On This Day for August 27 - The death of Titian, Mother Teresa is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 27 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Mother Teresa READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1576 The death of Titian READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2011: After causing extensive damage to various Caribbean islands, Hurricane Irene made landfall in the United States, striking North Carolina's Outer Banks before moving along the Eastern Seaboard; property damage in the United States exceeded $7 billion, making Irene one of the most expensive Atlantic hurricanes in the country's history. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about natural disasters.] 2008: Democratic politician Barack Obama became the first African American to be nominated for the presidency by either major party; he later defeated Republican John McCain to win the office. [Read our list of 10 Democrats who made history, including Barack Obama.] 1979: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, was assassinated by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army , who placed on a bomb on his boat, which was in Donegal Bay, Ireland. 1964: The musical film Mary Poppins, an adaptation of P.L. Travers's book, had its world premiere in Los Angeles, and it became a Disney classic, especially noted for the performance of Julie Andrews, who was making her screen debut. [Test your knowledge of Disney.] 1939: German Ernst Heinrich Heinkel's He 178, a turbojet-powered aircraft, made the first jet flight. [ Take our quiz about early aviation.] 1928: The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed between France and the United States in a series of peacekeeping efforts after World War I . SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1908 Lyndon B. Johnson president of United States 1906 Ed Gein American serial killer 1770 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel German philosopher 1961 Tom Ford American fashion designer 1890 Man Ray American photographer and painter 1908 Don Bradman Australian cricketer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help