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February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 307 days remaining until the end of the year (308 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland. The Scottish Reformation was Scotland 's formal break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1560 and the events surrounding this This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1594 - Henry IV is crowned King of France. Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1617 - Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Treaty of Stolbovo is a peace treaty of 1617 that ended the Ingrian War, fought between Sweden and Russia. The Ingrian War between Sweden and Russia, which lasted between 1610 and 1617 and can be seen as part of the Time of Troubles, is mainly remembered Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.
• 1626 - Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci. Yuán Chónghuàn (袁崇煥 Style name: Yuánsù 元素 and Zìrú 自如 6 June 1584 – 22 September 1630) was a famed patriot Nurhaci ( Chinese: 努爾哈赤 or 努爾哈齊; Manchu:) is considered to be the founding father of the Manchu
• 1700 - The island of New Britain is discovered. This article discusses the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea
• 1801 - Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1812 - Poet Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" The Luddites were a Social movement of British Textile artisans in the early Nineteenth century who protested&mdashoften by destroying mechanized The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire
• 1844 - The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• 1860 - Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (commonly referred to simply as The Cooper Union or Cooper Union) is a privately-funded college in The City of New York The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1861 - A crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland is fired upon by Russian troops, killing five protesters. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
• 1864 - American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Northern United States is a large geographic region of the United States of America. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Andersonville is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States.
• 1900 - Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle of Paardeberg. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé, commonly known as Piet Cronjé ( 'KRON-year' ( Colesberg, Cape Colony, 4 October 1836 &ndash Potchefstroom The Battle of Paardeberg ("Mountain of the horses" was a major battle during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
• 1900 - The British Labour Party is founded. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
• 1921 - The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The International Working Union of Socialist Parties (IWUSP also known as 2½ International or the Vienna International; German: Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
• 1922 - A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Nineteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits each of the states and the federal government from The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Leser v Garnett, 258 US 130 (1922 was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Nineteenth Amendment to the United
• 1933 - Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 27 February 1933, the Reichstag building was subject to an arson attack and as a result seen as the pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first Parliament of the German Empire.
• 1939 - American Civil Rights Movement: Sit-down strikes are outlawed by the Supreme Court of the United States. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• 1940 - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14
• 1942 - World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an allied (ABDA) strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies
• 1943 - The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin David Kamen ( August 27, 1913, Toronto &ndash August 31, 2002) was co-discoverer (with Sam Ruben) of the Isotope Samuel Ruben (born Charles Rubenstein in San Francisco California, November 5, 1913 - September 28, 1943) the son Carbon-14, 14C, or radiocarbon, is a Radioactive isotope of Carbon discovered on February 27, 1940, by Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the Java Sea was a major Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA Command, code name ABDACOM, was a short-lived supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia, in Java Sea (Laut Jawa is a large (310000 km² shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf. See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Smith Mine disaster was the worst Coal mining disaster in the State of Montana, and the 43rd worst in the United States, according to the National Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• 1943 - The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin
• 1945 - Lebanon declares Independence. The Rosenstrasse protest was a nonviolent protest in Rosenstrasse ("Rose street" in Berlin in February and March 1943 carried out by the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 1951 - The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Twenty-second Amendment ( Amendment XXII) of the United States Constitution sets a Term limit for the President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1961 - The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spanish Trade Union Organisation ( Spanish: Organización Sindical Española) commonly known as Vertical Syndicate ( Sindicato Vertical)
• 1963 - The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño ( 30 June 1909, La Vega &ndash 1 November 2001, Santo Domingo) was a Politician This article is about Rafael L Trujillo former dictator of the Dominican Republic
• 1964 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa (it La Torre di Pisa is the Campanile, or freestanding bell tower of the
• 1967 - Dominica gains independence from the United Kingdom. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an Island nation in the Caribbean Sea. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1971 - Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform aborti provocati. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands An abortion clinic is a medical facility that performs or specializes in Abortions Such Clinics may be public medical centers or private medical practices Arnhem ( ( South Guelderish: Èrnem) is a city and Municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. An
• 1973 - The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The American Indian Movement ( AIM) is an Indian Activist organization in the United States. Wounded Knee ( Lakhota Cankpe Opi) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Shannon County, South Dakota, United States.
