February 27th, 1957

Born on February 27th, 1957

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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, 1957

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

67

Adrian Smith

English guitarist

*February 27th, 1957, London Borough of Hackney

67

Danny Antonucci

Canadian animator, cartoonist, director, producer and screenwriter

*February 27th, 1957, Toronto

67

Robert de Castella

Australian long distance runner

*February 27th, 1957, Melbourne

59

Kevin Curran

Television writer

*February 27th, 1957, Hartford †October 25th, 2016, West Hollywood

67

Tatyana Dogileva

Soviet and Russian actress

*February 27th, 1957, Moscow

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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

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

59

Oliver Reck

German association football player and manager

*February 27th, 1965, Frankfurt

63

Kirsten Wenzel

East German coxswain

*February 27th, 1961, Leipzig

75

Debra Monk

American actress

*February 27th, 1949, Middletown

26

Felix Gall

Austrian cyclist

*February 27th, 1998, Nußdorf-Debant

60

Thomas Lange

East German rower

*February 27th, 1964, Lutherstadt Eisleben

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

66

Maggie Hassan

American politician (born 1958)

*February 27th, 1958, Boston

69

Klaus Köste

East German gymnast (1943-2012)

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

69

Lou Hirsch

American actor

*February 27th, 1955, Brooklyn

71

Ian Khama

Motswana politician

*February 27th, 1953, Chertsey

50

Filippo Timi

Italian actor, writer, poet, stage director

*February 27th, 1974, Perugia

63

James Worthy

American basketball player

*February 27th, 1961, Gastonia

68

Jean-Paul Garraud

French politician and magistrate

*February 27th, 1956, Toulouse

58

Bill Oakley

American writer and producer

*February 27th, 1966, Westminster

71

Yolande Moreau

Belgian actress, film director and screenwriter

*February 27th, 1953, Brussels metropolitan area

91

Hans Hermann Reschke

German politician (CDU)

*February 27th, 1933, Hamburg

81

Howard Hesseman

American actor (1940–2022)

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

31

Alphonse Areola

French association football player

*February 27th, 1993, Paris

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Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

67

John Turturro

American actor (born 1957)

*February 28th, 1957, Brooklyn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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