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February 27 in recent years

February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 307 days remain until the end of the year (308 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

  • 272Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (d. 337)
  • 1343 – Alberto d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (d. 1393)
  • 1427 – Ruprecht, Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1480)
  • 1500João de Castro, Portuguese nobleman and fourth viceroy of Portuguese India (d. 1548)
  • 1535 – Min Phalaung, Burmese monarch (d. 1593)
  • 1567William Alabaster, English poet (d. 1640)
  • 1572 – Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1632)
  • 1575 – John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1616)

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901 – Marino Marini, Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1980)
  • 1901 – Kotama Okada, Japanese religious leader (d. 1974)
  • 1902Lúcio Costa, French-Brazilian architect and engineer, designed Gustavo Capanema Palace (d. 1998)
  • 1902 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1999)
  • 1902 – John Steinbeck, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
  • 1903 – Reginald Gardiner, English-American actor and singer (d. 1980)
  • 1903 – Hans Rohrbach, German mathematician (d. 1993)
  • 1903 – Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Belarusian-American rabbi and philosopher (d. 1993)
  • 1904James T. Farrell, American author and poet (d. 1979)
  • 1904 – Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1996)
  • 1904 – André Leducq, French cyclist (d. 1980)
  • 1905Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1968)
  • 1907Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951)
  • 1907 – Momčilo Đujić, Serbian-American priest and commander (d. 1999)
  • 1910Joan Bennett, American actress (d. 1990)
  • 1910 – Peter De Vries, American journalist and author (d. 1993)
  • 1910 – Kelly Johnson, American engineer, co-founded Skunk Works (d. 1990)
  • 1910 – Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (d. 1995)
  • 1911 – Oscar Heidenstam, English bodybuilder (d. 1991)
  • 1912Lawrence Durrell, British author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990)
  • 1912 – Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999)
  • 1913Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (d. 2005)
  • 1913 – Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish soldier and politician, President of Poland (d. 1989)
  • 1913 – Irwin Shaw, American author and screenwriter (d. 1984)
  • 1915Denis Whitaker, Canadian general, football player, and businessman (d. 2001)
  • 1917John Connally, American lieutenant and politician, 39th Governor of Texas and 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (d. 1993)
  • 1919 – Chick Halbert, American basketball player (d. 2013)
  • 1919 – Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)
  • 1920 – Reg Simpson, English cricketer (d. 2013)
  • 1921Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (d. 2014)
  • 1922 – Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch historian, author, and scholar (d. 1977)
  • 1923Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (d. 1990)
  • 1925 – Kenneth Koch, American poet, playwright and professor (d. 2002)
  • 1925 – Pia Sebastiani, Argentine pianist and composer (d. 2015)
  • 1926David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
  • 1927Aira Samulin, Finnish dancer and entrepreneur (d. 2023)
  • 1927 – Peter Whittle, English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist (d. 2021)
  • 1928 – René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player (d. 2022)
  • 1929 – Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2008)
  • 1929 – Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
  • 1929 – Patricia Ward Hales, British tennis player (d. 1985)
  • 1930 – Jovan Krkobabić, Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2014)
  • 1930 – Peter Stone, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2003)
  • 1930 – Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist and academic (d. 2014)
  • 1930 – Joanne Woodward, American actress
  • 1932Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and humanitarian (d. 2011)
  • 1932 – David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 2022)
  • 1933Raymond Berry, American football player and coach
  • 1933 – Malcolm Wallop, American politician (d. 2011)
  • 1934Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (d. 1992)
  • 1934 – N. Scott Momaday, American poet and writer (d. 2024)
  • 1934 – Ralph Nader, American lawyer, politician, and activist
  • 1935Mirella Freni, Italian soprano and actress (d. 2020)
  • 1935 – Uri Shulevitz, American author and illustrator
  • 1936Ron Barassi, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2023)
  • 1936 – Sonia Johnson, American feminist activist and author
  • 1936 – Roger Mahony, American cardinal
  • 1937Barbara Babcock, American actress
  • 1938Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist (d. 2002)
  • 1939Don McKinnon, English-New Zealand farmer and politician, 12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • 1939 – Peter Revson, American race car driver (d. 1974)
  • 1940Pierre Duchesne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
  • 1940 – Howard Hesseman, American actor (d. 2022)
  • 1940 – Bill Hunter, Australian actor (d. 2011)
  • 1941Paddy Ashdown, British soldier and politician (d. 2018)
  • 1942 – Jimmy Burns, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1942 – Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021)
  • 1942 – Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
  • 1942 – Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German footballer (d. 2011)
  • 1943Mary Frann, American actress (d. 1998)
  • 1943 – Morten Lauridsen, American composer and conductor
  • 1943 – Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazilian footballer and manager
  • 1944 – Ken Grimwood, American author (d. 2003)
  • 1944 – Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer and coach