• 1974 - People magazine is published for the first time. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally
• 1976 - The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Western Sahara ( Arabic: الصحراء الغربية; transliterated: as-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbīyah; Sahara Occidental is a territory The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Po pular de Li beración de Sa The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ( SADR) (' الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية) is a partially
• 1986 - The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
• 1989 - Venezuela is rocked by the riots of Caracazo. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Other uses ''El Caracazo ''(film. The caracazo or sacudón is the name given to the wave of protests riots and looting that
• 1991 - Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
• 1999 - Olusegun Obasanjo becomes Nigeria's first elected president since mid-1983. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) General (rtd Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo, GCFR (Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ olúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́ (born circa March Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
• 1999 - Korea International School is founded by Soon-Il Chung. Korea International School, also known as KIS, is a secular K-12 school It is currently directed by Ann Clapper.
• 2002 - Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire in London Stansted Airport. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ryanair Flight 296 is a flight between Dublin International Airport, Ireland and London Stansted Airport, UK. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation. Ryanair (,) is an Irish Airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK
• 2002 - Godhra train burning, a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya;
• 2003 - Rowan Williams is enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in the Anglican church. The Godhra train burning incident occurred in the town of Godhra in the Indian state of Gujarat at 0830 hours (830 AM on 27 February 2002. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Ayodhya (अयोध्या IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rowan Douglas Williams, PC, DD, DCL, FBA, (born 14 June 1950 in Swansea, Wales) is an Anglican The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs
• 2004 - A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines worst terrorist attack kills 116. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The 2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing on February 27, 2004, resulted in the sinking of the Ferry SuperFerry 14 and the deaths of 116 people in the Philippines "Sword of God" redirects here For the 7th century Arab Muslim military commander known as the "Sword of God" see Khalid ibn al-Walid. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 2004 - Former BPMC general secretary Ordrick Samuel launches a new party in Barbuda, Barbudans for a Better Barbuda. The Barbuda People's Movement for Change is a Political party in Barbuda, part of Antigua and Barbuda. Barbuda is an Island in the Eastern Caribbean, and forms part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. Barbudans for a Better Barbuda is a Political party in Barbuda, part of Antigua and Barbuda.
• 2007 - The general strike against Lansana Conté in Guinea ends. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea 's Trade unions and opposition parties called on President Lansana Conté (born ca 1934 has been the President of Guinea since 3 April 1984. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea
• 2007 - The Chinese Correction: the Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in 10 years. The Chinese Correction was the global Stock market plunge of February 27, 2007 which wiped out hundreds of billions of market value The Shanghai Stock Exchange ( SSE) ( is a Chinese Stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai, with a Market capitalization
• 2008 - Mas Selamat bin Kastari, a suspected JI terrorism leader, escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre in Singapore. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Mas Selamat bin Kastari (born 23 January 1961) an Indonesian born Singaporean is Singapore's most-wanted terror Fugitive who

Births

• 272 - Constantine I, Roman emperor (d. Events By Topic Roman Empire Emperor Aurelian reconquers the kingdom of Palmyra, composed of Syria, Egypt Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine 337)
• 1691 - Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. Events By Place Roman Empire September 9 — Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their Edward Cave, ( February 27 1691 &ndash January 10 1754) was a printer editor and publisher 1754)
• 1711 - Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Constantine Mavrocordatos ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μαυροκορδάτος, Romanian: Constantin Mavrocordat; February 27 1769)
• 1779 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Hazlehurst ( 27 February 1779 – 18 February 1842) was an English businessman who founded the soap and Alkali manufacturing 1842)
• 1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27 1807 &ndash March 24 1882 was an American educator and Poet whose works include " Paul Revere's Ride " 1882)
