February 27st All Events |
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| February 27th, 2008 (February 27 2008) | Event | Mas Selamat bin Kastari, a suspected JI terrorism leader, escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre in Singapore. | |
| February 27th, 2008 (February 27 2008) | Death | Myron Cope, American sports broadcaster (born in 1929) | |
| February 27th, 2008 (February 27 2008) | Death | William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author and commentator (born in 1925) | |
| February 27th, 2008 (February 27 2008) | Death | Boyd Coddington, American automobile designer (born in 1944) | |
| February 27th, 2007 (February 27 2007) | Event | The general strike against Lansana Conte in Guinea ends. | |
| February 27th, 2007 (February 27 2007) | Event | The Chinese Correction: the Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in 10 years. | |
| February 27th, 2007 (February 27 2007) | Death | Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (born in 1924) | |
| February 27th, 2007 (February 27 2007) | Death | Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven, German soldier (born in 1914) | |
| February 27th, 2006 (February 27 2006) | Death | Otis Chandler, American newspaper publisher (born in 1927) | |
| February 27th, 2006 (February 27 2006) | Death | Robert Lee Scott, Jr., U.S. General, Flying Tiger, and author (born in 1908) | |
| February 27th, 2006 (February 27 2006) | Death | Linda Smith, British comedian (born in 1958) | |
| February 27th, 2004 (February 27 2004) | Event | A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines worst terrorist attack kills 116. | |
| February 27th, 2004 (February 27 2004) | Event | Former BPMC general secretary Ordrick Samuel launches a new party in Barbuda, Barbudans for a Better Barbuda. | |
| February 27th, 2004 (February 27 2004) | Death | Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (born in 1910) | |
| February 27th, 2004 (February 27 2004) | Death | Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historians (born in 1928) | |
| February 27th, 2003 (February 27 2003) | Event | Rowan Williams is enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in the Anglican church. | |
| February 27th, 2003 (February 27 2003) | Death | John Lanchbery, English composer (born in 1923) | |
| February 27th, 2003 (February 27 2003) | Death | Fred Rogers, American children s television actor (born in 1928) | Fred Rogers Quotes |
| February 27th, 2002 (February 27 2002) | Event | Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire in London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair s handling of the evacuation. | |
| February 27th, 2002 (February 27 2002) | Event | Godhra train burning, a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya; | |
| February 27th, 2002 (February 27 2002) | Death | Spike Milligan, Irish comedian (born in 1918) | Spike Milligan Quotes |
| February 27th, 1999 (February 27 1999) | Event | Olusegun Obasanjo becomes Nigeria s first elected president since mid-1983. | |
| February 27th, 1999 (February 27 1999) | Event | Korea International School is founded by Soon-Il Chung. It is currently directed by Ann Clapper. | |
| February 27th, 1998 (February 27 1998) | Death | George H. Hitchings, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1905) | |
| February 27th, 1998 (February 27 1998) | Death | J. T. Walsh, American actor (born in 1943) | |
| February 27th, 1993 (February 27 1993) | Death | Lillian Gish, American actress (born in 1893) | |
| February 27th, 1992 (February 27 1992) | Death | S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American linguist and politician (born in 1906) | |
| February 27th, 1991 (February 27 1991) | Event | Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". | George H. W. Bush Quotes |
| February 27th, 1991 (February 27 1991) | Birth | Azeem Rafiq, Yorkshire CCC & English U15 captain | |
| February 27th, 1990 (February 27 1990) | Death | Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (born in 1903) | |
| February 27th, 1989 (February 27 1989) | Event | Venezuela is rocked by the riots of Caracazo. | |
| February 27th, 1989 (February 27 1989) | Birth | Kelly Breeding, American singer from B5 | |
| February 27th, 1989 (February 27 1989) | Death | Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer (born in 1897) | Ron Paul Quotes |
| February 27th, 1989 (February 27 1989) | Death | Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1903) | |
| February 27th, 1987 (February 27 1987) | Death | Joan Greenwood, English actress and director (born in 1921) | |
| February 27th, 1986 (February 27 1986) | Event | The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis. | |
| February 27th, 1986 (February 27 1986) | Death | Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player (born in 1929) | |
| February 27th, 1985 (February 27 1985) | Birth | Juliana Imai, Brazilian model | Julian Quotes |
