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Thursday, 27 August 2026

2007

Bluegrass Army Depot Sarin(GB) leak in Lexington, Kentucky. Officials reported the Sarin levels 85 times above the safe limit.

2006

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

2003

Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing {{convert|34646418|mi}} distant.

2000

{{convert|540|m|ft|0|adj=on}}-tall Ostankino Tower in Moscow catches fire, three people are killed.

1993

The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.

1991

The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Moldova declares independence from the USSR.

1990

Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crash.

1985

The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.

1982

Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital. Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide claim responsibility, saying they are avenging the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

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