This day in History - February 27

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