| February 27th, 1985 (February 27 1985) | Death | Henry Cabot Lodge, American politician (born in 1902) | Henry Cabot Lodge Quotes |
| February 27th, 1984 (February 27 1984) | Birth | David Noel, American basketball player | |
| February 27th, 1984 (February 27 1984) | Birth | Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer | |
| February 27th, 1984 (February 27 1984) | Birth | Lotta Schelin, Swedish female footballer | |
| February 27th, 1983 (February 27 1983) | Birth | Kate Mara, American actress | |
| February 27th, 1983 (February 27 1983) | Birth | Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress | |
| February 27th, 1983 (February 27 1983) | Birth | Devin Harris, American basketball player | |
| February 27th, 1981 (February 27 1981) | Birth | Josh Groban, American singer | Josh Groban Quotes |
| February 27th, 1981 (February 27 1981) | Birth | Elodie Ouedraogo, Belgian athlete | |
| February 27th, 1981 (February 27 1981) | Death | Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician (born in 1920) | |
| February 27th, 1980 (February 27 1980) | Birth | Bobby Valentino, American singer | |
| February 27th, 1980 (February 27 1980) | Birth | Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton | Hillary Clinton Quotes |
| February 27th, 1980 (February 27 1980) | Death | George Tobias, American actor (born in 1901) | |
| February 27th, 1978 (February 27 1978) | Birth | James Beattie, English footballer | |
| February 27th, 1978 (February 27 1978) | Death | Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (born in 1912) | |
| February 27th, 1977 (February 27 1977) | Birth | Lance Hoyt, American professional wrestler | |
| February 27th, 1977 (February 27 1977) | Birth | Ji Sung, South Korean actor | |
| February 27th, 1977 (February 27 1977) | Birth | James Wan, Australian film director | |
| February 27th, 1977 (February 27 1977) | Death | John Dickson Carr, American author (born in 1905) | |
| February 27th, 1976 (February 27 1976) | Event | The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. | |
| February 27th, 1976 (February 27 1976) | Birth | Tony Gonzalez, American football player | |
| February 27th, 1975 (February 27 1975) | Birth | Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete | |
| February 27th, 1975 (February 27 1975) | Birth | Shelby Walker, American mixed martial artist (died in 2006) | Martial Quotes |
| February 27th, 1974 (February 27 1974) | Event | People magazine is published for the first time. | |
| February 27th, 1973 (February 27 1973) | Event | The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota. | |
| February 27th, 1973 (February 27 1973) | Birth | Ali Tabatabaee, American Iranian rapper (Zebrahead) | |
| February 27th, 1973 (February 27 1973) | Birth | Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union footballer | |
| February 27th, 1973 (February 27 1973) | Birth | Peter Andre, Australian singerHusband to Katie Price, Glamour model | |
| February 27th, 1972 (February 27 1972) | Death | Pat Brady, American actor and singer (born in 1914) | |
| February 27th, 1971 (February 27 1971) | Event | Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform aborti provocati. | |
| February 27th, 1971 (February 27 1971) | Birth | Derren Brown, British psychological illusionist | |
| February 27th, 1971 (February 27 1971) | Birth | Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC) | |
| February 27th, 1970 (February 27 1970) | Birth | Michael A. Burstein, American writer | |
| February 27th, 1970 (February 27 1970) | Birth | Kent Desormeaux, American jockey | |
| February 27th, 1970 (February 27 1970) | Birth | Matthias Lechner, German art director | |
| February 27th, 1970 (February 27 1970) | Birth | Patricia Petibon, French opera singer | |
| February 27th, 1970 (February 27 1970) | Death | Marie Dionne, one of the French Canadian Dionne quintuplets (born in 1934) | |
| February 27th, 1969 (February 27 1969) | Birth | Brad Vander Ark, American musician | |
| February 27th, 1969 (February 27 1969) | Death | Marius Barbeau, French Canadian folklorist (born in 1883) | |
| February 27th, 1968 (February 27 1968) | Birth | Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player | |
| February 27th, 1968 (February 27 1968) | Death | Frankie Lymon, American singer (born in 1942) | |
| February 27th, 1967 (February 27 1967) | Event | Dominica gains independence from the United Kingdom. | |
| February 27th, 1966 (February 27 1966) | Birth | Donal Logue, Canadian actor | |
| February 27th, 1965 (February 27 1965) | Birth | Noah Emmerich, American actor | |
| February 27th, 1965 (February 27 1965) | Birth | Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist | |
| February 27th, 1965 (February 27 1965) | Birth | Joakim Sundstrom, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician | |
| February 27th, 1964 (February 27 1964) | Event | The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. | |
