# February 27

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## Events

### Pre-1600

- [380](/source/380) – [Edict of Thessalonica](/source/Edict_of_Thessalonica): Emperor [Theodosius I](/source/Theodosius_I) and his co-emperors [Gratian](/source/Gratian) and [Valentinian II](/source/Valentinian_II) declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to [Nicene Christianity](/source/Nicene_Christianity).[1]
- [425](/source/425) – The [University of Constantinople](/source/University_of_Constantinople) is founded by Emperor [Theodosius II](/source/Theodosius_II) at the urging of his wife [Aelia Eudocia](/source/Aelia_Eudocia).[2]
- [907](/source/907) – [Abaoji](/source/Abaoji), chieftain of the Yila tribe, is named [khagan](/source/Khagan) of the [Khitans](/source/Khitan_people).[3]
- [1560](/source/1560) – The [Treaty of Berwick](/source/Treaty_of_Berwick_(1560)) is signed by [England](/source/England) and the [Lords of the Congregation](/source/Lords_of_the_Congregation) of [Scotland](/source/Scotland), establishing the terms under which English armed forces were to be permitted in Scotland in order to expel occupying [French](/source/France) troops.[4]
- [1594](/source/1594) – [Henry IV](/source/Henry_IV_of_France) is crowned [King](/source/List_of_French_monarchs) of [France](/source/France).[5]

### 1601–1900

- [1617](/source/1617) – [Sweden](/source/Sweden) and the [Tsardom of Russia](/source/Tsardom_of_Russia) sign the [Treaty of Stolbovo](/source/Treaty_of_Stolbovo), ending the [Ingrian War](/source/Ingrian_War) and shutting Russia out of the [Baltic Sea](/source/Baltic_Sea).[6]
- [1626](/source/1626) – [Yuan Chonghuan](/source/Yuan_Chonghuan) is appointed Governor of [Liaodong](/source/Liaodong), after leading the Chinese into a great victory against the [Manchurians](/source/Manchuria) under [Nurhaci](/source/Nurhaci).[7]
- [1776](/source/1776) – [American Revolutionary War](/source/American_Revolutionary_War): The [Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge](/source/Battle_of_Moore's_Creek_Bridge) in [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) breaks up a [Loyalist](/source/Loyalist_(American_Revolution)) militia.
- [1782](/source/1782) – American Revolutionary War: The [House of Commons of Great Britain](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Great_Britain) votes [against further war in America](/source/American_Revolutionary_War#Peace_negotiations).
- [1801](/source/1801) – Pursuant to the [District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801](/source/District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1801), [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.) is placed under the jurisdiction of the [U.S. Congress](/source/United_States_Congress).
- [1809](/source/1809) – [Action of 27 February 1809](/source/Action_of_27_February_1809): Captain [Bernard Dubourdieu](/source/Bernard_Dubourdieu) captures [HMS *Proserpine*](/source/HMS_Proserpine_(1807)).
- [1812](/source/1812) – [Argentine War of Independence](/source/Argentine_War_of_Independence): [Manuel Belgrano](/source/Manuel_Belgrano) raises the [Flag of Argentina](/source/Flag_of_Argentina) in the city of [Rosario](/source/Rosario) for the first time.
- 1812 – Poet [Lord Byron](/source/Lord_Byron) gives his first address as a member of the [House of Lords](/source/House_of_Lords), in defense of [Luddite](/source/Luddite) violence against [Industrialism](/source/Industrialism) in his home county of [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire).
- [1844](/source/1844) – The [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) gains independence from [Haiti](/source/Haiti).
- [1859](/source/1859) – [United States representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) [Daniel Sickles](/source/Daniel_Sickles), after learning of an affair between his wife and [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney_for_the_District_of_Columbia) [Philip Barton Key II](/source/Philip_Barton_Key_II), [murders](/source/Trial_of_Daniel_Sickles#Murder) him in Washington, D.C.[8]
- [1860](/source/1860) – [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln) makes a [speech](/source/Cooper_Union_speech) at [Cooper Union](/source/Cooper_Union) in the city of New York that plays an important role in his election to the Presidency.
- [1864](/source/1864) – [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War): The first [Northern](/source/Union_(American_Civil_War)) prisoners arrive at the [Confederate](/source/Confederate_States_of_America) [prison](/source/Andersonville_Prison) at [Andersonville, Georgia](/source/Andersonville,_Georgia).
- [1870](/source/1870) – The current [flag of Japan](/source/Flag_of_Japan) is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
- [1881](/source/1881) – [First Boer War](/source/First_Boer_War): The [Battle of Majuba Hill](/source/Battle_of_Majuba_Hill) takes place.
- [1898](/source/1898) – King [George I of Greece](/source/George_I_of_Greece) survives an assassination attempt.
- [1900](/source/1900) – [Second Boer War](/source/Second_Boer_War): In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from [Boer](/source/Boer) General [Piet Cronjé](/source/Piet_Cronj%C3%A9) at the [Battle of Paardeberg](/source/Battle_of_Paardeberg).
- 1900 – The [British Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) is founded.
- 1900 – [Fußball-Club Bayern München](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich) is founded.

