Historical Events In February - 27
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
1967 Dominica gains independence from England on February - 27.
1967 On this day in history pink Floyd release their first single "Arnold Layne"
1967 Rio de la Plata Treaty on this day in history.
1968 On February - 27 johannes Tralow, writer, dies at 85
1969 General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup on this day in history.
1969 On February - 27 president Nixon visits West-Berlin
1969 On this day in history john Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73
1970 On this day in history new York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance
1970 Robert Bruce Lockhart, diplomat/writer, dies on February - 27.
1972 On February - 27 president Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique
1973 On February - 27 -Airborne mine countermeasures began off Haiphong during Operation Endsweep. This was a "first" in mine warfare
1973 Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-year contract with White Sox on this day in history.
1973 On February - 27 pope Paul VI publishes constitution motu proprio Quo aptius
1973 Supporters of the American American Indian Movement begin their occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, site of the 1890 Sioux massacre on this day in history.
1973 Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslav composer/conductor, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1974 The first issue of People magazine makes its appearance on newsstands on February - 27.
1974 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1974 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59 on February - 27.
1975 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin on February - 27.
1975 On February - 27 house of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill
1975 Neville Cardus, writer/cricketer, dies on February - 27.
1976 On February - 27 final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon
1977 On this day in history in Toronto, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones rock group is arrested by the RCMP and charged with possession of heroin with intent to traffic and possession of cocaine
1977 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic on this day in history.
1977 Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada on February - 27.
1977 Allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47 on February - 27.
1978 On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 On February - 27 vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65
1979 The Navy took delivery of the last A-4 Skyhawk from the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, setting a record for the longest production run for any U.S. military aircraft on this day in history.
1980 22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers) on this day in history.
1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe on this day in history.
1980 Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota on February - 27.
1980 On this day in history george Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78
1981 Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 on February - 27.
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