What day of the week was August 27, 1971?

The day of the week August 27th, 1971 fell on was a Friday.

Julian Cheung the Hong Kong actor and singer was born on 27 August in 1971. As was Ernest Faber the Dutch footballer and manager , Aygül Özkan the German politician .

Bennett Cerf the American publisher, co-founded Random House (b. 1898) died on this day in 1971. As did Margaret Bourke-White the American photographer and journalist (b. 1906) .

An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.