| February 27th, 1964 (February 27 1964) | Birth | Todd Bodine, American race car driver | |
| February 27th, 1964 (February 27 1964) | Death | Orry-Kelly, Australian costume designer (born in 1897) | |
| February 27th, 1963 (February 27 1963) | Event | The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. | |
| February 27th, 1963 (February 27 1963) | Birth | Par Nuder, Swedish politician | |
| February 27th, 1962 (February 27 1962) | Birth | Adam Baldwin, American actor | |
| February 27th, 1962 (February 27 1962) | Birth | Grant Show, American actor | |
| February 27th, 1961 (February 27 1961) | Event | The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. | |
| February 27th, 1961 (February 27 1961) | Birth | James Worthy, American basketball player | |
| February 27th, 1960 (February 27 1960) | Birth | Andres Gomez, Ecuadorian tennis player | |
| February 27th, 1959 (February 27 1959) | Birth | Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) | |
| February 27th, 1958 (February 27 1958) | Birth | Naas Botha, South African rugby union footballer | |
| February 27th, 1958 (February 27 1958) | Birth | Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sid Vicious (died in 1978) | |
| February 27th, 1957 (February 27 1957) | Birth | Viktor Markin, Russian athlete | |
| February 27th, 1957 (February 27 1957) | Birth | Timothy Spall, English actor | |
| February 27th, 1957 (February 27 1957) | Birth | Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator | |
| February 27th, 1957 (February 27 1957) | Birth | Adrian Smith, English musician (Iron Maiden) | |
| February 27th, 1955 (February 27 1955) | Birth | Peter Christopherson, English musician, video director and designer | |
| February 27th, 1954 (February 27 1954) | Birth | Neal Schon, American musician (Journey) | |
| February 27th, 1953 (February 27 1953) | Birth | Gabriela Svobodova, Czech cross country skier | |
| February 27th, 1952 (February 27 1952) | Birth | Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor | |
| February 27th, 1951 (February 27 1951) | Event | The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. | |
| February 27th, 1951 (February 27 1951) | Birth | Steve Harley, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel) | |
| February 27th, 1947 (February 27 1947) | Birth | Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist | |
| February 27th, 1945 (February 27 1945) | Event | Lebanon declares Independence. | |
| February 27th, 1945 (February 27 1945) | Birth | Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (died in 2004) | |
| February 27th, 1944 (February 27 1944) | Birth | Ken Grimwood, American writer (died in 2003) | |
| February 27th, 1944 (February 27 1944) | Birth | Roger Scruton, British philosopher | Philo Quotes |
| February 27th, 1943 (February 27 1943) | Event | The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men. | |
| February 27th, 1943 (February 27 1943) | Event | The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin | |
| February 27th, 1943 (February 27 1943) | Birth | Mary Frann, American actress (died in 1998) | |
| February 27th, 1943 (February 27 1943) | Birth | Morten Lauridsen, American composer | |
| February 27th, 1943 (February 27 1943) | Death | Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (born in 1859) | |
| February 27th, 1942 (February 27 1942) | Event | 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 | |
| February 27th, 1942 (February 27 1942) | Birth | Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate | |
| February 27th, 1942 (February 27 1942) | Birth | Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist | |
| February 27th, 1942 (February 27 1942) | Birth | Michel Forget, French Canadian actor | |
| February 27th, 1941 (February 27 1941) | Birth | Paddy Ashdown, British politician | |
| February 27th, 1941 (February 27 1941) | Death | William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (born in 1895) | |
| February 27th, 1940 (February 27 1940) | Event | Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14 | |
| February 27th, 1940 (February 27 1940) | Birth | Howard Hesseman, American actor | |
| February 27th, 1940 (February 27 1940) | Birth | Bill Hunter, Australian actor | |
| February 27th, 1939 (February 27 1939) | Event | American Civil Rights Movement: Sit-down strikes are outlawed by the Supreme Court of the United States. | |
| February 27th, 1939 (February 27 1939) | Birth | Peter Revson, American racecar driver (died in 1974) | |
| February 27th, 1937 (February 27 1937) | Birth | David Ackles, American singer songwriter (died in 1999) | |
| February 27th, 1937 (February 27 1937) | Birth | Barbara Babcock, American actress | |
| February 27th, 1936 (February 27 1936) | Birth | Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer | |
| February 27th, 1936 (February 27 1936) | Birth | Roger Mahony, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles | |
| February 27th, 1936 (February 27 1936) | Death | Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1849) | Ivan Pavlov Quotes |
| February 27th, 1936 (February 27 1936) | Death | Joshua W. Alexander, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Woodrow Wilson (born in 1852) | |
| February 27th, 1935 (February 27 1935) | Birth | Mirella Freni, Italian soprano | |
| February 27th, 1934 (February 27 1934) | Birth | Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (died in 1992) | |
| February 27th, 1934 (February 27 1934) | Birth | N. Scott Momaday, American writer | |
| February 27th, 1934 (February 27 1934) | Birth | Ralph Nader, American consumer activist | Ralph Nader Quotes |
| February 27th, 1934 (February 27 1934) | Birth | Van Williams, American actor | |
| February 27th, 1933 (February 27 1933) | Event | Reichstag fire: Germany s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire. | |
| February 27th, 1933 (February 27 1933) | Birth | Raymond Berry, American football player | |
| February 27th, 1932 (February 27 1932) | Birth | Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress | |
| February 27th, 1932 (February 27 1932) | Death | William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (born in 1843) | |
| February 27th, 1930 (February 27 1930) | Birth | Paul von Rague Schleyer, American chemist | |
| February 27th, 1930 (February 27 1930) | Birth | Peter Stone, American writer (died in 2003) | |
| February 27th, 1930 (February 27 1930) | Birth | Joanne Woodward, American actress | |
| February 27th, 1929 (February 27 1929) | Birth | Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer | |
| February 27th, 1929 (February 27 1929) | Birth | Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (died in 2008) | |
| February 27th, 1928 (February 27 1928) | Birth | Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel | |
| February 27th, 1927 (February 27 1927) | Birth | Lynn Cartwright, American actress (died in 2004) | |
| February 27th, 1927 (February 27 1927) | Birth | Guy Mitchell, American singer (died in 1999) | |
| February 27th, 1926 (February 27 1926) | Birth | David H. Hubel, Canadian neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate | |
| February 27th, 1925 (February 27 1925) | Birth | Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (died in 2004) | |
| February 27th, 1923 (February 27 1923) | Birth | Dexter Gordon, American jazz saxophonist (died in 1990) | |
| February 27th, 1922 (February 27 1922) | Event | 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. | Allen Tate Quotes |
| February 27th, 1922 (February 27 1922) | Birth | Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch professor and art historian (died in 1977) | |
| February 27th, 1921 (February 27 1921) | Event | The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna. | |
| February 27th, 1921 (February 27 1921) | Death | Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (born in 1871) | |
| February 27th, 1917 (February 27 1917) | Birth | John Connally, Governor of Texas (died in 1993) | |
| February 27th, 1913 (February 27 1913) | Birth | Irwin Shaw, American writer (died in 1984) | |
| February 27th, 1913 (February 27 1913) | Birth | Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish president (died in 1989) | |
| February 27th, 1912 (February 27 1912) | Birth | Lawrence Durrell, British writer (died in 1990) | |
| February 27th, 1912 (February 27 1912) | Birth | Kusumagraj, Indian writer (died in 1999) | |
| February 27th, 1910 (February 27 1910) | Birth | Joan Bennett, American actress (died in 1990) | |
| February 27th, 1910 (February 27 1910) | Birth | Peter De Vries, American writer (died in 1993) | |
| February 27th, 1910 (February 27 1910) | Birth | Ted Horn, American race car driver (died in 1948) | |
| February 27th, 1910 (February 27 1910) | Birth | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; died in 1990) | |
| February 27th, 1907 (February 27 1907) | Birth | Mildred Bailey, American singer (died in 1951) | |
| February 27th, 1905 (February 27 1905) | Birth | Franchot Tone, American actor (died in 1968) | |
| February 27th, 1904 (February 27 1904) | Birth | James T. Farrell, American writer (died in 1979) | |
| February 27th, 1904 (February 27 1904) | Birth | Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (died in 1996) | |
| February 27th, 1904 (February 27 1904) | Birth | Andre Leducq, French cyclist (died in 1980) | |
| February 27th, 1904 (February 27 1904) | Birth | Chick Fullis, American baseball player (died in 1946) | |
| February 27th, 1903 (February 27 1903) | Birth | Grethe Weiser, German actress (died in 1970) | |
| February 27th, 1902 (February 27 1902) | Birth | Gene Sarazen, American golfer (died in 1999) | |
| February 27th, 1902 (February 27 1902) | Birth | John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate (died in 1968) | John Steinbeck Quotes |
