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What happened on February 27 Please support our Sponsors - They help us keep this site Alive! 0837 15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1526 Saxony & Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes) 1531 Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union 1557 First Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia & US sign trade agreement 1560 The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland. 1563 William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral 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. 1626 Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci. 1665 Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast Vice-Admiral De Ruyter beats English 1667 Abraham Crijnssen conquerors Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname 1678 Earl of Shaftesbury freed out of London Tower 1696 English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Association 1700 Pacific island of New Britain discovered 1700 The island of New Britain is discovered. 1703 The first Mardi Gras is celebrated in Mobile, Alabama. 1713 French troops bomb Willemstad Curaçao 1801 The District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress. 1801 Washington, DC is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. 1803 Great fire in Bombay, India 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born 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. 1813 Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail 1813 First federal vaccination legislation enacted 1814 Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres 1816 Dutch regain Suriname 1827 First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA 1844 Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) 1854 Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine 1861 A crowd in Warsaw protesting Russian rule over Poland is fired upon by Russian troops, killing five protesters. 1861 US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing 1861 Warsaw Massacre Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russian rule of Poland 1864 6th & last day of Battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) 1864 Near Andersonville GA, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp Sumpter" 1865 Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon MO 1869 John Menard is first black to make a speech in Congress 1871 Meeting of Alabama claims commission 1872 Charlotte Ray, first Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard U 1873 Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor 1874 Baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds 1877 US Electoral College declares R Hayes winner Presidential election 1879 Announcement of the discovery of artificial sweetener saccharin. 1879 Constantine Fahlberg discovers saccharin (artificial sweetener) 1881 Battle at Amajuba, South Africa Boers vs British army under General Colley 1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents first cigar-rolling machine 1890 D Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is draw 1900 Battle at Pietershoogte; Boer General Cronjé surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa 1900 England's Labour Party is founded. 1900 The FC Bayern Mnchen (Munich) is founded. 1905 Montana adopts its state flag. 1906 France & Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides 1908 Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) 1908 Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma 1912 Lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway 1917 Women in Ontario win right to vote in provincial elections 1919 American Association for the Hard of Hearing formed (New York NY) 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 in Leser v. Garnett. 1922 Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes first National Radio Conference 1922 G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II," premieres in New York NY 1924 Belgium's Theunis government falls 1925 Hitler resurrects NSDAP political party in Munich 1927 For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1929 Turkey signs Litvinov-pact 1930 Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency 1932 Explosion in coal mine Boissevain, Virginia, USA (38 dead) 1933 German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire 1933 Jean Genet's "Intermezzo," premieres in Paris 1933 Nazis set fire to German parliament, blame it on communists 1933 Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, is set on fire. 1934 Ralph Nader consumer advocate, known for role against GM and Ford was born 1936 Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 meter free style (1:04.6) 1937 Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket vs England in 223 minutes 1938 Britain & France recognize Franco government in Spain 1939 English Spook house Borley Rectory destroyed in a fire 1939 The US Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes. 1940 Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered carbon-14 1940 Visitor posting - Loretta Murphy born in Illinois - USA 1942 First transport of French Jews to Nazi-Germany 1942 J S Hey discovers radio emissions from the Sun 1942 The allies are routed in the Battle of the Java Sea. 1943 The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin 1943 The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men. 1945 U.S. troops land on Iwo Jima. 1946 4th "Road" film, "Road to Utopia" premieres (New York NY) 1947 Paul-Emile Victor French polar expeditions organized 1949 Chaim Weizmann becomes first Israeli President 1950 General Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China 1951 22nd amendment ratified, limiting President to 2 terms 1951 Canada posts army officer to staff of Supreme Allied Commander; first step in providing Canadian ground troops in Europe for NATO 1951 The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open 1956 Elvis Presley's releases "Heartbreak Hotel" 1956 Female suffrage in Egypt 1957 Mao's speech "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among People" 1957 Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X" "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until 1960 Oil pipe line from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens 1960 Visitor posting - Judi Grant was born in Wisconsin - USA 1960 US Olympics Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal 1961 The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. 1962 South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, first US killed 1963 Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 1964 "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 540 performances 1964 Number one hit on UK music charts - Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart 1964 The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. 1965 "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 375 performances 1965 Dutch Marijnen government resigns 1965 France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria 1967 Antigua & St Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK 1967 Dominica gains independence from England 1967 Pink Floyd release their first single "Arnold Layne" 1967 Rio de la Plata Treaty 1969 General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup 1969 President Nixon visits West-Berlin 1970 New York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance 1971 Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform abortus provocatus. 1972 President Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique 1973 -Airborne mine countermeasures began off Haiphong during Operation Endsweep. This was a "first" in mine warfare 1973 Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-year contract with White Sox 1973 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution motu proprio Quo aptius 1973 Supporters of the American American Indian Movement begin their occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, site of the 1890 Sioux massacre. 1973 The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 1974 People magazine is published for the first time. 1974 The first issue of People magazine makes its appearance on newsstands. 1975 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin 1976 Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon 1976 The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. 1977 In Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine 1977 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic 1977 Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada 1979 The Navy took delivery of the last A-4 Skyhawk from the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, setting a record for the longest production run for any U.S. military aircraft. 1980 22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers) 1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe 1980 Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota 1981 Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 1981 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory" 1982 Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw 1982 Earl Anthony becomes first pro bowler to win more than $1 million 1982 Wayne B. Williams is convicted of murdering two of 28 Atlanta area youngsters whose bodies were found over a 22-month period. 1983 Eamonn Coghlan sets indoor mile record of 3 49.78 1983 Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament 1983 Visitor posting - Joseph Christian Garate Birthday 1984 Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8,675 meters) 1984 WRC-AM in Washington DC changes call letters to WWRC 1984 Worker's union leader Billy Nair freed in South Africa 1985 Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief 1985 Mauritania's new constitutional charter published 1985 US dollar is worth ƒ3.9355 (Netherlands) 1986 The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis. 1986 Visitor posting - Brittany was born - USA 1986 Visitor posting - Michele Hokulani is born to Bevie and Mikey deGuzman. 1987 "Washington Week In Review," 20th anniversary on PBS 1987 Donald Regan resigned as White House chief of staff 1987 Mike Conley triple jumps world indoor record (17.76 meters) 1987 NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic 1988 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open 1988 Bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympics 500 meter speed skating in record 39.1 1988 Gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36 08 34 1988 Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympics figure skating 1989 German war criminals Austria der Fünten/Fischer, freed in Holland 1989 Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo. 1990 Exxon Corp & Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts (Valdez) 1990 Visitor posting - My Birthday!!!!(Lea) - USA 1991 Ben Elton's "Silly Cow," premieres in London 1991 Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat & Kuwait is liberated 1991 Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated." 1991 Noureddine Morcelli set 1500 meter mark at 3 34 16 1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison 1992 Larry Smith, named 9th Commissioner of the CFL 1992 Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years 1993 PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr 1993 USA Camden Burriss is born. 1993 Visitor posting - February 27 1993 Kara Wellendorf was born - California, United States of America 1994 Maronite church near Beirut bombed, 10 killed 1995 Car bomb explodes in Zakho, North-Iraq (54-80 killed) 1995 Visitor posting - Tim Yerigan is born - USA 1995 Visitor posting - Jasen Cawthon was born! - USA 1996 Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India 1996 Visitor posting - I was born (Brooke) 1996 Satoshi Tajiri creates the hit media franchise Pokmon. 1997 "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC 1997 Divorces become legal in Ireland. 1997 Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrested in Jamaica for disobeying a cop 1998 14th Soap Opera Digest Awards 1998 Apple discontinues developing Newton computer 1998 FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati 1998 New England Patriot David Meggett arrested in Toronto on sex assault charges 1999 Democratic rule returns to Nigeria as its citizens elect Olusegun Obasanjo as president. 1999 Korea International School is founded by Soon-Il Chung. It is currently directed by Ann Clapper. 1999 Olusegun Obasanjo becomes Nigeria's first elected president since mid-1983. 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. 2002 Godhra train burning, a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya; 2002 Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire in London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation. 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 worst terrorist attack kills 116. 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. 2006 Visitor posting - Josh and Stephanie's love started 2006 The Harlem Globetrotters extended their overall record to 22,000 wins. 2007 The Chinese Correction the Shanghai Stock Exchange tumbled 9% the largest drop in 10 years. 2007 The general strike against Lansana Cont in Guinea ends. 2007 Visitor posting - samuel carter is born - USA 2009 Visitor posting - Celeste Alegria was born - USA 2009 Visitor posting - Mildred C Malee greatest mom in the world went to heaven 2010 8.8 Quake strikes Chile - World's 5th biggest quake since 1900 More historical events added daily - keep checking back Add your own Personal Historic listing FREE! - Click Here Return to Daily Calendar Contact us at: info @ datesinhistory.com (remove the spaces) "This site contains links to other Internet sites. 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