433 Historic Events for February 27
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Peter De Vries, Chicago, author (Reuben Reuben, Prick of Noon)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Hugues Panassi‚, French jazz saxophonist/author (Hot Club of France)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling India, writer (Alexandria Quartet)
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| 1912 |
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Lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway
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| 1913 |
Death |
Adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Irwin Shaw, US, novelist (Rich Man Poor Man)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Frank Allaun, British MP (L)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense (1958-..)
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| 1917 |
Birth |
John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), shot in Kennedy motorcade
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| 1919 |
Event |
1st public performance of Holst's "Planets"
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer
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| 1919 |
Event |
American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (NYC)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Lawrence Durrell, writer
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| 1920 |
Death |
Alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72
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| 1920 |
Birth |
David Vere Bendall, former diplomat
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orch leader (Jack Paar Program)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Reg Simpson, cricketer (prolific England opener 1948-55)
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| 1921 |
Event |
US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger
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| 1921 |
Death |
Schofield Haigh, cricketer (Eng all-rounder 11 Tests 1898-1912), dies
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Michael Fox, US, actor (Quincy, Dallas, Bold and the Beautiful)
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| 1921 |
Event |
US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Andras Szollosy, composer
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| 1922 |
Event |
G B Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II," premieres in NYC
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Mervyn Jones, author (Nobody's Fault, 5 Hungarian Writers)
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| 1922 |
Event |
Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote
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