Today, February 27, is the 58th day of the year on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Pisces.
2010
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3 has struck Chili and a tsunami warning has been issued for as far away as Hawaii, California and all across the Pacific Ocean.
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The 1900s
- 1999: In Nigeria 15 years of military rule ends after voters vote in a civilian president Olusegun Obasanjo.
- 1991: Gulf War: President George H.W. Bush declared that "Kuwait is liberated, Iraq's army is defeated," and announced that the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight
- 1973: The American Indian Movement seized the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, they would hold the town 71 days.
- 1951: The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a president to two terms of office, was ratified.
- 1933: The Reichstag in Berlin, Germany burnt down. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party blamed Communists and used it as a pretext to suspend civil liberties.
The 1800s
- 1827: The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Holidays and Observances
- National Day - Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays
- 1983: Kate Mara - Random Hearts
- 1981: Josh Groban - Musician
- 1980: Chelsea Clinton - Daughter of Bill Clinton
- 1980: Bobby Valentino - Musician
- 1934: Ralph Nader - political activist
- 1932: Elizabeth Taylor - Actress
Famous Deaths
- 2008: William F. Buckley Jr. - Author
- 2003: Fred Rogers - Childrens Host
- 1986: Jacques Plante - Montreal Canadiens
