What are the important events that happened on February 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 27 is the 58th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 14, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 474,720 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentacontaoctagon’ day.
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 337 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,085 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 27 Historical Events
380 –
Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I, with co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II, declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to trinitarian Christianity.
1560 –
The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland.
1626 –
Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
1700 –
The island of New Britain is discovered.
1776 –
American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
1861 –
Russian troops fire on a crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters.
1939 –
United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners’ rights and are therefore illegal.
1940 –
Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14
1955 –
Soviet Union regional elections, 1955.
2004 –
The initial version of the John Jay Report, with details about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States, is released.
Who were born on February 27?
1888 –
Earl Caddock, American professional wrestler (d. 1950)
1891 –
Anne Samson, oldest-ever nun documented (d. 2004)
1903 –
Grethe Weiser, German actress (d. 1970)
1910 –
Ted Horn, American race car driver (d. 1948)
1938 –
Jake Thackray, Engish singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
1947 –
Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist
1970 –
Kent Desormeaux, American jockey
1977 –
Lance Hoyt, American professional wrestler
1983 –
Duje Draganja, Croatian swimmer
1994 –
Hou Yifan, Chinese chess player
Who died on February 27?
1699 –
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c.1625)
1720 –
Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)
1795 –
Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Jamapese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (b. 1750)
1986 –
Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (b. 1929)
1987 –
Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (b. 1921)
1987 –
Joan Greenwood, English actress and director (b. 1921)
2003 –
Fred Rogers, American children’s television actor (b. 1928)
2003 –
John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)
2008 –
William F. Buckley, Jr., American conservative author, commentator and entrepreneur(b. 1925)
2011 –
Frank Buckles, last surviving American World War I veteran (b. 1901)
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