Historical Events In February - 27

1967  On February - 27 dominica gains independence from England  

1967  On February - 27 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 February - 27.  

1969  President Nixon visits West-Berlin on this day in history.  

1969  John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 on February - 27.  

1970  New York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history robert Bruce Lockhart, diplomat/writer, dies  

1972  President Nixon & Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique on this day in history.  

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1973  -Airborne mine countermeasures began off Haiphong during Operation Endsweep. This was a "first" in mine warfare on this day in history.  

1973  Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-year contract with White Sox on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1974  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 27.  

1974  On this day in history pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59  

1975  On February - 27 cDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin  

1975  On this day in history house of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill  

1975  Neville Cardus, writer/cricketer, dies on this day in history.  

1976  Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon on this day in history.  

1977  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 on this day in history.  

1977  On February - 27 judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic  

1977  On February - 27 keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada  

1977  On February - 27 allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at 47  

1978  On February - 27 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

1978  On this day in history vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer, dies at 65  

1979  On February - 27 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.  

1980  22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers) on February - 27.  

1980  On February - 27 robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe  

1980  Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota on February - 27.  

1980  George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747  

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0272  On February - 27 birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)  

1539  On this day in history birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher  

1622  Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on February - 27.  

1691  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)  

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on February - 27.  

1711  On February - 27 birth of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)  

1745  On this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer  

1167  On February - 27 robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies  

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies  

1659  Death of Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) on February - 27.  

1699  On February - 27 death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)  

1706  On February - 27 john Evelyn, diarist, dies  

1720  Death of Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) on this day in history.  

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on February - 27.  

1733  On this day in history johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46