• 1831 - Hiram Bond Everest, American cofounder of The Vacuum Oil Company (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Hiram Bond Everest ( February 27, 1831 - March 6, 1913) was an American scientist and a professor of science at Wisconsin University Vacuum Oil Company was a Petroleum company in the United States founded in 1866 1913)
• 1862 - Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Anastasios Metaxas (Αναστάσιος Μεταξάς February 27, 1862 &ndash January 28, 1937) was a Greek architect 1937)
• 1878 - Alvan T. Fuller, 50^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alvan Tufts Fuller was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1958)
• 1886 - Hugo Black, U. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hugo LaFayette Black (February 27 1886&ndashSeptember 25 1971 was an American politician and jurist. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1971)
• 1888 - Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Roberto Assagioli ( Venice, February 27, 1888 - Capolona d' Arezzo, August 23, 1974) was an Italian 1974)
• 1888 - Earl Caddock, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Earl Caddock ( February 27, 1888 – August 25, 1950) was a Professional wrestler who was active in the early portion of the twentieth 1950)
• 1888 - Lotte Lehmann, German singer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lotte Lehmann ( February 27, 1888 &ndash August 26, 1976) was a German Soprano 1976)
• 1890 - Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Freddie Keppard (sometimes rendered as Freddy Keppard) ( February 27, 1890 - July 15, 1933) was an early Jazz Cornetist 1933)
• 1891 - David Sarnoff, Russian-born broadcast pioneer (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1971)
• 1891 - Anne Samson, oldest-ever nun documented (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Canadian supercentenarians (people from Canada who reached the age of at least 110 years 0 days include Oldest people in Canada Oldest Person By Canadian 2004)
• 1892 - William Demarest, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Demarest ( February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American Character actor. 1983)
• 1897 - Marian Anderson, American contralto (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marian Anderson (February 27 1897 – April 8 1993 was an American 1993)
• 1899 - Charles Best, Canadian medical scientist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr Charles Herbert Best, CC ( February 27, 1899 &ndash March 31, 1978) was a medical scientist 1978)
• 1902 - Gene Sarazen, American golfer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting PGA Tour wins (39 1922 (3 Southern (Spring Open US Open, PGA Championship 1923 (1 PGA Championship 1999)
• 1902 - John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1968)
• 1903 - Grethe Weiser, German actress (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Grethe Weiser ( February 27, 1903 – October 2, 1970) was a German actress. 1970)
• 1904 - James T. Farrell, American writer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on James Thomas Farrell ( February 27, 1904 - August 22, 1979) was an American Novelist. 1979)
• 1904 - Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Yulii Borisovich Khariton ( Ю́лий Бори́сович Харито́н, February 27, 1904 - December 18, 1996) was a Soviet 1996)
• 1904 - André Leducq, French cyclist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) André Leducq ( February 27, 1904 - June 18, 1980) was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tour de France. 1980)
• 1904 - Chick Fullis, American baseball player (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Charles Philip (Chick Fullis ( February 27, 1904 - March 28, 1946) was a Center fielder who played in Major League Baseball 1946)
• 1905 - Franchot Tone, American actor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Franchot Tone ( February 27, 1905 &ndash September 18, 1968) was an American Actor. 1968)
• 1907 - Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mildred Bailey ( February 27 1907 &ndash December 12 1951) was a popular American Jazz Singer during the 1930s 1951)
• 1910 - Joan Bennett, American actress (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress 1990)
• 1910 - Peter De Vries, American writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Peter De Vries ( February 27, 1910 - September 28, 1993) was an American editor and Novelist known for his satiric 1993)
• 1910 - Ted Horn, American race car driver (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Ted Horn ( February 27, 1910 &ndash October 10, 1948) born Eylard Theodore Von Horn, was an American Race car driver 1948)
• 1910 - Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta 1990)
• 1912 - Lawrence Durrell, British writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Lawrence George Durrell ( February 27, 1912 &ndash November 7, 1990) was an expatriate British Novelist, Poet, 1990)
• 1912 - Kusumagraj, Indian writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (विष्णु वामन शिरवाडकर ( February 27 1912 - March 10 1999) popularly known by his 1999)
• 1913 - Irwin Shaw, American writer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Irwin Shaw ( February 27 1913 &ndash May 16 1984) was an American playwright screenwriter and novelist who was also a highly regarded short 1984)
• 1913 - Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish president (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Kazimierz Sabbat ( February 27, 1913 - July 19, 1989) was a President of the Polish Government in Exile from the 8th of April 1986 1989)
• 1917 - John Connally, Governor of Texas (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Bowden Connally Jr ( February 27 1917 June 15 1993) was a powerful American politician, serving as Governor 1993)
• 1922 - Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch professor and art historian (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Henderik Roelof "Hans" Rookmaaker ( February 27, 1922 &ndash March 13, 1977) was a Dutch Christian scholar professor 1977)
• 1923 - Dexter Gordon, American jazz saxophonist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dexter Gordon ( February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American Jazz Tenor saxophonist, and an Academy 1990)
• 1925 - Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Dash ( February 27 1925 &ndash May 29 2004) a native of Camden New Jersey, a co-chief 2004)
• 1926 - David H. Hubel, Canadian neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1927 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Hunter Hubel (born February 27, 1926) was co-recipient with Torsten Wiesel of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for their The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynn Cartwright ( February 27 1927 – January 2 2004) was an American character actress probably best known for her performance 2004)
• 1927 - Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Guy Mitchell ( February 22, 1927 - July 1, 1999) was a Croatian-American pop Singer, was successful in his homeland 1999)
• 1928 - Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel
• 1929 - Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 1929 - Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (אריאל Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dejalma dos Santos (also spelled Djalma Santos, born 27 February 1929 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former football Jack Arthur Gibson OAM ( 27 February 1929 &ndash 9 May 2008) was an Australian Rugby league identity - a player commentator 2008)
• 1930 - Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist
• 1930 - Peter Stone, American writer (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul von Ragué Schleyer (born February 27 1930 is an organic physical Chemist of substantial significance whose research has been cited with great frequency Peter Stone ( February 27, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater television and movies 2003)
• 1930 - Joanne Woodward, American actress
• 1932 - Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress
• 1933 - Raymond Berry, American football player
• 1934 - Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Emmett Berry (born February 27, 1933 in Corpus Christi Texas) was an American football Wide receiver. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Gabriel Fourcade ( February 27 1934 &ndash December 23 1992) was a French Interior designer and the business 1992)
• 1934 - N. Scott Momaday, American writer
• 1934 - Ralph Nader, American consumer activist
• 1934 - Van Williams, American actor
• 1935 - Mirella Freni, Italian soprano
• 1936 - Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer
• 1936 - Roger Mahony, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles
• 1937 - David Ackles, American singer songwriter (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Navarro Scott Momaday (born February 27, 1934) is a Native American ( Kiowa) writer Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President Van (Van Zandt Williams is a former American Actor (born February 27, 1934, in Fort Worth Texas) best known for his brief Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935 as Mirella Fregni is an Italian Opera Soprano much admired for the youthful Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Dale Barassi Jr (born 27 February 1936 is a former Australian rules football player and coach Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Thomas Ackles ( February 27, 1937, Rock Island, Illinois, USA - March 2, 1999) was an American 1999)
• 1937 - Barbara Babcock, American actress
• 1939 - Peter Revson, American racecar driver (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Barbara Babcock (born February 27, 1937 in Pasadena, California) is an American actress Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Jeffrey Revlon (renamed Revson) ( February 27, 1939 - March 22, 1974 aged) was a racecar driver from United States 1974)
• 1940 - Howard Hesseman, American actor
• 1940 - Bill Hunter, Australian actor
• 1941 - Paddy Ashdown, British politician
• 1942 - Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1942 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
• 1942 - Michel Forget, French Canadian actor
• 1943 - Mary Frann, American actress (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Hesseman (born February 27, 1940) is an American actor Bill Hunter (born February 27 1940 is an Australian actor of Film, Stage and Television. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeremy John Durham Ashdown Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC, (born 27 February 1941 commonly known as Paddy Ashdown, is a Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Charlayne Hunter-Gault (born 27 February, 1942) is an American journalist and foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, and the Public Michel Forget (born on February 27, 1942 in Montreal Quebec)is a Quebec actor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Frann ( February 27, 1943 – September 23, 1998) was an American actress best known for her role as Bob Newhart's 1998)
• 1943 - Morten Lauridsen, American composer
• 1944 - Ken Grimwood, American writer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Morten Lauridsen (born February 27 1943 in Colfax Washington) is an American Composer of Danish ancestry Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Milton Grimwood ( February 27, 1944 – June 6, 2003) was an American author who was born in Dothan Alabama. 2003)
• 1944 - Roger Scruton, British philosopher
• 1945 - Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Vernon Scruton (born 27 February 1944) is an English Conservative Philosopher. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Carl Anderson ( February 27, 1945 – February 23, 2004) was an American Singer, Film and Theatre 2004)
• 1947 - Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist
• 1951 - Steve Harley, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)
• 1952 - Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor
• 1953 - Gabriela Svobodová, Czech cross country skier
• 1954 - Neal Schon, American musician (Journey)
• 1955 - Peter Christopherson, English musician, video director and designer
• 1957 - Viktor Markin, Russian athlete
• 1957 - Timothy Spall, English actor
• 1957 - Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator
• 1957 - Adrian Smith, English musician (Iron Maiden)
• 1958 - Naas Botha, South African rugby union footballer
• 1958 - Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sid Vicious (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gidon Kremer (Gidons Krēmers (born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian Violinist and conductor. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Steve Harley (born Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice 27 February 1951) is a British singer songwriter best known for his work with the 1970s rock group Cockney Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stathis Psaltis ( Greek: Στάθης Ψάλτης born February 27, 1952, in Velo, Korinthia is a Greek cinema, TV and Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gabriela Svobodová (born February 27 1953) is a former Czech Cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1984. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27 1954, in Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is an American Guitarist Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Peter Martin Christopherson, aka Sleazy (born February 27, 1955) is a musician video director and designer and former member of the influential British Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Viktor Fyodorovich Markin (Виктор Фёдорович Маркин (born February 23, 1957 in the village of Oktyabrsky Ust-Tarksky District Timothy Leonard Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) is an English BAFTA award-nominated film stage and television Actor. Daniel Antonucci (born February 27, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian animator, best known for his 1999 Adrian Frederik "H" Smith (born February 27 1957 in Hackney, East London, England) is a Guitarist and one of three Guitarists For other uses see Iron maiden. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hendrik Egnatius Botha, commonly known as Naas Botha (born 27 February 1958 is a Northern Transvaal and Springboks former Rugby union player Nancy Laura Spungen (February 27 1958 – October 12 1978 was the American girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk 1978)
• 1959 - Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• 1960 - Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player
• 1961 - James Worthy, American basketball player
• 1962 - Adam Baldwin, American actor
• 1962 - Grant Show, American actor
• 1963 - Pär Nuder, Swedish politician
• 1964 - Todd Bodine, American race car driver
• 1965 - Noah Emmerich, American actor
• 1965 - Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist
• 1965 - Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
• 1966 - Donal Logue, Canadian actor
• 1968 - Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player
• 1969 - Brad Vander Ark, American musician
• 1970 - Michael A. Burstein, American writer
• 1970 - Kent Desormeaux, American jockey
• 1970 - Matthias Lechner, German art director
• 1970 - Patricia Petibon, French opera singer
• 1971 - Derren Brown, British psychological illusionist
• 1971 - Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC)
• 1973 - Ali Tabatabaee, American Iranian rapper (Zebrahead)
• 1973 - Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union footballer
• 1973 - Peter André, Australian singer - Husband to Katie Price, Glamour model
• 1975 - Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete
• 1975 - Shelby Walker, American mixed martial artist (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Van Zant (born February 27 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American Southern rock Vocalist. Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrés Gómez (born February 27 1960, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former professional Tennis player from Ecuador Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Ager Worthy (born February 27 1961 in Gastonia North Carolina) is a retired American college and professional Basketball player Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Baldwin (born February 27 1962) is an American Actor. He is known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick 's Grant Show (born February 27, 1962 in Detroit Michigan) is an Actor best known for his role on Melrose Place as Jake Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pär Anders Nuder (born February 27, 1963) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Todd Bodine (born February 27, 1964 in Chemung New York) is a Stock car racer. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American film Actor who first broke out in the cult hit Beautiful Girls Frank Peter Zimmermann (born Duisburg, Germany, February 27, 1965) is a German Violinist He started playing the violin Joakim Sundström (pronounced yo-a-keem' b February 27, 1965) is a Swedish Sound editor, Sound designer and Musician. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Donal Francis Logue (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian Actor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Major League Baseball Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brad Vander Ark ( February 27, 1969) is the former bass player of the band The Verve Pipe from 1992-2001 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the article about the Israeli American actor see Mike Burstyn Michael A Kent J Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970, in Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse Matthias Lechner (born February 27, 1970) is a motion picture Set designer and Art director. Patricia Petibon (born 27 February 1970) is a French Coloratura Soprano who has been acclaimed for her interpretations of French Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Derren Victor Brown (born 27 February 1971 is an English magician, psychological Illusionist, Mentalist, painter and Rozonda Ocelean Thomas better known by her Stage name Chilli, is an American R&B singer and actress who rose to fame as one third of the TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ali Tabatabaee (born February 27, 1973) is one of two main vocalists in the band Zebrahead. Zebrahead is an Orange County California -based punk / rap band which was formed in La Habra, California. Mark Taylor (born 27 February 1973) is a Wales international rugby union player who plays at centre. Peter James André (born 27 February 1973 is an English-born Australian Singer-songwriter and Television personality. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prodromos Korkizoglou (Πρόδρομος Κορκιζόγλου born February 27, 1975) is Greece 's most prominent Decathlete and competes Shelby 'Shelby Girl' Walker ( born Shelby Rogers on February 27, 1975 in Kingsville Texas &ndash September 24, 2006 2006)
• 1976 - Tony Gonzalez, American football player
• 1977 - Lance Hoyt, American professional wrestler
• 1977 - Ji Sung, South Korean actor
• 1977 - James Wan, Australian film director
• 1978 - James Beattie, English footballer
• 1980 - Bobby Valentino, American singer
• 1980 - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
• 1981 - Josh Groban, American singer
• 1983 - Kate Mara, American actress
• 1983 - Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress
• 1983 - Devin Harris, American basketball player
• 1984 - David Noel, American basketball player
• 1984 - Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer
• 1984 - Lotta Schelin, Swedish female footballer
• 1985 - Juliana Imai, Brazilian model
• 1989 - Kelly Breeding, American singer from B5
• 1991 - Azeem Rafiq, Yorkshire CCC & English U15 captain

Deaths

• 1659 - Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lance Hoyt (born February 27, 1977 in Hearne Texas) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Ji Sung (or Ji Seong real name Kwak Tae-gun is a South Korean Actor, born on February 27, 1977. James Wan (born February 27 1977) is an Australian producer, Screenwriter, and Film director. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) James Scott Beattie (born 27 February 1978 in Lancaster) is an English football player who currently plays for Sheffield United Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Robert Wilson (born on February 27 1980 better known by his Stage name Bobby Valentino, is an American R&B singer (his nickname being Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27 1980 is the daughter and only child of former U William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kate Mara (born February 27 1983 is an American television and film Actress. Hayley Angel Wardle (previously Hayley Wardle) (born 27 February 1983 is an actress born in London England Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Devin Lamar Harris (born February 27 1983) is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's New Jersey Nets Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) David Anthony Noel III (born February 27 1984 in Durham North Carolina) is an American professional Basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers Antti Tapani Tuisku (born 27 February, 1984, in Rovaniemi) is a popular Finnish pop singer made famous by Idols, the Finnish version Charlotta Eva Schelin (born 27 February 1984) usually called Lotta Schelin or L8, is a Swedish football player Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Juliana Imai (born February 27, 1985 in Cruzeiro do Oeste Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian model. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) B5 is an R&B Boy band originating from St Petersburg Florida and later relocating to Atlanta Georgia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Azeem Rafiq ( February 27 1991) is a Pakistani Cricketer A right arm off-spin bowler with a scholarship to Yorkshire, Azeem was also Henry Dunster ( November 26, 1609 – February 27, 1659) was an Anglo-American Puritan clergyman and educator 1609)
• 1699 - Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. Charles Paulet 1st Duke of Bolton, PC (c 1625 &ndash 27 February 1699) who became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death c. 1625)
• 1706 - John Evelyn, English diarist (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Evelyn ( 31 October 1620 – 27 February 1706) was an English writer gardener and diarist 1620)
• 1720 - Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Samuel Parris (1653 – February 27, 1720) was the Puritan minister in Salem Village, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials 1653)
• 1735 - John Arbuthnot, English physician and writer (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr Arbuthnot, ( baptised 29 April, 1667 &ndash 27 February, 1735) was a physician 1667)
• 1844 - Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Nicholas Biddle ( January 8 1786 – February 27 1844) was an American Financier who served as the president of the 1786)
• 1887 - Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Александр Порфирьевич Бородин Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) ( &ndash) was a Russian Composer 1833)
• 1892 - Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion 1821)
• 1902 - Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Anglo-Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the film of the same name see Breaker Morant (film Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant ( 9 December[[ 864]] – 27 February See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: 1864)
• 1902 - Peter Handcock, Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances
• 1921 - Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Peter Joseph Handcock (1869 – 1902 was a Veterinary Lieutenant in the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Boer War in South Africa See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Schofield Haigh (born March 19, 1871, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, died February 27, 1921 1871)
• 1932 - William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. William Southam ( August 23 1843 &ndash February 27 1932) was a Canadian Newspaper Publisher. 1843)
• 1936 - Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other uses see Pavlov (disambiguation. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Иван Петрович Павлов September 14, 1849 &ndash February The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1849)
• 1936 - Joshua W. Alexander, U. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joshua Willis Alexander ( January 22 1852 &ndash February 27 1936) was United States Secretary of Commerce from December 16 S. Secretary of Commerce under Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. 1852)
• 1941 - William D. Byron, U. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Devereux Byron II ( May 15, 1895 &ndash February 27, 1941) a Democrat, was a U S. Congressman (b. 1895)
• 1943 - Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kostis Palamas (Κωστής Παλαμάς &mdash 27 February, 1943) was a Greek Poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1859)
• 1964 - Orry-Kelly, Australian costume designer (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Orry-Kelly was the professional name of John Orry Kelly ( December 31, 1897 - February 27, 1964) a prolific Hollywood 1897)
• 1968 - Frankie Lymon, American singer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon ( September 30, 1942 &ndash February 27, 1968) was an African-American Rock and 1942)
• 1969 - Marius Barbeau, French Canadian folklorist (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Marius Barbeau ( March 5, 1883 &ndash February 27, 1969) also known as C 1883)
• 1970 - Marie Dionne, one of the French Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dionne quintuplets, born on May 28, 1934, are the first Quintuplets known to survive their Infancy. The Dionne quintuplets, born on May 28, 1934, are the first Quintuplets known to survive their Infancy. 1934)
• 1972 - Pat Brady, American actor and singer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pat Brady ( December 31, 1914 – February 27, 1972) was best known as cowboy Roy Rogers ' comical sidekick 1914)
• 1977 - John Dickson Carr, American author (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays John Dickson Carr ( November 30, 1906 &ndash February 27, 1977) was an American Author of Detective stories 1905)
• 1978 - Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The composer Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov (born in Saint Petersburg on November 4, 1912, died in Leningrad on February 27, 1978) is 1912)
• 1980 - George Tobias, American actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) George Tobias ( July 14, 1901 &ndash February 27, 1980) was an American Character actor. 1901)
• 1981 - Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jacob H Gilbert ( June 17, 1920 - February 27, 1981) was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1920)
• 1985 - Henry Cabot Lodge, American politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr ( July 5, 1902 &ndash February 27, 1985) was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts 1902)