### 1901–present

- [1902](/source/1902) – [Second Boer War](/source/Second_Boer_War): Australian soldiers [Harry "Breaker" Morant](/source/Breaker_Morant) and [Peter Handcock](/source/Peter_Handcock) are executed in [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria) after being convicted of [war crimes](/source/Court_martial_of_Breaker_Morant).
- [1916](/source/1916) – Ocean liner [SS *Maloja*](/source/SS_Maloja_(1906)) strikes a mine near [Dover](/source/Dover) and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.[9]
- [1921](/source/1921) – The [International Working Union of Socialist Parties](/source/International_Working_Union_of_Socialist_Parties) is founded in [Vienna](/source/Vienna).
- [1922](/source/1922) – A challenge to the [Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution](/source/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution), allowing women the [right to vote](/source/Right_to_vote), is rebuffed by the [Supreme Court of the United States](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) in *[Leser v. Garnett](/source/Leser_v._Garnett)*.
- [1932](/source/1932) – The [Mäntsälä rebellion](/source/M%C3%A4nts%C3%A4l%C3%A4_rebellion) begins when members of the far-right [Lapua Movement](/source/Lapua_Movement) start shooting at the social democrats' event in [Mäntsälä, Finland](/source/M%C3%A4nts%C3%A4l%C3%A4).[10]
- [1933](/source/1933) – [Reichstag fire](/source/Reichstag_fire): [Germany](/source/Weimar_Republic)'s parliament building in Berlin, the [Reichstag](/source/Reichstag_(building)), is set on fire; [Marinus van der Lubbe](/source/Marinus_van_der_Lubbe), a young Dutch Communist claims responsibility.
- [1939](/source/1939) – [United States labor law](/source/United_States_labor_law): The [U.S. Supreme Court](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) rules in *[NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.](/source/NLRB_v._Fansteel_Metallurgical_Corp.)* that the [National Labor Relations Board](/source/National_Labor_Relations_Board) has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in [sit-down strikes](/source/Sitdown_strike).[11]
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Martin Kamen](/source/Martin_Kamen) and [Sam Ruben](/source/Sam_Ruben) discover [carbon-14](/source/Carbon-14).
- [1942](/source/1942) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): [Operation Biting](/source/Operation_Biting) launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at [Bruneval](/source/Saint-Jouin-Bruneval) to retrieve a [Würzburg](/source/Wurzburg_radar) installation.[12]
- [1942](/source/1942) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): During the [Battle of the Java Sea](/source/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea), an [Allied](/source/American-British-Dutch-Australian_Command) strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the [Java Sea](/source/Java_Sea) in the [Dutch East Indies](/source/Dutch_East_Indies).
- [1943](/source/1943) – The [Smith Mine #3](/source/Smith_Mine_disaster) in [Bearcreek, Montana](/source/Bearcreek,_Montana), explodes, killing 74 men.
- 1943 – [The Holocaust](/source/The_Holocaust): In [Berlin](/source/Berlin), the [Gestapo](/source/Gestapo) arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the [Rosenstrasse protest](/source/Rosenstrasse_protest).
- [1951](/source/1951) – The [Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution](/source/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution), limiting [Presidents](/source/President_of_the_United_States) to two terms, is ratified.
- [1961](/source/1961) – The first congress of the [Spanish Trade Union Organisation](/source/Spanish_Trade_Union_Organisation) is inaugurated.
- [1962](/source/1962) – [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War): Two dissident [Republic of Vietnam Air Force](/source/Republic_of_Vietnam_Air_Force) pilots [bomb the Independence Palace](/source/1962_South_Vietnamese_Independence_Palace_bombing) in [Saigon](/source/Saigon) in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President [Ngô Đình Diệm](/source/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_Di%E1%BB%87m).
- [1963](/source/1963) – The [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) receives its first democratically elected president, [Juan Bosch](/source/Juan_Bosch_(politician)), since the end of the dictatorship led by [Rafael Trujillo](/source/Rafael_Trujillo).
- [1964](/source/1964) – The [Government of Italy](/source/Government_of_Italy) asks for help to keep the [Leaning Tower of Pisa](/source/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa) from toppling over.
- [1971](/source/1971) – Doctors in the first Dutch [abortion clinic](/source/Abortion_clinic) (the Mildredhuis in [Arnhem](/source/Arnhem)) start performing artificially-induced abortions.
- [1973](/source/1973) – The [American Indian Movement](/source/American_Indian_Movement) occupies [Wounded Knee](/source/Wounded_Knee,_South_Dakota) in protest of the [federal government](/source/Wounded_Knee_incident).[13]
- [1976](/source/1976) – The former Spanish territory of [Western Sahara](/source/Western_Sahara), under the auspices of the [Polisario Front](/source/Polisario_Front) declares independence as the [Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic](/source/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic).
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Sumgait pogrom](/source/Sumgait_pogrom): The [Armenian](/source/Armenians) community in [Sumgait, Azerbaijan](/source/Sumgait) is targeted in a violent pogrom.
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Gulf War](/source/Gulf_War): U.S. President [George H. W. Bush](/source/George_H._W._Bush) announces that "[Kuwait](/source/Kuwait) is liberated".[14]
- [2001](/source/2001) – [Loganair Flight 670A](/source/Loganair_Flight_670A) crashes while attempting to make a [water landing](/source/Water_landing) in the [Firth of Forth](/source/Firth_of_Forth) in [Scotland](/source/Scotland).[15]
- [2002](/source/2002) – [Ryanair Flight 296](/source/Ryanair_Flight_296) catches fire at [London Stansted Airport](/source/London_Stansted_Airport) causing minor injuries.[16]
- 2002 – [Godhra train burning](/source/Godhra_train_burning): A Muslim mob torches a train returning from [Ayodhya](/source/Ayodhya), killing 59 Hindu pilgrims.[17][18]
- [2004](/source/2004) – A bombing of a [SuperFerry](/source/Superferry_14) by [Abu Sayyaf](/source/Abu_Sayyaf) in the [Philippines](/source/Philippines)' worst terrorist attack kills more than 100 passengers.[19]
- 2004 – [Shoko Asahara](/source/Shoko_Asahara), the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult [Aum Shinrikyo](/source/Aum_Shinrikyo), is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 [Tokyo subway sarin attack](/source/Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack).[20]
- [2007](/source/2007) – [Chinese stock bubble of 2007](/source/Chinese_stock_bubble_of_2007): The [Shanghai Stock Exchange](/source/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange) falls 9%, the largest daily fall in ten years, following speculation about a crackdown on illegal share offerings and trading, and fears about accelerating inflation.[21]
- [2008](/source/2008) – [Jemaah Islamiyah](/source/Jemaah_Islamiyah) terrorist [Mas Selamat Kastari](/source/Mas_Selamat_Kastari) escapes from a detention center in Singapore, hiding in [Johor](/source/Johor), Malaysia until he was recaptured over a year later.[22][23]
- [2010](/source/2010) – An [earthquake](/source/2010_Chile_earthquake) measuring 8.8 on the [moment magnitude scale](/source/Moment_magnitude_scale) strikes central parts of [Chile](/source/Chile) leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after.
- [2013](/source/2013) – [A shooting](/source/2013_Menznau_shooting) takes place at a factory in [Menznau](/source/Menznau), Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured.[24]
- [2015](/source/2015) – Russian politician [Boris Nemtsov](/source/Boris_Nemtsov) is [assassinated](/source/Assassination_of_Boris_Nemtsov) in Moscow while out walking with his girlfriend.[25]
- [2019](/source/2019) – [Pakistan Air Force](/source/Pakistan_Air_Force) [JF-17 Thunder](/source/JF-17_Thunder) downs Indian pilot [Abhinandan Varthaman](/source/Abhinandan_Varthaman)'s [Mig-21](/source/Mig-21) in an aerial dogfight and captures him after conducting [airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir](/source/2019_Jammu_and_Kashmir_airstrikes).[26]

## Births

### Pre-1600

- [272](/source/272) – [Constantine the Great](/source/Constantine_the_Great), Roman emperor (died 337)
- [1343](/source/1343) – [Alberto d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara](/source/Alberto_d'Este,_Marquis_of_Ferrara) (died 1393)
- [1427](/source/1427) – [Ruprecht](/source/Ruprecht_of_the_Palatinate_(Archbishop_of_Cologne)), Archbishop of Cologne (died 1480)
- [1500](/source/1500) – [João de Castro](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Castro), Portuguese nobleman and fourth viceroy of Portuguese India (died 1548)
- [1535](/source/1535) – [Min Phalaung](/source/Min_Phalaung), Burmese monarch (died 1593)
- [1567](/source/1567) – [William Alabaster](/source/William_Alabaster), English poet (died 1640)[27]
- [1572](/source/1572) – [Francis II, Duke of Lorraine](/source/Francis_II,_Duke_of_Lorraine) (died 1632)
- [1575](/source/1575) – [John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp](/source/John_Adolf,_Duke_of_Holstein-Gottorp) (died 1616)

### 1601–1900

- [1622](/source/1622) – [Carel Fabritius](/source/Carel_Fabritius), Dutch painter (died 1654)
- [1630](/source/1630) – [Roche Braziliano](/source/Roche_Braziliano), Dutch pirate (died 1671)
- [1659](/source/1659) – [William Sherard](/source/William_Sherard), English botanist (died 1728)
- [1667](/source/1667) – [Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł](/source/Ludwika_Karolina_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82), Prussian-Lithuanian wife of [Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine](/source/Charles_III_Philip,_Elector_Palatine) (died 1695)
- [1689](/source/1689) – [Pietro Gnocchi](/source/Pietro_Gnocchi), Italian composer, director, historian, and geographer (died 1775)
- [1703](/source/1703) – [Lord Sidney Beauclerk](/source/Lord_Sidney_Beauclerk), English politician (died 1744)
- [1711](/source/1711) – [Constantine Mavrocordatos](/source/Constantine_Mavrocordatos), Ottoman ruler (died 1769)
- [1724](/source/1724) – [Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken](/source/Frederick_Michael,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibr%C3%BCcken) (died 1767)
- [1732](/source/1732) – [Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin](/source/Jean_de_Dieu-Raymond_de_Cuc%C3%A9_de_Boisgelin), French cardinal (died 1804)
- [1746](/source/1746) – [Louis-Jérôme Gohier](/source/Louis-J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Gohier), French politician, [French Minister of Justice](/source/Ministry_of_Justice_(France)) (died 1830)
- [1748](/source/1748) – [Anders Sparrman](/source/Anders_Sparrman), Swedish physician and activist (died 1820)
- [1767](/source/1767) – [Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure](/source/Jacques-Charles_Dupont_de_l'Eure), French lawyer and politician, 24th [Prime Minister of France](/source/Prime_Minister_of_France) (died 1855)
- [1779](/source/1779) – [Thomas Hazlehurst](/source/Thomas_Hazlehurst_(businessman)), English businessman, founded [Hazlehurst & Sons](/source/Hazlehurst_%26_Sons) (died 1842)
- [1789](/source/1789) – [Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza](/source/Manuel_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Erdo%C3%ADza), Chilean lawyer and politician, [Chilean Minister of National Defense](/source/Ministry_of_National_Defense_(Chile)) (died 1818)
- [1795](/source/1795) – [José Antonio Navarro](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_Navarro), American merchant and politician (died 1871)
- [1799](/source/1799) – [Edward Belcher](/source/Edward_Belcher), British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer (died 1877)
- 1799 – [Frederick Catherwood](/source/Frederick_Catherwood), British artist, architect and explorer (died 1854)
- [1807](/source/1807) – [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](/source/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow), American poet and educator (died 1882)
- [1809](/source/1809) – [Jean-Charles Cornay](/source/Jean-Charles_Cornay), French missionary and saint (died 1837)
- [1816](/source/1816) – [William Nicholson](/source/William_Nicholson_(Australian_politician)), English-Australian politician, 3rd [Premier of Victoria](/source/Premier_of_Victoria) (died 1865)
- [1847](/source/1847) – [Ellen Terry](/source/Ellen_Terry), English actress (died 1928)[28]
- [1848](/source/1848) – [Hubert Parry](/source/Hubert_Parry), English composer and historian (died 1918)
- [1859](/source/1859) – [Bertha Pappenheim](/source/Bertha_Pappenheim), Austrian-German activist and author (died 1936)[29]
- [1863](/source/1863) – [Joaquín Sorolla](/source/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Sorolla), Spanish painter (died 1923)
- 1863 – [George Herbert Mead](/source/George_Herbert_Mead), American sociologist and philosopher (died 1930)
- [1864](/source/1864) – [Eemil Nestor Setälä](/source/Eemil_Nestor_Set%C3%A4l%C3%A4), Finnish linguist and politician, [Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs](/source/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Finland)) (died 1935)
- [1867](/source/1867) – [Irving Fisher](/source/Irving_Fisher), American economist and statistician (died 1947)
- 1867 – [Wilhelm Peterson-Berger](/source/Wilhelm_Peterson-Berger), Swedish composer and critic (died 1942)
- [1869](/source/1869) – [Alice Hamilton](/source/Alice_Hamilton), American physician and academic (died 1970)[30]
- [1872](/source/1872) – [Alexandru Vaida-Voevod](/source/Alexandru_Vaida-Voevod), Romanian politician, [Prime Minister of Romania](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Romania) (died 1950)
- [1875](/source/1875) – [Vladimir Filatov](/source/Vladimir_Filatov), Russian-Ukrainian ophthalmologist and surgeon (died 1956)
- [1877](/source/1877) – [Adela Verne](/source/Adela_Verne), English pianist and composer (died 1952)
- 1877 – [Joseph Grinnell](/source/Joseph_Grinnell), American zoologist and biologist (died 1939)
- [1878](/source/1878) – [Alvan T. Fuller](/source/Alvan_T._Fuller), American businessman and politician, 50th [Governor of Massachusetts](/source/Governor_of_Massachusetts) (died 1958)
- [1880](/source/1880) – [Xenophon Kasdaglis](/source/Xenophon_Kasdaglis), Greek-Egyptian tennis player (died 1943)
- [1881](/source/1881) – [Sveinn Björnsson](/source/Sveinn_Bj%C3%B6rnsson), Danish-Icelandic lawyer and politician, 1st [President of Iceland](/source/President_of_Iceland) (died 1952)
- 1881 – [L. E. J. Brouwer](/source/L._E._J._Brouwer), Dutch mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1966)
- [1886](/source/1886) – [Hugo Black](/source/Hugo_Black), American captain, lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the [U.S. Supreme Court](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) (died 1971)
- [1887](/source/1887) – [Pyotr Nesterov](/source/Pyotr_Nesterov), Russian captain, pilot, and engineer (died 1914)
- [1888](/source/1888) – [Roberto Assagioli](/source/Roberto_Assagioli), Italian psychiatrist and psychologist (died 1974)
- 1888 – [Lotte Lehmann](/source/Lotte_Lehmann), German-American soprano and actress (died 1976)[31]
- 1888 – [Stephen McKenna](/source/Stephen_McKenna_(novelist)), English novelist (died 1967)[32]
- [1890](/source/1890) – [Mabel Keaton Staupers](/source/Mabel_Keaton_Staupers), American nurse and advocate (died 1989)[33]
- [1891](/source/1891) – [David Sarnoff](/source/David_Sarnoff), American businessman, founded [RCA](/source/RCA_Corporation) (died 1971)
- [1892](/source/1892) – [William Demarest](/source/William_Demarest), American actor (died 1983)
- [1895](/source/1895) – [Miyagiyama Fukumatsu](/source/Miyagiyama_Fukumatsu), Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1943)
- [1897](/source/1897) – [Marian Anderson](/source/Marian_Anderson), American singer (died 1993)
- [1899](/source/1899) – [Charles Best](/source/Charles_Best_(medical_scientist)), American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered [insulin](/source/Insulin) (died 1978)

