Fait mathématique: 27990 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Culture générale: 27990 is an uninteresting number.
Date historique: August 18th is the day in 1977 that Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa.