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27 February is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 307 days remaining, 308 in Leap Year s.
Events
- 1560 - The Treaty Of Berwick , which would expel the French from Scotland , is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland .
- 1594 - Henry IV is crowned King of France .
- 1617 - Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty Of Stolbovo , ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea .
- 1700 - The island of New Britain is discovered.
- 1703 - The first Mardi Gras is celebrated in Mobile, Alabama .
- 1793 - The Giles Resolutions are introduced to the United States House Of Representatives asking the House to condemn Alexander Hamilton 's handling of loans.
- 1801 - Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress .
- 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 .
- 1827 - The first Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana .
- 1844 - The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti .
- 1860 - Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that was largely responsible for his election to the Presidency .
- 1861 - A crowd in Warsaw protesting Russia n rule over Poland is fired upon by Russian troops, killing five protesters.
- prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia .
- 1879 - Announcement of the discovery of artificial sweetener Saccharin .
- , British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle Of Paardeberg .
- 1900 - The British Labour Party is founded.
- 1900 - The FC Bayern München ( Munich ) is founded.
- 1921 - The International Working Union Of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna .
- 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 .
- 's parliament building in Berlin , the Reichstag , is set on fire.
- s are outlawed by the Supreme Court Of The United States .
- , the first United States Aircraft Carrier , is sunk by Japan ese warplanes.
- 1943 - The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek , Montana , United States explodes, killing 74 men.
- 1948 - The Communist Party takes control of government in Czechoslovakia .
- 1951 - The Twenty-second Amendment To The United States Constitution , limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
- 1961 - The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
- 1963 - The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected President , Juan Bosch , since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo .
- 1964 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower Of Pisa from toppling over.
- 1967 - Dominica gains independence from the United Kingdom .
- 1971 - Doctors in the first Dutch Abortion Clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem ) start to perform Abortus Provocatus .
- 1973 - The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota .
- 1974 - People Magazine is published for the first time.
- 1976 - The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara , under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic .
- 1986 - The United States Senate allows its debates to be Televised on a trial basis.
- 1989 - Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo .
- and its shipping company are indicted on five criminal counts.
- President George H. W. Bush announces that " Kuwait is liberated."
- 1996 - Satoshi Tajiri creates the hit Media Franchise Pokémon .
- 1999 - While trying to circumnavigate the world in a Hot Air Balloon , Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being in a hot air balloon for 233 hours and 55 minutes.
- 1999 - Olusegun Obasanjo becomes Nigeria 's first elected president since mid- 1983 .
- 2002 - Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire in London Stansted Airport . Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair 's handling of the evacuation.
- 2002 - railway station, killing an estimated 58 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya and triggering riots that lead to the death of 1000 people, mostly Muslim s.
- 2003 - Rowan Williams is enthroned as the 104th Archbishop Of Canterbury in the Anglican Church .
- 2004 - A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines kills 116, its worst terrorist attack.
- 2004 - Former BPMC general secretary Ordrick Samuel launches a new party in Barbuda , Barbudans For A Better Barbuda .
- 2005 - Pre-pay price capping on the Transport For London Oyster Card is introduced.
Births
- 272 - Constantine I , Roman emperor
- 1691 - Edward Cave , English editor and publisher (d. 1754 )
- 1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , American poet (d. 1882 )
- 1861 - Rudolf Steiner , Austrian philosopher (d. 1925 )
- 1886 - Hugo Black , U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1971 )
- 1888 - Lotte Lehmann , German singer (d. 1976 )
- 1888 - Roberto Assagioli , Italian psychiatrist (d. 1974 )
- 1890 - Freddie Keppard , American jazz musician (d. 1933 )
- 1891 - David Sarnoff , Russian-born broadcasting pioneer (d. 1971 )
- 1892 - William Demarest , American actor (d. 1983 )
- 1897 - Marian Anderson , American contralto (d. 1993 )
- 1899 - Charles Best , American medical scientist (d. 1978 )
- 1902 - Gene Sarazen , American golfer (d. 1999 )
