February 27

Events

 * - The, which would expel the from , is signed by  and the Congregation of.
 * - is crowned  of.
 * - and  sign the, ending the  and shutting  out of the.
 * - is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under.
 * - The island of is discovered.
 * - The first is celebrated in.
 * - The are introduced to the  asking the House to condemn 's handling of loans.
 * - is placed under the jurisdiction of the.
 * - Poet gives his first address as a member of the, in defense of  violence against  in his home county of.
 * - The first is celebrated in.
 * - The gains independence from.
 * - makes a speech at  in the city of  that was largely responsible for his election to the.
 * - A crowd in protesting n rule over  is fired upon by  troops, killing five protesters.
 * - : The first prisoners arrive at the  prison at.
 * - Announcement of the discovery of artificial sweetener.
 * - : In, military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from    at the.
 * 1900  - The  is founded.
 * 1900  - The   is founded.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - A challenge to the, allowing women the right to , is rebuffed by the in.
 * - : 's parliament building in, the , is set on fire.
 * - : Sit-down s are outlawed by the.
 * - and  discovered
 * - : During the, an allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the  in the
 * - The in, , explodes, killing 74 men.
 * 1943  - The  starts in Berlin
 * - The, limiting to two terms, is ratified.
 * - The first congress of the is inaugurated.
 * - The receives its first democratically elected, , since the end of the dictatorship led by.
 * - The government of asks for help to keep the  from toppling over.
 * - gains independence from the.
 * - Doctors in the first  (the  in ) start to perform.
 * - The occupies.
 * -  is published for the first time.
 * - The formerly territory of, under the auspices of the  declares independence as the.
 * - The allows its debates to be  on a trial basis.
 * - is rocked by the.
 * - :   announces that " is liberated."
 * - creates the hit.
 * - While trying to circumnavigate the world in a, and  set a new endurance record after being in a hot air balloon for 233 hours and 55 minutes.
 * 1999  -  becomes 's first elected president since mid-.
 * 1999  -  is founded by Soon-Il Chung. It is currently directed by Ann Clapper.
 * - catches fire in . Subsequent investigations criticize 's handling of the evacuation.
 * 2002  - A  mob  a few minutes after it leaves the  railway station, killing 59  pilgrims returning from ; retaliatory riots lead to the death of at least 1000 people, mostly Muslims.
 * - is enthroned as the 104th  in the.
 * - A bombing of a by  in the  worst terrorist attack kills 116.
 * 2004  - Former  general secretary  launches a new party in,.
 * - Pre-pay price capping on the  is introduced.
 * - The extended their overall record to 22,000 wins.
 * - The against  in  ends.
 * 2007  -  the  tumbled 9% the largest drop in 10 years.

Births

 * -, Roman emperor (d. )
 * -, English editor and publisher (d. )
 * -, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. )
 * -, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher (d. )
 * -, Greek architect and shooter (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, Italian psychiatrist (d. )
 * 1888  -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1888  -, German singer (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * -, Russian-born broadcast pioneer (d. )
 * 1891  -, oldest-ever nun documented (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American contralto (d. )
 * -, Canadian medical scientist (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * 1902  -, American writer,  (d. )
 * -, German actress (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1904  -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * 1904  -, French cyclist (d. )
 * 1904  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1910  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1910  -, American race car driver (d. )
 * 1910  -, American aircraft engineer (d. )
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Polish president (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (d. )
 * -, Dutch professor and art historian (d. )
 * -, American jazz saxophonist (d. )
 * -, American Congressional counsel (d. )
 * -, Canadian neuroscientist, laureate
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1927  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, former Prime Minister of Israel
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, American chemist
 * 1930  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1930  -, American actress
 * -, British-American actress
 * -, American football player
 * -, French interior designer (d. )
 * 1934  -, American writer
 * 1934  -, American consumer activist
 * 1934  -, American actor
 * -, Italian soprano
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1936  -, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles
 * -, American singer songwriter (d. )
 * 1937  -, American actress
 * -, American racecar driver (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1940  -, Australian actor
 * -, British politician
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * 1942  -, American journalist
 * 1942  -, French Canadian actor
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1943  -, American composer
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American singer and actor (d. )
 * -, Latvian violinist
 * -, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)
 * -, Czech cross country skier
 * -, American musician
 * -, English musician, video director and designer
 * -, Russian athlete
 * 1957  -, English actor
 * 1957  -, Canadian animator
 * 1957  -, English musician
 * -, girlfriend of (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, Ecuadorian tennis player
 * -, American actor
 * 1962  -, American actor
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1965  -, German violinist
 * 1965  -, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American writer
 * 1970  -, French opera singer
 * -, British psychological illusionist
 * 1971  -, American singer
 * -, American Iranian rapper
 * 1973  -, Welsh rugby union footballer
 * -, Greek decathlete
 * 1975  -, American mixed martial artist (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1977  -, South Korean actor
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1980  -, daughter of  and
 * -, American singer
 * -, English actress
 * -, Brazilian model
 * 1984  -, American basketball player
 * 1984  -, Finnish singer
 * 1984  -, Swedish female footballer
 * -, Japanese singer and actress
 * -, Yorkshire ccc & England U15 captain

Deaths

 * -, first President of Harvard College (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. c. )
 * -, English diarist (b. )
 * -, English-born Puritan minister (b. )
 * -, English physician and writer (b. )
 * -, President of the Second Bank of the United States (b. )
 * -, Russian composer and chemist (b. )
 * -, French luggage maker (b. )
 * -, Anglo-Australian soldier executed in Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. )
 * -, Russian physiologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1936  -, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under  (b. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman (b. )
 * -, Greek poet, twice nominated for the (b. )
 * -, Australian costume designer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, French Canadian folklorist (b. )
 * -, one of the French Canadian (b. )
 * -, American actor and singer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, English actress and director (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * 1989  -, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, Jewish-American scholar (b. )
 * -, Canadian-American linguist and politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American scientist, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1998  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Irish comedian (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * 2003  -, American children's television actor (b. )
 * -, American economist and editor (b. )
 * -, American newspaper publisher (b. )
 * 2006  -, U.S. General, Flying Tiger, and author (b. )
 * 2006  -, British comedian (b. )
 * -, American jazz drummer (b. )
 * 2007  -, German soldier (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - ; horse races in honor of the war god were held.
 * - Day 2 of (Intercalary Days) - days in the  devoted to service and gift giving.
 * - Street Urchins' Carnival.
 * - Independence Day.
 * First day of in
 * First day of in