More Notable Events on August 27: 1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world 1955 Guinness Book of World Records 1st published 1945 U.S. troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war 1883 Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons