433 Historic Events for February 27
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| 1937 |
Birth |
L Jay Silvester, US, discus thrower (Olympic-silver-1972)
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| 1938 |
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Britain and France recognize Franco govt in Spain
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Pascale Petit, PAris, actor (Code Name: Jaguar, End of Desire)
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| 1939 |
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France recognizes Franco's regime in Spain
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| 1939 |
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Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Peter Revson, auto racer (1971 Indianapolis pole winner)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Lester King, cricketer (WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Kenzo Takada, Japanese director (Dream After Dream)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Antoinette Sibley, ballerina (Turning Point)
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| 1939 |
Event |
English Spook house Borley Rectory destroyed in a fire
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| 1939 |
Event |
Belgian govt of Pierlot falls
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| 1939 |
Death |
Nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Howard Hesseman, Salem Or, actor (Dr Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class)
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| 1940 |
Death |
Peter Behrens, German architect, dies
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Barbara Kelly, CEO (Scottish Consumer Council)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Sandy Wilson
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Paddy Ashton, New Delhi India, British MP (Soc/Lib Democrat)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Ian McGarry, general secretary (British Actors' Equity Association)
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| 1942 |
Event |
Battle of Java Sea began 13 US warships sunk-2 Japanese
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Due West SC, news reporter (McNeil-Lehrer)
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| 1942 |
Event |
1st transport of French Jews to nazi-Germany
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| 1942 |
Event |
J S Hey discovers radio emissions from Sun
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| 1942 |
Death |
Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Mary Frann, St Louis Mo, actress (Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live)
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| 1943 |
Death |
Kost¡s Palamis, Greek poet/scholar (Flogera tou Bas¡lia), dies at 84
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