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – [Marino Marini](/source/Marino_Marini_(sculptor)), Italian sculptor and academic (died 1980)
- 1901 – [Kotama Okada](/source/Yoshikazu_Okada), Japanese religious leader (died 1974)
- [1902](/source/1902) – [Lúcio Costa](/source/L%C3%BAcio_Costa), French-Brazilian architect and engineer, designed [Gustavo Capanema Palace](/source/Gustavo_Capanema_Palace) (died 1998)
- 1902 – [Gene Sarazen](/source/Gene_Sarazen), American golfer and sportscaster (died 1999)
- 1902 – [John Steinbeck](/source/John_Steinbeck), American journalist and author, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (died 1968)[34]
- [1903](/source/1903) – [Reginald Gardiner](/source/Reginald_Gardiner), English-American actor and singer (died 1980)
- 1903 – [Hans Rohrbach](/source/Hans_Rohrbach), German mathematician (died 1993)
- 1903 – [Joseph B. Soloveitchik](/source/Joseph_B._Soloveitchik), Belarusian-American rabbi and philosopher (died 1993)
- [1904](/source/1904) – [James T. Farrell](/source/James_T._Farrell), American author and poet (died 1979)
- 1904 – [Yulii Borisovich Khariton](/source/Yulii_Borisovich_Khariton), Russian physicist and academic (died 1996)
- 1904 – [André Leducq](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Leducq), French cyclist (died 1980)
- [1905](/source/1905) – [Tone Peruško](/source/Tone_Peru%C5%A1ko), Croatian educator and social worker (died 1967)[35]
- 1905 – [Franchot Tone](/source/Franchot_Tone), American actor, singer, and producer (died 1968)
- [1907](/source/1907) – [Mildred Bailey](/source/Mildred_Bailey), American singer (died 1951)
- 1907 – [Momčilo Đujić](/source/Mom%C4%8Dilo_%C4%90uji%C4%87), Serbian-American priest and commander (died 1999)
- [1910](/source/1910) – [Joan Bennett](/source/Joan_Bennett), American actress (died 1990)[34]
- 1910 – [Peter De Vries](/source/Peter_De_Vries), American journalist and author (died 1993)
- 1910 – [Kelly Johnson](/source/Kelly_Johnson_(engineer)), American engineer, co-founded [Skunk Works](/source/Skunk_Works) (died 1990)
- 1910 – [Genrikh Kasparyan](/source/Genrikh_Kasparyan), Armenian chess player and composer (died 1995)
- [1911](/source/1911) – [Oscar Heidenstam](/source/Oscar_Heidenstam), English bodybuilder (died 1991)
- [1912](/source/1912) – [Lawrence Durrell](/source/Lawrence_Durrell), British author, poet, and playwright (died 1990)[34]
- 1912 – [Kusumagraj](/source/Kusumagraj), Indian author, poet, and playwright (died 1999)
- [1913](/source/1913) – [Paul Ricœur](/source/Paul_Ric%C5%93ur), French philosopher and academic (died 2005)[36]
- 1913 – [Kazimierz Sabbat](/source/Kazimierz_Sabbat), Polish soldier and politician, [President of Poland](/source/President_of_Poland) (died 1989)
- 1913 – [Irwin Shaw](/source/Irwin_Shaw), American author and screenwriter (died 1984)
- [1915](/source/1915) – [Denis Whitaker](/source/Denis_Whitaker), Canadian general, football player, and businessman (died 2001)
- [1917](/source/1917) – [John Connally](/source/John_Connally), American lieutenant and politician, 39th [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) and 61st [United States Secretary of Treasury](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Treasury) (died 1993)[34]
- [1919](/source/1919) – [Chick Halbert](/source/Chick_Halbert), American basketball player (died 2013)[37]
- 1919 – [Johnny Pesky](/source/Johnny_Pesky), American baseball player and manager (died 2012)[38]
- [1920](/source/1920) – [Reg Simpson](/source/Reg_Simpson), English cricketer (died 2013)
- [1921](/source/1921) – [Theodore Van Kirk](/source/Theodore_Van_Kirk), American soldier, pilot, and navigator (died 2014)
- [1922](/source/1922) – [Hans Rookmaaker](/source/Hans_Rookmaaker), Dutch historian, author, and scholar (died 1977)
- [1923](/source/1923) – [Dexter Gordon](/source/Dexter_Gordon), American saxophonist, composer, and actor (died 1990)
- [1925](/source/1925) – [Kenneth Koch](/source/Kenneth_Koch), American poet, playwright and professor (died 2002)
- 1925 – [Pia Sebastiani](/source/Pia_Sebastiani), Argentine pianist and composer (died 2015)
- [1926](/source/1926) – [David H. Hubel](/source/David_H._Hubel), Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (died 2013)
- [1927](/source/1927) – [Aira Samulin](/source/Aira_Samulin), Finnish dancer and entrepreneur (died 2023)[39]
- 1927 – [Peter Whittle](/source/Peter_Whittle_(mathematician)), English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist (died 2021)[40]
- [1928](/source/1928) – [René Clemencic](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Clemencic), Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player (died 2022)
- [1929](/source/1929) – [Jack Gibson](/source/Jack_Gibson_(rugby_league)), Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2008)
- 1929 – [Djalma Santos](/source/Djalma_Santos), Brazilian footballer (died 2013)
- 1929 – [Patricia Ward Hales](/source/Patricia_Ward_Hales), British tennis player (died 1985)
- [1930](/source/1930) – [Jovan Krkobabić](/source/Jovan_Krkobabi%C4%87), Serbian politician, [Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Serbia) (died 2014)
- 1930 – [Peter Stone](/source/Peter_Stone_(writer)), American screenwriter and producer (died 2003)
- 1930 – [Paul von Ragué Schleyer](/source/Paul_von_Ragu%C3%A9_Schleyer), American chemist and academic (died 2014)
- 1930 – [Joanne Woodward](/source/Joanne_Woodward), American actress[41]
- [1932](/source/1932) – [Elizabeth Taylor](/source/Elizabeth_Taylor), English-American actress and humanitarian (died 2011)[34]
- 1932 – [David Young, Baron Young of Graffham](/source/David_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Graffham), English businessman and politician, [Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Business,_Innovation_and_Skills) (died 2022)
- [1933](/source/1933) – [Raymond Berry](/source/Raymond_Berry), American football player and coach
- 1933 – [Malcolm Wallop](/source/Malcolm_Wallop), American politician (died 2011)[42]
- [1934](/source/1934) – [Vincent Fourcade](/source/Vincent_Fourcade), French interior designer (died 1992)
- 1934 – [N. Scott Momaday](/source/N._Scott_Momaday), American poet and writer (died 2024)[43]
- 1934 – [Ralph Nader](/source/Ralph_Nader), American lawyer, politician, and activist[41]
