February 27, 2024 was the 58th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 308 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
February 27 Historical Event(s)
1801
Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.
1812
Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.
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.
1860
Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
1864
American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
1942
World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies
1989
Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo riots.
1991
Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that “Kuwait is liberated”.
2007
The Chinese Correction: the Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in 10 years.
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)
1895
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 29th Yokozuna (d. 1943)
1904
Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (d. 1996)
1927
Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)
1930
Peter Stone, American writer (d. 2003)
1951
Lee Atwater, American political figure (d. 1991)
1951
Steve Harley, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)
1968
Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player
1980
Bobby V, American singer
1984
David Noel, American basketball player
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