February 27th, 1955

Born on February 27th, 1955

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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, 1955

69

Lou Hirsch

American actor

*February 27th, 1955, Brooklyn

69

Claudio Descalzi

Italian business executive

*February 27th, 1955, Milan

55

Peter Christopherson

English musician, photographer, director

*February 27th, 1955, Leeds †November 25th, 2010, Bangkok

57

Soli Pardo

Swiss politician (1955-2012)

*February 27th, 1955, İzmir †March 3rd, 2012, Geneva

69

Rainhard Fendrich

Austrian singer and entertainer

*February 27th, 1955, Vienna

69

Aloun Ndombet-Assamba

Jamaican politician

*February 27th, 1955, Spanish Town

69

Belus Prajoux

Chilean tennis player

*February 27th, 1955, Santiago

69

Rene Kirby

American actor

*February 27th, 1955, Burlington

69

MaryAnn Mihychuk

Canadian politician

*February 27th, 1955, Vita

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

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

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

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

75

Debra Monk

American actress

*February 27th, 1949, Middletown

59

Oliver Reck

German association football player and manager

*February 27th, 1965, Frankfurt

26

Felix Gall

Austrian cyclist

*February 27th, 1998, Nußdorf-Debant

63

Kirsten Wenzel

East German coxswain

*February 27th, 1961, Leipzig

67

Adrian Smith

English guitarist

*February 27th, 1957, London Borough of Hackney

60

Thomas Lange

East German rower

*February 27th, 1964, Lutherstadt Eisleben

71

Ian Khama

Motswana politician

*February 27th, 1953, Chertsey

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

69

Klaus Köste

East German gymnast (1943-2012)

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

71

Yolande Moreau

Belgian actress, film director and screenwriter

*February 27th, 1953, Brussels metropolitan area

70

Neal Schon

American guitarist

*February 27th, 1954, Tinker Air Force Base

50

Filippo Timi

Italian actor, writer, poet, stage director

*February 27th, 1974, Perugia

70

Enrique Norten

Mexican architect

*February 27th, 1954, Mexico City

81

Howard Hesseman

American actor (1940–2022)

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

91

Hans Hermann Reschke

German politician (CDU)

*February 27th, 1933, Hamburg

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

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

70

Monika Heubaum

German politician

*February 27th, 1954, Detmold

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Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47th president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

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No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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