- [1935](/source/1935) – [Mirella Freni](/source/Mirella_Freni), Italian soprano and actress (died 2020)
- 1935 – [Uri Shulevitz](/source/Uri_Shulevitz), American author and illustrator (died 2025)[44][45]
- [1936](/source/1936) – [Ron Barassi](/source/Ron_Barassi), Australian footballer and coach (died 2023)
- 1936 – [Sonia Johnson](/source/Sonia_Johnson), American feminist activist and author[46]
- 1936 – [Roger Mahony](/source/Roger_Mahony), American cardinal
- [1937](/source/1937) – [Barbara Babcock](/source/Barbara_Babcock), American actress[41]
- [1938](/source/1938) – [Jake Thackray](/source/Jake_Thackray), English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist (died 2002)
- [1939](/source/1939) – [Don McKinnon](/source/Don_McKinnon), English-New Zealand farmer and politician, 12th [Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand)
- 1939 – [Peter Revson](/source/Peter_Revson), American race car driver (died 1974)[47]
- [1940](/source/1940) – [Pierre Duchesne](/source/Pierre_Duchesne), Canadian lawyer and politician, 28th [Lieutenant Governor of Quebec](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Quebec)[48]
- 1940 – [Howard Hesseman](/source/Howard_Hesseman), American actor (died 2022)[49]
- 1940 – [Bill Hunter](/source/Bill_Hunter_(actor)), Australian actor (died 2011)[50]
- [1941](/source/1941) – [Paddy Ashdown](/source/Paddy_Ashdown), British soldier and politician (died 2018)[51]
- [1942](/source/1942) – [Jimmy Burns](/source/Jimmy_Burns), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1942 – [Robert H. Grubbs](/source/Robert_H._Grubbs), American chemist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 2021)
- 1942 – [Charlayne Hunter-Gault](/source/Charlayne_Hunter-Gault), American journalist
- 1942 – [Klaus-Dieter Sieloff](/source/Klaus-Dieter_Sieloff), German footballer (died 2011)
- [1943](/source/1943) – [Mary Frann](/source/Mary_Frann), American actress (died 1998)[34]
- 1943 – [Morten Lauridsen](/source/Morten_Lauridsen), American composer and conductor
- 1943 – [Carlos Alberto Parreira](/source/Carlos_Alberto_Parreira), Brazilian footballer and manager
- [1944](/source/1944) – [Ken Grimwood](/source/Ken_Grimwood), American author (died 2003)
- 1944 – [Graeme Pollock](/source/Graeme_Pollock), South African cricketer and coach
- 1944 – [Roger Scruton](/source/Roger_Scruton), English philosopher and writer (died 2020)[52]
- [1947](/source/1947) – [Alan Guth](/source/Alan_Guth), American physicist and cosmologist[34]
- 1947 – [Gidon Kremer](/source/Gidon_Kremer), Latvian violinist and conductor
- 1947 – [Sonia Manzano Vela](/source/Sonia_Manzano_Vela), Ecuadorian writer
- [1949](/source/1949) – [Mary Gibby](/source/Mary_Gibby), British botanist and professor (died 2024)[53]
- 1949 – [Debra Monk](/source/Debra_Monk), American actress, singer, and writer[41]
- [1950](/source/1950) – [Annabel Goldie](/source/Annabel_Goldie), Scottish lawyer and politician
- 1950 – [Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger](/source/Julia_Neuberger,_Baroness_Neuberger), English rabbi and politician
- [1951](/source/1951) – [Carl A. Anderson](/source/Carl_A._Anderson), 13th [Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus](/source/Supreme_Knight_of_the_Knights_of_Columbus)
- 1951 – [Lee Atwater](/source/Lee_Atwater), American journalist, activist and political strategist (died 1991)
- 1951 – [Walter de Silva](/source/Walter_de_Silva), Italian car designer
- 1951 – [Steve Harley](/source/Steve_Harley), English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
- [1952](/source/1952) – [Dwight Jones](/source/Dwight_Jones_(basketball)), American basketball player (died 2016)[54]
- [1953](/source/1953) – [Gavin Esler](/source/Gavin_Esler), Scottish journalist and author
- 1953 – [Ian Khama](/source/Ian_Khama), English-Botswanan lieutenant and politician, 4th [President of Botswana](/source/President_of_Botswana)
- 1953 – [Stelios Kouloglou](/source/Stelios_Kouloglou), Greek journalist, author, director and politician
- [1954](/source/1954) – [Neal Schon](/source/Neal_Schon), American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter[41]
- [1955](/source/1955) – [Belus Prajoux](/source/Belus_Prajoux), Chilean tennis player[55]
- [1956](/source/1956) – [Meena Keshwar Kamal](/source/Meena_Keshwar_Kamal), Afghan activist, founded the [Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan](/source/Revolutionary_Association_of_the_Women_of_Afghanistan) (died 1987)[56]
- [1957](/source/1957) – [Danny Antonucci](/source/Danny_Antonucci), Canadian animator, producer, and screenwriter
- 1957 – [Kevin Curran](/source/Kevin_Curran_(writer)), American screenwriter and television producer (died 2016)
- 1957 – [Robert de Castella](/source/Robert_de_Castella), Australian runner
- 1957 – [Adrian Smith](/source/Adrian_Smith_(musician)), English guitarist and songwriter[41]
- 1957 – [Timothy Spall](/source/Timothy_Spall), English actor[41]
- [1958](/source/1958) – [Naas Botha](/source/Naas_Botha), South African rugby player and sportscaster
- 1958 – [Maggie Hassan](/source/Maggie_Hassan), American politician, 81st [Governor of New Hampshire](/source/List_of_governors_of_New_Hampshire)
- [1960](/source/1960) – [Andrés Gómez](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_G%C3%B3mez), Ecuadorian tennis player
- 1960 – [Johnny Van Zant](/source/Johnny_Van_Zant), American singer-songwriter[41]
- [1961](/source/1961) – [James Worthy](/source/James_Worthy), American basketball player and sportscaster
- [1962](/source/1962) – [Adam Baldwin](/source/Adam_Baldwin), American actor[41]
- 1962 – [Grant Show](/source/Grant_Show), American actor[41]
- [1963](/source/1963) – [Nasty Suicide](/source/Nasty_Suicide), Finnish musician and pharmacist
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Jeffrey Pasley](/source/Jeffrey_Pasley), American educator and academic
- [1965](/source/1965) – [Pedro Chaves](/source/Pedro_Chaves), Portuguese racing driver
- 1965 – [Noah Emmerich](/source/Noah_Emmerich), American actor[41]
- [1966](/source/1966) – [Baltasar Kormákur](/source/Baltasar_Korm%C3%A1kur), Icelandic actor, director, and producer
- 1966 – [Donal Logue](/source/Donal_Logue), Canadian actor and director[41]
- [1967](/source/1967) – [Jony Ive](/source/Jony_Ive), English-American industrial designer, former [chief design officer](/source/Chief_design_officer) of [Apple](/source/Apple_Inc.)[57]