- 1902 - John Steinbeck , American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968 )
- 1903 - Grethe Weiser , German actress (d. 1970 )
- 1904 - James T. Farrell , American writer (d. 1979 )
- 1904 - Yulii Borisovich Khariton , Russian physicist (d. 1996 )
- 1905 - Franchot Tone , American actor (d. 1968 )
- 1907 - Mildred Bailey , American singer (d. 1951 )
- 1910 - Joan Bennett , American actress (d. 1990 )
- 1910 - Peter De Vries , American writer (d. 1993 )
- 1910 - Kelly Johnson , American aircraft engineer (d. 1990 )
- 1912 - Lawrence Durrell , British writer (d. 1990 )
- 1913 - Irwin Shaw , American writer (d. 1984 )
- 1917 - John Connally , Governor of Texas (d. 1993 )
- 1922 - Hans Rookmaaker , Dutch professor and art historian (d. 1977 )
- 1923 - Dexter Gordon , American jazz saxophonist (d. 1990 )
- 1925 - Samuel Dash , American Congressional counsel (d. 2004 )
- 1926 - David H. Hubel , Canadian neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
- 1927 - Lynn Cartwright , American actress (d. 2004 )
- 1927 - Guy Mitchell , American singer (d. 1999 )
- 1929 - Djalma Santos , Brazilian football player
- 1930 - Peter Stone , American writer (d. 2003 )
- 1930 - Joanne Woodward , American actress
- 1932 - Elizabeth Taylor , British-American actress
- 1933 - Raymond Berry , American football player
- 1934 - N. Scott Momaday , American writer
- 1934 - Ralph Nader , American consumer activist
- 1934 - Van Williams , American actor
- 1935 - Mirella Freni , Italian soprano
- 1937 - Barbara Babcock , American actress
- 1940 - Howard Hesseman , American actor
- 1941 - Paddy Ashdown , British politician
- 1942 - Robert H. Grubbs , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1942 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault , American journalist
- 1943 - Mary Frann , American actress (d. 1998 )
- 1943 - Morten Lauridsen , American composer
- 1945 - Carl Anderson , American singer and actor (d. 2004 )
- 1947 - Gidon Kremer , Latvian violinist
- 1954 - Neal Schon , American musician ( Journey )
- 1956 - Marjorie Russo , American poet
- 1957 - Viktor Markin , Russian athlete
- 1957 - Adrian Smith , English musician ( Iron Maiden )
- 1962 - Adam Baldwin , American actor
- 1962 - Grant Show , American actor
- 1966 - Donal Logue , Canadian actor
- 1970 - Michael A. Burstein , American writer
- 1971 - Derren Brown , British psychological illusionist
- 1971 - Rozonda Thomas , American singer ( TLC )
- 1978 - James Beattie , English footballer
- 1980 - Chelsea Clinton , daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton
- 1981 - Josh Groban , American singer
- 1985 - Fefe Dobson , Canadian singer
- 1985 - Abe Asami . Japanese singer and actress.
- 1988 - JD Natasha , American musician
Deaths
- 1659 - Henry Dunster , first President of Harvard College (b. 1609 )
- 1699 - Charles Paulet, 1st Duke Of Bolton , English politician (b. c. 1625 )
- 1706 - John Evelyn , English diarist (b. 1620 )
- 1720 - Samuel Parris , English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653 )
- 1735 - John Arbuthnot , English physician and writer (b. 1667 )
- 1844 - Nicholas Biddle , President of the Second Bank of the United States (b. 1786 )
- 1887 - Alexander Borodin , Russian composer (b. 1833 )
- 1892 - Louis Vuitton , French luggage maker (b. 1821 )
- 1902 - Breaker Morant , Anglo-Australian soldier executed in Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. 1864 )
- 1921 - Schofield Haigh , English cricketer (b. 1871 )
- 1936 - Ivan Pavlov , Russian physiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1849 )
- 1936 - Joshua W. Alexander , U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Woodrow Wilson (b. 1852 )
- 1941 - William D. Byron , U.S. Congressman (b. 1895 )
- 1964 - Orry-Kelly , Australian costume designer (b. 1897 )
- 1968 - Frankie Lymon , American singer (b. 1942 )
- 1972 - Pat Brady , American actor and singer (b. 1914 )
- 1977 - John Dickson Carr , American author (b. 1905 )
- 1978 - Vadim Salmanov , Russian composer (b. 1912 )
- 1980 - George Tobias , American actor (b. 1901 )
- 1985 - Henry Cabot Lodge , American politician (b. 1902 )
- 1986 - Jacques Plante , Canadian hockey player (b. 1929 )
- 1987 - Joan Greenwood , English actress and director (b. 1921 )
- 1989 - Paul Oswald Ahnert , German astronomer (b. 1897 )
- 1989 - Konrad Lorenz , Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1903 )
- 1992 - S. I. Hayakawa , Canadian-American linguist and politician (b. 1906 )
- 1993 - Lillian Gish , American actress (b. 1893 )
- 1998 - George H. Hitchings , American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (b. 1905 )
- 1998 - J. T. Walsh , American actor (b. 1943 )
- 2002 - Spike Milligan , British comedian (b. 1918 )
- 2003 - John Lanchbery , English composer (b. 1923 )
- 2003 - Fred Rogers , American children's television actor (b. 1928 )
- 2004 - Paul Sweezy , American economist and editor (b. 1910 )
- 2006 - Otis Chandler , Former Publisher of the L.A. Times (b. 1927 )
- 2006 - Robert Lee Scott, Jr. , U.S. General, Flying Tiger, author (b. 1908 )
- 2006 - Linda Smith , British comedian (b. 1958 )
Holidays and observances
External links
February 26 - February 28 - January 27 - March 27 -- Listing Of All Days
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