433 Historic Events for February 27
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| 1932 |
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Lord Young of Graffham, CEO (Cables and Wireless)
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| 1932 |
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Elizabeth Taylor, London, actress (Cleopatra) violet eyes
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| 1933 |
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Raymond Berry, Texas, NFL hall of famer (Baltimore Colts)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Edward Lucie-Smith, poetry critic
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| 1933 |
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6th marquess of Bute, Scottish large landowner/bibliophile
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Geoffrey Maitland Smith, CEO (Sears)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Malcolm Wallop, (Sen-R-WY, 1977- )
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| 1933 |
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Jean Genet's "Intermezzo," premieres in Paris
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| 1933 |
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German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire
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| 1933 |
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Nazis set fire to German parliament, blame it on Communists
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| 1934 |
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Ralph Nader, Winsted Conn, consumer advocate (Unsafe at Any Speed)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Van Williams, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon)
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| 1934 |
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[Navarre] Scott Momaday, US author (House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer 1969)
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| 1935 |
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Mirella Freni, Modena Italy, lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer
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| 1936 |
Death |
Ivan P Pavlov, Russian physiologist (reflexes, Nobel 1904), dies at 86
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| 1936 |
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Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 m free style (1:04.6)
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| 1936 |
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Roger M Mahoney, Hollywood Ca, archbishop of Los Angeles (1985- )
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Virginia Maskell, actress (Suspect, Doctor in Love, Man Upstairs)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Chuck Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Timothy Spall, actor (1871, Life is Sweet, Crusoe, Remembrance)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Donald MacKay, CEO (Scottish Enterprise)
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| 1937 |
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Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket v England in 223 minutes
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| 1937 |
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Barbara Babcock, Pasadena CA, actr (Dr Quinn, Dallas, Hill St Blues)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Viscount Head
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