February 27th, 1700

Born on February 27th, 1700

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 27th?

February 27th, 2015

Russian statesman and politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, was assassinated in central Moscow.

February 27th, 2002

Violent riots, perceived to have been instigated by a train fire that killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, broke out in the Indian state of Gujarat, killing at least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, over three days.

February 27th, 1996

The multimedia franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green.

February 27th, 1989

A wave of protests, riots and looting known as the Caracazo resulted in a death toll of between 276 and 2,000 people in the Venezuelan capital Caracas and its surrounding towns.

February 27th, 1988

The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was the target of a violent pogrom (memorial pictured).

February 27th, 1982

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, known for its performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas, gave its final performance.

February 27th, 1962

Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bombed the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate President Ngo Dinh Diem.

February 27th, 1933

The Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament in Berlin, was set on fire in a pivotal event in the establishment of the Nazi regime.

February 27th, 1900

FC Bayern Munich, Germany's most successful football club, was founded.

February 27th, 1881

During the First Boer War, the British suffer a disastrious defeat at Majbua Hill

February 27th, 1870

The current flag of Japan was first adopted as a civil ensign for Japanese merchant ships.

February 27th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: A Patriot victory at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge resulted in the arrests of 850 Loyalists over the following days.

February 27th, 1617

Sweden signed the Treaty of Stolbovo to end the Ingrian War with Russia, making large territorial gains.

February 27th, 1560

The Treaty of Berwick was signed, setting the terms under which an English fleet and army could enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the regency of Mary of Guise (pictured).

February 27th, 1972

The Sunday People revealed that James Humphreys, a notorious pornographer, had bribed a senior London police officer with a holiday to Cyprus and Beirut.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 27th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 27th?

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

75

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

*February 27th, 1807, Portland †March 24th, 1882, Cambridge

26

Felix Gall

Austrian cyclist

*February 27th, 1998, Nußdorf-Debant

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

20

Anna Petrovna of Russia

Elder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia

*February 27th, 1708, Moscow †May 4th, 1728, Kiel

59

Oliver Reck

German association football player and manager

*February 27th, 1965, Frankfurt

75

Debra Monk

American actress

*February 27th, 1949, Middletown

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

31

Alphonse Areola

French association football player

*February 27th, 1993, Paris

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

69

Klaus Köste

East German gymnast (1943-2012)

*February 27th, 1943, Frankfurt (Oder) †December 14th, 2012, Wurzen

62

Edward Cave

British publisher

*February 27th, 1691, Newton †January 10th, 1754, Clerkenwell

91

Hans Hermann Reschke

German politician (CDU)

*February 27th, 1933, Hamburg

60

Thomas Lange

East German rower

*February 27th, 1964, Lutherstadt Eisleben

51

Constantine Mavrocordatos

Prince of Wallachia and Moldavia

*February 27th, 1710, Istanbul †December 15th, 1761, Iași

63

Kirsten Wenzel

East German coxswain

*February 27th, 1961, Leipzig

60

Johann Valentin Görner

German composer

*February 27th, 1702, Penig †July 30th, 1762, Hamburg

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82

Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)

*February 8th, 1700, Groningen †March 17th, 1782, Basel

82

Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau

French naval engineer, botanist and agronomist (1700-1782)

*July 20th, 1700, Paris †August 22nd, 1782, Paris

71

Joaquín de Montserrat, marqués de Cruillas

Spanish noble (1700-1771)

*June 26th, 1700, Spain †November 21st, 1771, Valencia

55

Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal

German-born French soldier and statesmen (1700-1755)

*April 6th, 1700, Hamburg †May 27th, 1755, Paris

72

Stanisław Konarski

Polish poet, dramatist (1700-1773)

*September 30th, 1700, Żarczyce Duże †August 3rd, 1773, Warsaw

87

Mary Delany

English Bluestocking, artist, and letter-writer (1700-1788)

*May 14th, 1700, Wiltshire †April 15th, 1788, Windsor

50

Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince (1700-1751)

*December 25th, 1700, Dessau †December 16th, 1751, Dessau

63

Heinrich von Brühl

German statesman and art collector at the court of Saxony (1700-1763)

*August 13th, 1700, Gangloffsömmern †October 28th, 1763, Dresden

60

Charles, Count of Charolais

French noble

*June 19th, 1700, Chantilly †July 23rd, 1760, Paris

77

Charles-Joseph Natoire

French painter (1700-1777)

*March 3rd, 1700, Nîmes †August 23rd, 1777, Castel Gandolfo

87

Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental

French diplomat (1700-1788)

*December 20th, 1700, Paris †January 5th, 1788, Paris

63

Nathaniel Bliss

English astronomer (1700-1764)

*November 28th, 1700, Bisley †September 2nd, 1764, Oxford

61

Christoph Wolle

German theologian

*January 24th, 1700, Leipzig †July 6th, 1761, Leipzig

76

Jeremias Friedrich Reuß

German theologian

*December 7th, 1700, history of Württemberg †March 6th, 1777, Tübingen

39

Baji Rao I

General of the Maratha Empire in India (1700-1740)

*August 18th, 1700, Sinnar †April 28th, 1740

66

Johann Christoph Gottsched

German philosopher (1700–1766)

*February 2nd, 1700, Königsberg †December 12th, 1766, Leipzig

39

Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

German Monarch

*April 29th, 1700, Stockholm †June 18th, 1739, Rümpel

26

Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Wife of Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt

*May 2nd, 1700, Bouxwiller †July 1st, 1726, Darmstadt

55

Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes

French noble (1700-1755)

*March 4th, 1700, Versailles †October 1st, 1755, Fontainebleau

59

Nicolaus Zinzendorf

German protestant religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church

*May 26th, 1700, Dresden †May 4th, 1760, Herrnhut

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