- 1967 – [Dănuț Lupu](/source/D%C4%83nu%C8%9B_Lupu), Romanian footballer
- [1968](/source/1968) – [Matt Stairs](/source/Matt_Stairs), Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
- [1969](/source/1969) – [Juan E. Gilbert](/source/Juan_E._Gilbert), American computer scientist, inventor, and academic
- [1970](/source/1970) – [Kent Desormeaux](/source/Kent_Desormeaux), American jockey
- 1970 – [Patricia Petibon](/source/Patricia_Petibon), French soprano and actress
- [1971](/source/1971) – [Sara Blakely](/source/Sara_Blakely), American businesswoman, founded [Spanx](/source/Spanx)
- 1971 – [Derren Brown](/source/Derren_Brown), English magician and painter
- 1971 – [Roman Giertych](/source/Roman_Giertych), Polish lawyer and politician, [Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_Republic_of_Poland)
- 1971 – [David Rikl](/source/David_Rikl), Czech-English tennis player
- 1971 – [Rozonda Thomas](/source/Rozonda_Thomas), American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress[41]
- [1972](/source/1972) – [Richard Coyle](/source/Richard_Coyle), English actor[41]
- [1973](/source/1973) – [Peter Andre](/source/Peter_Andre), English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
- [1974](/source/1974) – [Carte Goodwin](/source/Carte_Goodwin), former United States senator from West Virginia[58]
- [1975](/source/1975) – [Aitor González](/source/Aitor_Gonz%C3%A1lez), Spanish racing driver
- 1975 – [Prodromos Korkizoglou](/source/Prodromos_Korkizoglou), Greek decathlete
- [1976](/source/1976) – [Ludovic Capelle](/source/Ludovic_Capelle), Belgian cyclist
- 1976 – [Cornelia Ecker](/source/Cornelia_Ecker), Austrian politician[59]
- 1976 – [Tony Gonzalez](/source/Tony_Gonzalez), American football player[60]
- 1976 – [Sergei Semak](/source/Sergei_Semak), Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager
- [1978](/source/1978) – [James Beattie](/source/James_Beattie_(footballer)), English footballer and manager
- 1978 – [Kakha Kaladze](/source/Kakha_Kaladze), Georgian footballer and politician
- 1978 – [Emelie Öhrstig](/source/Emelie_%C3%96hrstig), Swedish skier and cyclist
- 1978 – [Simone Di Pasquale](/source/Simone_Di_Pasquale), Italian ballet dancer
- [1980](/source/1980) – [Brandon Beemer](/source/Brandon_Beemer), American actor[41]
- 1980 – [Chelsea Clinton](/source/Chelsea_Clinton), American journalist and academic[61]
- 1980 – [Bobby V](/source/Bobby_V), American singer-songwriter[41]
- [1981](/source/1981) – [Natalie Grandin](/source/Natalie_Grandin), English-South African tennis player
- 1981 – [Josh Groban](/source/Josh_Groban), American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor[62]
- 1981 – [Élodie Ouédraogo](/source/%C3%89lodie_Ou%C3%A9draogo), Belgian sprinter
- [1982](/source/1982) – [Ali Bastian](/source/Ali_Bastian), English actress
- 1982 – [Pat Richards](/source/Pat_Richards), Australian rugby league player
- 1982 – [Bruno Soares](/source/Bruno_Soares), Brazilian tennis player
- [1983](/source/1983) – [Devin Harris](/source/Devin_Harris), American basketball player
- 1983 – [Kate Mara](/source/Kate_Mara), American actress[41]
- [1984](/source/1984) – [James Augustine](/source/James_Augustine), American basketball player[63]
- 1984 – [Jumbo Díaz](/source/Jumbo_D%C3%ADaz), Dominican baseball player[64]
- 1984 – [Akseli Kokkonen](/source/Akseli_Kokkonen), Norwegian ski jumper
- 1984 – [Aníbal Sánchez](/source/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez), Venezuelan baseball player
- 1984 – [Lotta Schelin](/source/Lotta_Schelin), Swedish footballer
- 1984 – [Denard Span](/source/Denard_Span), American baseball player[65]
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Asami Abe](/source/Asami_Abe), Japanese singer and actress
- 1985 – [Diniyar Bilyaletdinov](/source/Diniyar_Bilyaletdinov), Russian footballer
- 1985 – [Vladislav Kulik](/source/Vladislav_Kulik), Ukrainian-Russian footballer
- 1985 – [Thiago Neves](/source/Thiago_Neves), Brazilian footballer
- [1986](/source/1986) – [Yovani Gallardo](/source/Yovani_Gallardo), Mexican baseball player
- 1986 – [Daniel Gibson](/source/Daniel_Gibson), American basketball player and coach[66]
- 1986 – [Jonathan Moreira](/source/Jonathan_Moreira), Brazilian footballer
- 1986 – [Sandeep Singh](/source/Sandeep_Singh), Indian field hockey player
- [1987](/source/1987) – [Valeriy Andriytsev](/source/Valeriy_Andriytsev), Ukrainian wrestler
- 1987 – [Florence Kiplagat](/source/Florence_Kiplagat), Kenyan runner
- [1988](/source/1988) – [Dustin Jeffrey](/source/Dustin_Jeffrey), Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 – [Iain Ramsay](/source/Iain_Ramsay), Australian footballer
- [1989](/source/1989) – [David Button](/source/David_Button), English footballer[67]
- 1989 – [Lloyd Rigby](/source/Lloyd_Rigby), English footballer
- [1990](/source/1990) – [Chandler Jones](/source/Chandler_Jones), American football player[68]
- 1990 – [Adam Morgan](/source/Adam_Morgan_(baseball)), American baseball player[69]
- 1990 – [Lindsey Morgan](/source/Lindsey_Morgan), American actress[41]
- [1991](/source/1991) – [Azeem Rafiq](/source/Azeem_Rafiq), Pakistani cricketer
- [1992](/source/1992) – [Meyers Leonard](/source/Meyers_Leonard), American basketball player[70]
- 1992 – [Ioannis Potouridis](/source/Ioannis_Potouridis), Greek footballer
- 1992 – [Jonjo Shelvey](/source/Jonjo_Shelvey), English footballer[71]
- 1992 – [Callum Wilson](/source/Callum_Wilson), English footballer[72]
- 1993 – [Alphonse Areola](/source/Alphonse_Areola), French footballer[73]
- [1994](/source/1994) – [Mike Matheson](/source/Mike_Matheson), Canadian ice hockey player[74]
- [1995](/source/1995) – [Laura Gulbe](/source/Laura_Gulbe), Latvian tennis player
- 1995 – [Sergej Milinković-Savić](/source/Sergej_Milinkovi%C4%87-Savi%C4%87), Serbian footballer[75]
- 1995 – [Tomáš Souček](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Sou%C4%8Dek), Czech footballer[76]
- [1996](/source/1996) – [Chris Godwin](/source/Chris_Godwin), American football player[77]
- 1996 – [Ten](/source/Ten_(singer)), Thai singer and dancer[78]
- [1998](/source/1998) – [Todd Cantwell](/source/Todd_Cantwell), English footballer[79]
- [2002](/source/2002) – [Johnny Davis](/source/Johnny_Davis_(basketball,_born_2002)), American basketball player[80]

