: The Greek stock market ("Sofokleous Street") has its worst day ever as stocks tumble 7.7%.
Sports
- 2003: Periklis Iakovakis breaks the Greek record for the 400m hurdles with 48.17 in the Paris World Championships.
Births
- 1780: Constantine Oikonomos of the Oikonomoi, clergyman and theologian
- 1905: Aris Velouchiotis, communist resistance leader.
- 1905: Giorgos Theotokas, writer
- 1951: Kikis Kazamias, Cypriot politician.
Deaths
- 1997: Sotiria Bellou, rebetiko singer.
- 2005: Giorgos Mouzakis, music composer
- 2011: Lykourgos Kallergis, actor, director