What are the important events that happened on February 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

February 27: Facts & Myths About This Day

February 27 is the 58^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 14, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 474,720 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentacontaoctagon’ day.

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 337 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,085 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

February 27 Historical Events

• 425 –
  The University of Constantinople is founded by Emperor Theodosius II at the urging of his wife Aelia Eudocia.
• 1812 –
  Poet Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire.
• 1844 –
  The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
• 1864 –
  American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
• 1900 –
  Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle of Paardeberg.
• 1939 –
  United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners’ rights and are therefore illegal.
• 1943 –
  The Rosenstrasse protest starts in Berlin
• 1961 –
  The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
• 1991 –
  Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that “Kuwait is liberated”.
• 2010 –
  An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.

Who were born on February 27?

• 1779 –
  Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)
• 1867 –
  Irving Fisher, American economist (d. 1947)
• 1886 –
  Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1971)
• 1930 –
  Peter Stone, American writer (d. 2003)
• 1934 –
  Ralph Nader, American author, activist and political figure
• 1936 –
  Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer
• 1940 –
  Bill Hunter, Australian actor
• 1941 –
  Paddy Ashdown, British politician
• 1945 –
  Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (d. 2004)
• 1949 –
  Rosalinda Galli, Italian voice actress

Who died on February 27?

• 1699 –
  Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c.1625)
• 1795 –
  Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Jamapese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (b. 1750)
• 1887 –
  Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
• 1902 –
  Peter Handcock, Australian Soldier executed in the Second Boer War under controversial circumstances (b. 1869)
• 1932 –
  William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (b. 1843)
• 1941 –
  William D. Byron, U.S. Congressman (b. 1895)
• 1943 –
  Kostis Palamas, Greek poet, twice nominated for the Nobel prize (b. 1859)
• 2003 –
  John Lanchbery, English composer (b. 1923)
• 2004 –
  Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (b. 1910)
• 2007 –
  Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (b. 1924)