• 1986 - Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Jacques Omer "Jake the Snake" Plante ( January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey 1929)
• 1987 - Joan Greenwood, English actress and director (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Joan Greenwood ( 4 March 1921 – 27 February 1987) was an English actress 1921)
• 1989 - Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Paul Oswald Ahnert ( November 22, 1897 &ndash February 27, 1989) was a German Astronomer. 1897)
• 1989 - Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Konrad Zacharias Lorenz ( November 7, 1903 in Vienna &ndash February 27, 1989 in Vienna) was an Austrian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1903)
• 1990 - Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Nahum Norbert Glatzer ( March 25, 1903 &mdash February 27, 1990) was a noted American literary scholar theologian and editor 1903)
• 1992 - S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American linguist and politician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa ( July 18 1906 &ndash February 27 1992) was a Canadian -born American academic and political 1906)
• 1993 - Lillian Gish, American actress (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Lillian Diana Gish ( October 14 1893 – February 27 1993) was an American stage screen and television actress whose 1893)
• 1998 - George H. Hitchings, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) George Herbert Hitchings ( April 18, 1905 &ndash February 27, 1998) was an American doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1905)
• 1998 - J. T. Walsh, American actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Thomas Patrick Walsh ( September 28, 1943 – February 27, 1998) was an American Character actor known for his roles 1943)
• 2002 - Spike Milligan, Irish comedian (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE ( 16 April, 1918 &ndash 27 February 2002) known as Spike Milligan, was an Anglo 1918)
• 2003 - John Lanchbery, English composer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Lanchbery OBE ( May 15, 1923 &ndash February 27, 2003) was an English Composer and conductor, 1923)
• 2003 - Fred Rogers, American children's television actor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1928)
• 2004 - Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Paul Marlor Sweezy ( April 10, 1910 – February 27 2004) was a Marxist economist 1910)
• 2004 - Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historians (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Amino Yoshihiko (網野 善彦 January 22, 1928 - February 27, 2004) studied under the Marxist historian Ishimoda Shō (石母田 正 1928)
• 2006 - Otis Chandler, American newspaper publisher (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Otis Chandler ( November 23 1927 &ndash February 27 2006) was best known as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1927)
• 2006 - Robert Lee Scott, Jr., U. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout S. General, Flying Tiger, and author (b. 1908)
• 2006 - Linda Smith, British comedian (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Linda Smith ( 29 January 1958 &ndash 27 February 2006) was an English stand-up comic and comedy writer 1958)
• 2007 - Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Robert Marshall (Bobby Rosengarden ( April 23, 1924 - February 27, 2007) was a Jazz Drummer, percussionist and 1924)
• 2007 - Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven, German soldier (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freiherr (Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, known as Bernd Freiherr von Freytag-Loringhoven ( February 6 1914 &ndash February 27 2007 1914)
• 2008 - Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Myron Cope (January 23 1929 - February 27 2008 born Myron Sidney Kopelman, was an American Sports Journalist, Radio personality and 1929)
• 2008 - William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author and commentator (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Frank Buckley Jr ( November 24 1925  – February 27 2008) was an American Author and conservative 1925)
• 2008 - Boyd Coddington, American automobile designer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boyd Leon Coddington ( August 28, 1944 – February 27, 2008) was the owner of the Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop and star of American 1944)

Holidays and observances

• Roman Empire - Equirria; horse races in honor of the war god Mars were held. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Equirria (Festival of Mars - held on February 27, First Equirria and March 14, Second Equirria were holy days with religious and military significance Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus.
• Bahá'í Faith - Day 2 of Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) - days in the Bahá'í calendar devoted to service and gift giving. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Ayyám-i-Há refers to a period of four or five Intercalary days in the Bahá'í calendar, where Bahá'ís celebrate the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
• Dominican Republic - National Day. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country.
• First day of Maslenitsa in Russia (2006)
• Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
• Saint Leander
• Saint Honorine
• February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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