## Deaths

### Pre-1600

- [640](/source/640) – [Pepin of Landen](/source/Pepin_of_Landen), Frankish lord (born 580)
- [906](/source/906) – [Conrad the Elder](/source/Conrad,_Duke_of_Thuringia), Frankish nobleman
- [956](/source/956) – [Theophylact](/source/Theophylact_of_Constantinople), [Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople](/source/Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople) (born 917)
- [1167](/source/1167) – [Robert of Melun](/source/Robert_of_Melun), English theologian and bishop
- [1416](/source/1416) – [Eleanor of Castile](/source/Eleanor_of_Castile_(died_1416)), queen consort of Navarre (born c. 1363)
- [1425](/source/1425) – Prince [Vasily I of Moscow](/source/Vasily_I_of_Moscow) (born 1371)
- [1483](/source/1483) – [William VIII of Montferrat](/source/William_VIII_of_Montferrat) (born 1420)
- [1558](/source/1558) – [Johann Faber of Heilbronn](/source/Johann_Faber_of_Heilbronn), controversial Catholic preacher (born 1504)
- 1558 – [Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach](/source/Kunigunde_of_Brandenburg-Kulmbach), German Noblewoman (born 1524)

### 1601–1900

- [1641](/source/1641) – [Pau Claris](/source/Pau_Claris), [Catalan](/source/Catalans) lawyer, clergyman and [President of the Generalitat](/source/President_of_the_Government_of_Catalonia), founder of the [Catalan Republic](/source/Catalan_Republic_(1640%E2%80%931641)) (born 1586)[81]
- [1659](/source/1659) – [Henry Dunster](/source/Henry_Dunster), English-American clergyman and academic (born 1609)
- [1699](/source/1699) – [Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton](/source/Charles_Paulet,_1st_Duke_of_Bolton), English politician, [Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire](/source/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Hampshire) (born 1625)
- [1706](/source/1706) – [John Evelyn](/source/John_Evelyn), English gardener and author (born 1620)
- [1712](/source/1712) – [Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet](/source/Sir_William_Villiers,_3rd_Baronet), English politician (born 1645)
- [1720](/source/1720) – [Samuel Parris](/source/Samuel_Parris), English-American minister (born 1653)
- [1735](/source/1735) – [John Arbuthnot](/source/John_Arbuthnot), Scottish physician and polymath (born 1667)
- [1784](/source/1784) – [Count of St. Germain](/source/Count_of_St._Germain), European adventurer (born 1710)
- [1795](/source/1795) – [Tanikaze Kajinosuke](/source/Tanikaze_Kajinosuke), Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1750)
- [1844](/source/1844) – [Nicholas Biddle](/source/Nicholas_Biddle_(banker)), American banker and politician (born 1786)
- [1887](/source/1887) – [Alexander Borodin](/source/Alexander_Borodin), Russian composer and chemist (born 1833)
- [1892](/source/1892) – [Louis Vuitton](/source/Louis_Vuitton_(designer)), French fashion designer and businessman, founded [Louis Vuitton](/source/Louis_Vuitton) (born 1821)

