February 27th, 1939

Born on February 27th, 1939

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What happened on February 27th, 1939?

February 27th, 1939

United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_labor_law

What else 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).

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

Born on February 27th, 1939

85

Don McKinnon

New Zealand politician

*February 27th, 1939, London

85

Franco Sbarro

Italian designer

*February 27th, 1939, Presicce

81

Kenzō Takada

Japanese fashion designer (1939-2020)

*February 27th, 1939, Himeji †October 4th, 2020, Neuilly-sur-Seine

35

Peter Revson

American racecar driver

*February 27th, 1939, New York City †March 22nd, 1974, Kyalami

85

Barry Curtis

New Zealand mayor

*February 27th, 1939, Auckland

85

Perlita de Huelva

Spanish singer

*February 27th, 1939, Huelva

85

Robert Benedetti

American screenwriter

*February 27th, 1939, Chicago

73

Nguyen Chi Thien

Vietnamese-American dissident, activist and poet

*February 27th, 1939, Hanoi †October 2nd, 2012, Santa Ana

77

Hans-Dieter Schnell

German politician (1939-2016)

*February 27th, 1939, Frankfurt †November 13th, 2016, Frankfurt

75

Jürgen Nehls

German jurist

*February 27th, 1939, Berlin †February 19th, 2015

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Who's birthday is on February 27th?

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

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

81

Howard Hesseman

American actor (1940–2022)

*February 27th, 1940, Lebanon †January 29th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Antoine Pfeiffer

French pastor

*February 27th, 1940, Périgueux †February 19th, 2021, Strasbourg

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

69

Klaus Köste

East German gymnast (1943-2012)

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

84

Tim Wylton

Welsh actor

*February 27th, 1940, Bangor-on-Dee

91

Hans Hermann Reschke

German politician (CDU)

*February 27th, 1933, Hamburg

75

Debra Monk

American actress

*February 27th, 1949, Middletown

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

26

Felix Gall

Austrian cyclist

*February 27th, 1998, Nußdorf-Debant

59

Oliver Reck

German association football player and manager

*February 27th, 1965, Frankfurt

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

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

90

Ralph Nader

American lawyer and activist

*February 27th, 1934, Winsted

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

94

Joanne Woodward

American actress

*February 27th, 1930, Thomasville

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

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

84

Pierre Duchesne

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

*February 27th, 1940, La Malbaie

60

Thomas Lange

East German rower

*February 27th, 1964, Lutherstadt Eisleben

31

Virginia Maskell

British actress (1936-1968)

*February 27th, 1936, London †January 25th, 1968, Aylesbury

84

Mirella Freni

Italian soprano (1935-2020)

*February 27th, 1935, Modena †February 9th, 2020, Pedri

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Born in 1939

85

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

84

Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

*June 7th, 1939, Halle (Saale) †August 29th, 2022, Moabit

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

84

Helga Piur

German actress and voice actress

*May 24th, 1939, Berlin

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

84

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist,pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

80

Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

*August 22nd, 1939, Suffern †August 30th, 2019, Los Angeles

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

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No: With 365 days 1939 is a normal year and no leap year.

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