Birthdays
Reuben Baxter Detrick
Turns 33 on this date
William Hayden English
Turns 38 on this date
Hannibal Hamlin
Turns 51 on this date
Roger Hanson Weightman
Turns 33 on this date
Emory Upton
Turns 21 on this date
James Alexander Walker
Turns 28 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys large section of the Turkish port city of Smyna | 08/27/1860 |
| US/the World | In southern Italy, Garibaldi takes the Calabrian town of Monteleone without a fight | 08/27/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Canada's largest and richest city of Montreal |
08/24/1860 to 08/30/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Prince of Wales,” August 27, 1860 | 08/27/1860 |