### 1901–present

- [1902](/source/1902) – [Harry "Breaker" Morant](/source/Breaker_Morant), English-Australian lieutenant (born 1864)
- [1921](/source/1921) – [Schofield Haigh](/source/Schofield_Haigh), English cricketer and umpire (born 1871)
- [1931](/source/1931) – [Chandra Shekhar Azad](/source/Chandra_Shekhar_Azad), Indian revolutionary (born 1906)
- [1936](/source/1936) – [Joshua W. Alexander](/source/Joshua_W._Alexander), American judge and politician, 2nd [United States Secretary of Commerce](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce) (born 1852)
- 1936 – [Ivan Pavlov](/source/Ivan_Pavlov), Russian physiologist and physician, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (born 1849)
- [1937](/source/1937) – [Charles Donnelly (poet)](/source/Charles_Donnelly_(poet)), Irish Republican, died in the [Spanish Civil War](/source/Spanish_Civil_War) (born 1914)[82]
- [1937](/source/1937) – [Hosteen Klah](/source/Hosteen_Klah), Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (born 1867)[83]
- 1937 – [Emily Malbone Morgan](/source/Emily_Malbone_Morgan), American saint, foundress of the [Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross](/source/Society_of_the_Companions_of_the_Holy_Cross) (born 1862)[84]
- [1943](/source/1943) – [Kostis Palamas](/source/Kostis_Palamas), Greek poet and playwright (born 1859)
- [1956](/source/1956) – [Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar](/source/Ganesh_Vasudev_Mavalankar), Indian lawyer and politician, 1st [Speaker of the Lok Sabha](/source/Speaker_of_the_Lok_Sabha) (born 1888)
- [1964](/source/1964) – [Orry-Kelly](/source/Orry-Kelly), Australian-American costume designer (born 1897)
- [1968](/source/1968) – [Frankie Lymon](/source/Frankie_Lymon), American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
- [1969](/source/1969) – [Marius Barbeau](/source/Marius_Barbeau), Canadian ethnographer and academic (born 1883)
- [1973](/source/1973) – [Bill Everett](/source/Bill_Everett), American author and illustrator (born 1917)
- [1977](/source/1977) – [John Dickson Carr](/source/John_Dickson_Carr), American author and playwright (born 1905)
- [1980](/source/1980) – [George Tobias](/source/George_Tobias), American actor (born 1901)
- [1985](/source/1985) – [Ray Ellington](/source/Ray_Ellington), English singer and drummer (born 1916)
- 1985 – [Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.](/source/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr.), American politician and diplomat, 3rd [United States Ambassador to the United Nations](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations) (born 1902)
- 1985 – [J. Pat O'Malley](/source/J._Pat_O'Malley), English-American actor and singer (born 1904)
- [1986](/source/1986) – [Jacques Plante](/source/Jacques_Plante), Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1929)
- [1987](/source/1987) – [Bill Holman](/source/Bill_Holman_(cartoonist)), American cartoonist (born 1903)
- 1987 – [Franciszek Blachnicki](/source/Franciszek_Blachnicki), Polish priest (born 1921)[85]
- [1989](/source/1989) – [Konrad Lorenz](/source/Konrad_Lorenz), Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (born 1903)
- [1992](/source/1992) – [S. I. Hayakawa](/source/S._I._Hayakawa), Canadian-American linguist and politician (born 1906)
- [1993](/source/1993) – [Lillian Gish](/source/Lillian_Gish), American actress (born 1893)
- [1998](/source/1998) – [George H. Hitchings](/source/George_H._Hitchings), American pharmacologist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (born 1905)
- 1998 – [J. T. Walsh](/source/J._T._Walsh), American actor (born 1943)
- [1999](/source/1999) – [Horace Tapscott](/source/Horace_Tapscott), American pianist and composer (born 1934)
- [2002](/source/2002) – [Spike Milligan](/source/Spike_Milligan), Irish soldier, actor, comedian, and author (born 1918)
- [2003](/source/2003) – [John Lanchbery](/source/John_Lanchbery), English-Australian composer and conductor (born 1923)
- 2003 – [Fred Rogers](/source/Fred_Rogers), American minister and television host (born 1928)
- [2004](/source/2004) – [Yoshihiko Amino](/source/Yoshihiko_Amino), Japanese historian and academic (born 1928)
- 2004 – [Paul Sweezy](/source/Paul_Sweezy), American economist and journalist (born 1910)
- [2006](/source/2006) – [Otis Chandler](/source/Otis_Chandler), American publisher (born 1927)
- 2006 – [Robert Lee Scott, Jr.](/source/Robert_Lee_Scott,_Jr.), American general and author (born 1908)
- 2006 – [Linda Smith](/source/Linda_Smith_(comedian)), English comedian and author (born 1958)
- [2007](/source/2007) – [Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven](/source/Bernd_Freytag_von_Loringhoven), German general (born 1914)
- [2008](/source/2008) – [William F. Buckley, Jr.](/source/William_F._Buckley,_Jr.), American author and journalist, founded the *[National Review](/source/National_Review)* (born 1925)
- 2008 – [Myron Cope](/source/Myron_Cope), American journalist and sportscaster (born 1929)
- 2008 – [Ivan Rebroff](/source/Ivan_Rebroff), German vocalist of Russian descent with four and a half octave range (born 1931)
- [2010](/source/2010) – [Nanaji Deshmukh](/source/Nanaji_Deshmukh), Indian educator and activist (born 1916)
- [2011](/source/2011) – [Frank Buckles](/source/Frank_Buckles), American soldier (born 1901)
- 2011 – [Necmettin Erbakan](/source/Necmettin_Erbakan), Turkish engineer and politician, 32nd [Prime Minister of Turkey](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Turkey) (born 1926)
- 2011 – [Duke Snider](/source/Duke_Snider), American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (born 1926)
- 2011 – [Gary Winick](/source/Gary_Winick), American director and producer (born 1961)
- [2012](/source/2012) – [Ma Jiyuan](/source/Ma_Jiyuan), Chinese general (born 1921)
- 2012 – [Tina Strobos](/source/Tina_Strobos), Dutch physician and psychiatrist (born 1920)
- 2012 – [Helga Vlahović](/source/Helga_Vlahovi%C4%87), Croatian journalist and producer (born 1945)
- [2013](/source/2013) – [Van Cliburn](/source/Van_Cliburn), American pianist (born 1934)
- 2013 – [Ramon Dekkers](/source/Ramon_Dekkers), Dutch mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1969)
- 2013 – [Dale Robertson](/source/Dale_Robertson), American actor (born 1923)
- 2013 – [Adolfo Zaldívar](/source/Adolfo_Zald%C3%ADvar), Chilean lawyer and politician (born 1943)
- [2014](/source/2014) – [Aaron Allston](/source/Aaron_Allston), American game designer and author (born 1960)
- 2014 – [Terry Rand](/source/Terry_Rand), American basketball player (born 1934)
- [2015](/source/2015) – [Boris Nemtsov](/source/Boris_Nemtsov), Russian academic and politician, [First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia](/source/First_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Russia) (born 1959)
- 2015 – [Leonard Nimoy](/source/Leonard_Nimoy), American actor (born 1931)
- 2015 – [Julio César Strassera](/source/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Strassera), Argentinian lawyer and jurist (born 1933)
- [2016](/source/2016) – [Yi Cheol-seung](/source/Yi_Cheol-seung), South Korean lawyer and politician (born 1922)
- 2016 – [James Z. Davis](/source/James_Z._Davis), American lawyer and judge (born 1943)
- [2018](/source/2018) – [Steve Folkes](/source/Steve_Folkes), Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1959)
- [2019](/source/2019) – [France-Albert René](/source/France-Albert_Ren%C3%A9), Seychellois politician, 2nd [President of Seychelles](/source/President_of_Seychelles) (born 1935)[86]
- [2021](/source/2021) – [Ng Man-tat](/source/Ng_Man-tat), Hong Kong actor (born 1952)[87]
- [2023](/source/2023) – [Gérard Latortue](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Latortue), Haitian prime minister (born 1934)[88]
- [2025](/source/2025) – [Boris Spassky](/source/Boris_Spassky), Russian chess grandmaster (born 1937)[89]

## Holidays and observances

- Christian [feast day](/source/Feast_day): - [Anne Line](/source/Anne_Line)[90] - [Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows](/source/Gabriel_of_Our_Lady_of_Sorrows)[90] - [George Herbert](/source/George_Herbert) ([Anglicanism](/source/Anglicanism)) - [Gregory of Narek](/source/Gregory_of_Narek)[90] - [Honorina](/source/Honorina)[90] - [Leander](/source/Leander_of_Seville)[90] - [February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/February_27_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- [Doctors' Day (Vietnam)](/source/Doctors'_Day_(Vietnam))
- [Independence Day (Dominican Republic)](/source/Public_holidays_in_the_Dominican_Republic), celebrates the first independence of [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) from [Haiti](/source/Haiti) in 1844.
- [Majuba Day](/source/Majuba_Day) (some [Afrikaners](/source/Afrikaners) in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa))
- [Marathi Language Day](/source/Marathi_Language_Day) ([Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), India)
- [World NGO Day](/source/Non-governmental_organization#World_NGO_Day)

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## External links

- [BBC: On This Day](http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/27)
- [Historical Events on February 27](https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/27)

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