February 27th, 1915

Born on February 27th, 1915

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

Born on February 27th, 1915

80

Erich Schellow

German actor (1915-1995)

*February 27th, 1915, Berlin †November 25th, 1995, Berlin

88

Arthur Gilson

Belgian politician and Minister of Defence (1915-2004)

*February 27th, 1915, Antwerp †February 2nd, 2004

82

Donald Curtis

American actor (1915-1997)

*February 27th, 1915, Cheney †May 22nd, 1997, Desert Hot Springs

84

Leopoldo Castedo

Spanish historian (1915-1999)

*February 27th, 1915, Madrid †October 10th, 1999, Madrid

86

Denis Whitaker

Canadian general

*February 27th, 1915, Toronto †May 30th, 2001

63

Dick Crockett

American actor and director (1915-1979)

*February 27th, 1915, Maywood †January 25th, 1979, Los Angeles

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79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

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

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

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

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

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

69

Winifred Atwell

Trinidad and Tobago musician

*February 27th, 1914, Tunapuna †February 28th, 1983, Sydney

92

Paul Ricœur

French philosopher (1913–2005)

*February 27th, 1913, Valence †May 20th, 2005, Châtenay-Malabry

26

Felix Gall

Austrian cyclist

*February 27th, 1998, Nußdorf-Debant

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

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

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

78

Lawrence Durrell

British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer

*February 27th, 1912, Jalandhar †November 7th, 1990, Sommières

91

Hans Hermann Reschke

German politician (CDU)

*February 27th, 1933, Hamburg

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

75

Debra Monk

American actress

*February 27th, 1949, Middletown

59

Oliver Reck

German association football player and manager

*February 27th, 1965, Frankfurt

71

Irwin Shaw

American writer (1913–1984)

*February 27th, 1913, New York City †May 16th, 1984, Davos

69

Klaus Köste

East German gymnast (1943-2012)

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

75

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

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

94

Joanne Woodward

American actress

*February 27th, 1930, Thomasville

75

Roman Haubenstock-Ramati

Composer (1919-1994)

*February 27th, 1919, Kraków †March 3rd, 1994, Vienna

83

Peter De Vries

American editor and novelist (1910-1993)

*February 27th, 1910, Chicago †September 28th, 1993, Norwalk

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 27th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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