  • 1944 – Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (d. 2020)
  • 1947 – Alan Guth, American physicist and cosmologist
  • 1947 – Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist and conductor
  • 1947 – Sonia Manzano Vela, Ecuadorian writer
  • 1949 – Debra Monk, American actress, singer, and writer
  • 1950 – Annabel Goldie, Scottish lawyer and politician
  • 1950 – Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, English rabbi and politician
  • 1951 – Carl A. Anderson, 13th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
  • 1951 – Lee Atwater, American journalist, activist and political strategist (d. 1991)
  • 1951 – Walter de Silva, Italian car designer
  • 1951 – Steve Harley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2024)
  • 1952Dwight Jones, American basketball player (d. 2016)
  • 1953Gavin Esler, Scottish journalist and author
  • 1953 – Ian Khama, English-Botswanan lieutenant and politician, 4th President of Botswana
  • 1953 – Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist, author, director and politician
  • 1954 – Neal Schon, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
  • 1956Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (d. 1987)
  • 1956 – Belus Prajoux, Chilean tennis player
  • 1957Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1957 – Kevin Curran, American screenwriter and television producer (d. 2016)
  • 1957 – Robert de Castella, Australian runner
  • 1957 – Adrian Smith, English guitarist and songwriter
  • 1957 – Timothy Spall, English actor
  • 1958Naas Botha, South African rugby player and sportscaster
  • 1958 – Maggie Hassan, American politician, 81st Governor of New Hampshire
  • 1960Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player
  • 1960 – Johnny Van Zant, American singer-songwriter
  • 1961James Worthy, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1962Adam Baldwin, American actor
  • 1962 – Grant Show, American actor
  • 1964 – Jeffrey Pasley, American educator and academic
  • 1965 – Pedro Chaves, Portuguese racing driver
  • 1965 – Noah Emmerich, American actor
  • 1966 – Baltasar Kormákur, Icelandic actor, director, and producer
  • 1966 – Donal Logue, Canadian actor and director
  • 1966 – Oliver Reck, German footballer and manager
  • 1967Jony Ive, English-American industrial designer, former chief design officer of Apple
  • 1967 – Dănuț Lupu, Romanian footballer
  • 1968Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1969Juan E. Gilbert, American computer scientist, inventor, and academic
  • 1970 – Kent Desormeaux, American jockey
  • 1970 – Patricia Petibon, French soprano and actress
  • 1971Sara Blakely, American businesswoman, founded Spanx
  • 1971 – Derren Brown, English magician and painter
  • 1971 – Roman Giertych, Polish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
  • 1971 – David Rikl, Czech-English tennis player
  • 1971 – Rozonda Thomas, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
  • 1972 – Richard Coyle, English actor
  • 1973Peter Andre, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1974Carte Goodwin, former United States senator from West Virginia
  • 1975Aitor González, Spanish racing driver
  • 1975 – Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete
  • 1976 – Ludovic Capelle, Belgian cyclist
  • 1976 – Tony Gonzalez, American football player
  • 1976 – Sergei Semak, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager
  • 1978 – James Beattie, English footballer and manager
  • 1978 – Kakha Kaladze, Georgian footballer and politician
  • 1978 – Emelie Öhrstig, Swedish skier and cyclist
  • 1978 – Simone Di Pasquale, Italian ballet dancer
  • 1980 – Brandon Beemer, American actor
  • 1980 – Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and academic
  • 1980 – Bobby V, American singer-songwriter
  • 1981 – Natalie Grandin, English-South African tennis player
  • 1981 – Josh Groban, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
  • 1981 – Élodie Ouédraogo, Belgian sprinter
  • 1982 – Ali Bastian, English actress
  • 1982 – Pat Richards, Australian rugby league player
  • 1982 – Bruno Soares, Brazilian tennis player
  • 1983Devin Harris, American basketball player
  • 1983 – Kate Mara, American actress
  • 1984 – James Augustine, American basketball player
  • 1984 – Jumbo Díaz, Dominican baseball player
  • 1984 – Akseli Kokkonen, Norwegian ski jumper
  • 1984 – Aníbal Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1984 – Lotta Schelin, Swedish footballer
  • 1984 – Denard Span, American baseball player
  • 1985 – Asami Abe, Japanese singer and actress
  • 1985 – Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer
  • 1985 – Vladislav Kulik, Ukrainian-Russian footballer
  • 1985 – Thiago Neves, Brazilian footballer
  • 1986Yovani Gallardo, Mexican baseball player
  • 1986 – Daniel Gibson, American basketball player and coach
  • 1986 – Jonathan Moreira, Brazilian footballer
  • 1986 – Sandeep Singh, Indian field hockey player
  • 1987 – Valeriy Andriytsev, Ukrainian wrestler
  • 1987 – Florence Kiplagat, Kenyan runner
  • 1988 – Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1988 – Iain Ramsay, Australian footballer
  • 1989 – David Button, English footballer
  • 1989 – Lloyd Rigby, English footballer
  • 1990Chandler Jones, American football player
  • 1990 – Adam Morgan, American baseball player
  • 1990 – Lindsey Morgan, American actress
  • 1991 – Azeem Rafiq, Pakistani cricketer
  • 1992 – Meyers Leonard, American basketball player
  • 1992 – Ioannis Potouridis, Greek footballer
  • 1992 – Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer
  • 1992 – Callum Wilson, English footballer
  • 1993 – Alphonse Areola, French footballer
  • 1994 – Mike Matheson, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1995 – Laura Gulbe, Latvian tennis player
  • 1995 – Sergej Milinković-Savić, Serbian footballer
  • 1995 – Tomáš Souček, Czech footballer
  • 1996 – Chris Godwin, American football player
  • 1996 – Ten, Thai singer and dancer
  • 1998 – Todd Cantwell, English footballer
  • 2002 – Johnny Davis, American basketball player

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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