| February 27th, 1902 (February 27 1902) | Death | Harry Breaker Morant, Anglo-Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (born in 1864) | |
| February 27th, 1902 (February 27 1902) | Death | Peter Handcock, Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances | |
| February 27th, 1900 (February 27 1900) | Event | 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. | |
| February 27th, 1900 (February 27 1900) | Event | The British Labour Party is founded. | |
| February 27th, 1899 (February 27 1899) | Birth | Charles Best, Canadian medical scientist (died in 1978) | |
| February 27th, 1897 (February 27 1897) | Birth | Marian Anderson, American contralto (died in 1993) | |
| February 27th, 1892 (February 27 1892) | Birth | William Demarest, American actor (died in 1983) | |
| February 27th, 1892 (February 27 1892) | Death | Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (born in 1821) | |
| February 27th, 1891 (February 27 1891) | Birth | David Sarnoff, Russian-born broadcast pioneer (died in 1971) | |
| February 27th, 1891 (February 27 1891) | Birth | Anne Samson, oldest-ever nun documented (died in 2004) | |
| February 27th, 1890 (February 27 1890) | Birth | Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (died in 1933) | |
| February 27th, 1888 (February 27 1888) | Birth | Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (died in 1974) | |
| February 27th, 1888 (February 27 1888) | Birth | Earl Caddock, American professional wrestler (died in 1950) | |
| February 27th, 1888 (February 27 1888) | Birth | Lotte Lehmann, German singer (died in 1976) | |
| February 27th, 1887 (February 27 1887) | Death | Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (born in 1833) | |
| February 27th, 1886 (February 27 1886) | Birth | Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (died in 1971) | |
| February 27th, 1878 (February 27 1878) | Birth | Alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1958) | |
| February 27th, 1864 (February 27 1864) | Event | American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. | |
| February 27th, 1862 (February 27 1862) | Birth | Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (died in 1937) | |
| February 27th, 1861 (February 27 1861) | Event | A crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland is fired upon by Russian troops, killing five protesters. | |
| February 27th, 1860 (February 27 1860) | Event | Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency. | Abraham Lincoln Quotes |
| February 27th, 1844 (February 27 1844) | Event | The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. | |
| February 27th, 1844 (February 27 1844) | Death | Nicholas Biddle, President of the Second Bank of the United States (born in 1786) | |
| February 27th, 1831 (February 27 1831) | Birth | Hiram Bond Everest, American cofounder of The Vacuum Oil Company (died in 1913) | |
| February 27th, 1812 (February 27 1812) | Event | 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. | Lord Byron Quotes |
| February 27th, 1807 (February 27 1807) | Birth | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (died in 1882) | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes |
| February 27th, 1801 (February 27 1801) | Event | Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. See District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 | |
| February 27th, 1779 (February 27 1779) | Birth | Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (died in 1842) | |
| February 27th, 1735 (February 27 1735) | Death | John Arbuthnot, English physician and writer (born in 1667) | John Arbuthnot Quotes |
| February 27th, 1720 (February 27 1720) | Death | Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (born in 1653) | |
| February 27th, 1711 (February 27 1711) | Birth | Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (died in 1769) | |
| February 27th, 1706 (February 27 1706) | Death | John Evelyn, English diarist (born in 1620) | |
| February 27th, 1700 (February 27 1700) | Event | The island of New Britain is discovered. | |
| February 27th, 1699 (February 27 1699) | Death | Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (born in c. 1625) | |
| February 27th, 1691 (February 27 1691) | Birth | Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (died in 1754) | |
| February 27th, 1659 (February 27 1659) | Death | Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (born in 1609) | |
| February 27th, 1626 (February 27 1626) | Event | Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci. | |
| February 27th, 1617 (February 27 1617) | Event | Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea. | |
| February 27th, 1594 (February 27 1594) | Event | Henry IV is crowned King of France. | |
| February 27th, 1560 (February 27 1560) | Event | The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland. | |
| February 27th, 0272 (February 27 0272) | Birth | Constantine I, Roman emperor (died in 337) | |
