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Birthday February 27, 0289 Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (312-37) -- adopted Christianity |
Birthday February 27, 1583 Constantine |
Birthday February 27, 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet in Portland Maine |
Birthday February 27, 1881 Sveinn Bjornsson, 1st president of Republic of Iceland (1944-52) |
Birthday February 27, 1892 William Demarest, Actor (Uncle Charlie on My Three Sons) |
Birthday February 27, 1902 John Steinbeck, U.S. author (The Grapes of Wrath) (Nobel 1962) |
Birthday February 27, 1904 James T. Farrell, American author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) |
Birthday February 27, 1910 Joan Bennett, Actress - NJ |
Birthday February 27, 1910 Peter De Vries, author |
Birthday February 27, 1913 Irwin Shaw, U.S. novelist (Rich Man - Poor Man) |
Birthday February 27, 1917 John Connally, Texas Governor |
Birthday February 27, 1927 Guy Mitchell, Actor |
Birthday February 27, 1930 Joanne Woodward, Actress (Long Hot Summer) in Thomasville Ga |
Birthday February 27, 1932 Elizabeth Taylor, Actress (Cleopatra) in London - violet eyes |
Birthday February 27, 1933 Raymond Berry, NFL end (Baltimore Colts) |
Birthday February 27, 1933 Sen Malcolm, Wallop R-Wyo |
Birthday February 27, 1934 Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader born |
Birthday February 27, 1934 Ralph Nader, ex-Corvair fan & Consumer advocate |
Birthday February 27, 1937 Jay Silvester, discus thrower |
Birthday February 27, 1939 Barbara Babcock |
Birthday February 27, 1940 Howard Hesseman, WKRP's Johnny Fever |
Birthday February 27, 1943 Mary Frann |
History February 27, 1776 Patriots score early victory at Moores Creek, North |
History February 27, 1860 Mathew Brady photographs presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln |
History February 27, 1864 Federal prisoners begin arriving at Andersonville |
History February 27, 1897 Britain recognizes U.S. authority over Western Hemisphere |
History February 27, 1915 The Valley of Fear is published |
History February 27, 1916 Austrians occupy Durazzo in Albania |
History February 27, 1922 Supreme Court defends women's voting rights |
History February 27, 1936 Shirley Temple receives $50,000 per film |
History February 27, 1942 U.S. aircraft carrier Langley is sunk |
History February 27, 1943 Mine explosion kills 74 in Montana |
History February 27, 1960 U.S. Olympic hockey team beats Soviet Union |
History February 27, 1962 Diem survives coup attempt |
History February 27, 1964 Leaning Tower needs help |
History February 27, 1965 United States assails North Vietnamese aggression |
History February 27, 1969 Communist offensive continues |
History February 27, 1972 Shanghai Communique issued |
History February 27, 1973 AIM takes Wounded Knee |
History February 27, 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee begins |
History February 27, 1980 I Will Survive wins the first—and last—Grammy ever awarded for Best Disco Recording |
History February 27, 1991 Video recreates the crime |