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What is celebrated on August 27?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to August 27. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2025
First observance

World Lake Day

UNEP and the United Nations identify 2025 as the first observance of World Lake Day.

2014
Institutional decision

Puducherry Liberation Day

The Government of Puducherry archive dates the Liberation Day holiday order to 27 August 2014.

1984
Precursor

World Lake Day

The conference predates the UN observance and supplies the historical date anchor later used for World Lake Day.

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3 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

2 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

3 have in-depth guides

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Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on August 27

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova

27 August annually; 35th anniversary in 2026 · Republic of Moldova / national independence observance

The Government of Moldova states that the Republic marks Independence Day on 27 August and that Moldova proclaimed independence on 27 August 1991; the 2026 programme marked the 35th anniver…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Lyndon Baines Johnson Day

27 August annually · Texas, United States / statutory state and legal holiday; not a U.S. federal holiday

Texas Government Code §662.003(b)(5) fixes August 27 as Lyndon Baines Johnson Day in observance of Johnson’s birthday. Texas legislative/history sources trace the holiday to 1973 legislatio…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

World Lake Day

27 August · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/79/142

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Topics represented on August 27

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Civic, Remembrance & History 2Animals, Nature & Environment 1
3 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova

27 August annually; 35th anniversary in 2026 · Republic of Moldova / national independence observance

The Government of Moldova states that the Republic marks Independence Day on 27 August and that Moldova proclaimed independence on 27 August 1991; the 2026 programme marked the 35th anniver…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Lyndon Baines Johnson Day

27 August annually · Texas, United States / statutory state and legal holiday; not a U.S. federal holiday

Texas Government Code §662.003(b)(5) fixes August 27 as Lyndon Baines Johnson Day in observance of Johnson’s birthday. Texas legislative/history sources trace the holiday to 1973 legislatio…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

World Lake Day

27 August · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/79/142

How dates are selected

This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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