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February 27 Birthdays in History - February 27 Deaths - February 27 Events
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February 27, 1981 Josh Groban, American Musician February 27, 1980 Chelsea Clinton, daughter of President Clinton, 1993-2001 February 27, 1976 Tony Gonzalez, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs February 27, 1975 Christina Nigra, actress, Out of This World February 27, 1975 Dana Marie Lane, Cheyenne Wyoming, Miss America-Wyoming 1996 February 27, 1975 Duce Staley, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles February 27, 1975 Marcus Robinson, wide receiver for the Chicago Bears February 27, 1974 Chris Dishman, guard for the Arizona Cardinals February 27, 1974 Jim Maher, cricketer, Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side February 27, 1973 "Pooh" Clark, rocker, High-5 February 27, 1973 Terence Davis, WLAF wide receiver for the London Monarchs February 27, 1971 Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics February 27, 1971 Jaroslav Modry, Ceske-budejovice C, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators February 27, 1971 Rich Tylski, guard/center for the Jacksonville Jaguars February 27, 1970 David White, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills February 27, 1969 Greg Stevenson, Sherbrooke Quebec, rower, Olympics-11-92, 96 February 27, 1969 Robert Massey, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants February 27, 1969 Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam February 27, 1969 Victoria Fair, Jackson Michigan, Miss Michigan-America 1991 February 27, 1969 Willie Banks, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs February 27, 1968 Loy Vaught, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers February 27, 1968 Mike Sullivan, Marshfield, NHL center for the Calgary Flames February 27, 1968 Ron Cox, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears February 27, 1968 Michael Vartan, French Actor February 27, 1967 Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets February 27, 1967 Frantisek Kaberle, Brno CZE, hockey forward, Team Czech Rep February 27, 1967 Robert Kron, Brno Cze, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers February 27, 1966 Chris Howard, U.S. baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners February 27, 1966 Gregg Rainwater, actor, Buck Cross-Young Riders February 27, 1966 Pete Smith, U.S. baseball player, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets February 27, 1965 Sandra Cecchini, Bologna Italy, tennis star, 1995 Warsaw doubles February 27, 1964 April Heinrichs, Littleton Colo, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics February 27, 1964 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist, Deacon Blue-Your Town February 27, 1964 Richard de Vries, soccer player, De Graafschap February 27, 1963 Francesco Cancellotti, Italy, tennis star February 27, 1962 Adam Baldwin, actor, Full Metal Jacket, My Bodyguard February 27, 1962 Grant Show, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Jack Hanson-Melrose Place February 27, 1962 Kory Tarpenning, born in Portland, Oregon, pole vaulter February 27, 1962 Veronica Ribot-Canales, Buenos Aires Argentina, U.S. diver 1996 Olympics February 27, 1961 Grant Shaud, actor, Miles Silverburg-Murphy Brown February 27, 1961 James Worthy, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 Playoff MVP February 27, 1960 Andres Gomez, Ecuador, tennis pro, Madrid Grand Prix-1990 February 27, 1960 Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host, Radio KBC February 27, 1960 John van Grinsven, soccer player, MVV February 27, 1960 Paul Humphreys, rock synthesizer, OMD-Crush, Pacific Age February 27, 1960 Stoney Jackson, Richmond, Virginia, actor, White Shadow, Insiders February 27, 1957 Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist, Iron Maiden-Aces High February 27, 1955 Garry Christian, rocker February 27, 1955 Sally Spencer, actress, M J McKinnon-Another World February 27, 1954 Neal Schon, rock guitarist, Journey-Open Arms, Bad English February 27, 1954 Neil Schon, American Musician February 27, 1952 Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Olymp-silver-1972 February 27, 1952 Henk Westbroek, Dutch singer, Good Cause February 27, 1952 Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Michael Stanley Band February 27, 1951 Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman, 1989-91 February 27, 1951 Steve Harley, rocker, Come Up and See Me February 27, 1950 Franco Moschino, fashion Designer February 27, 1950 Julia Neuberger, British Rabbi February 27, 1948 Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue February 27, 1948 Stephen Curtis, CEO, DVLA February 27, 1947 Ashley Woodcock, cricketer, one Test Aust vs. NZ 1974, only knock 27 February 27, 1947 Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist, Tchaikovsky Prize 1970 February 27, 1947 Marian G Klaren, Dutch mime/actress, Red Cabbage February 27, 1945 Daniel Olbrychski, Poland, actor, La Truite February 27, 1944 Alan Fudge, Wichita, Kansas, actor, Man From Atlantis, Paper Dolls February 27, 1944 Graeme Pollock, cricketer, South African batting prodigy February 27, 1944 Roger Scruton, philosopher February 27, 1943 Mary Frann, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live February 27, 1942 Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Due West, South Carolina, news reporter, McNeil-Lehrer February 27, 1941 Ian McGarry, general secretary, British Actors' Equity Association February 27, 1941 Paddy Ashton, New Delhi India, British MP, Soc/Lib Democrat February 27, 1941 Sandy Wilson February 27, 1941 Paddy Ashdown, British Politician February 27, 1940 Barbara Kelly, CEO, Scottish Consumer Council February 27, 1940 Howard Hesseman, Salem Or, actor, Dr. Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class February 27, 1939 Antoinette Sibley, ballerina, Turning Point February 27, 1939 Kenzo Takada, Japanese director, Dream After Dream February 27, 1939 Lester King, cricketer, WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts February 27, 1939 Peter Revson, auto racer, 1971 Indianapolis pole winner February 27, 1938 Pascale Petit, PAris, actor, Code Name: Jaguar, End of Desire February 27, 1937 Barbara Babcock, born in Pasadena, California, actr, Dr. Quinn, Dallas, Hill St. Blues February 27, 1937 Donald MacKay, CEO, Scottish Enterprise February 27, 1937 L Jay Silvester, U.S., discus thrower 1972 Olympics silver February 27, 1937 Viscount Head February 27, 1936 Chuck Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again February 27, 1936 Roger M Mahoney, born in Hollywood, California, archbishop of Los Angeles, 1985- February 27, 1936 Timothy Spall, actor, 1871, Life is Sweet, Crusoe, Remembrance February 27, 1936 Virginia Maskell, actress, Suspect, Doctor in Love, Man Upstairs February 27, 1936 Sonia Johnson, American Activist February 27, 1936 Roger Mahony, American Clergyman February 27, 1935 Alberto Remedios, opera/concert singer February 27, 1935 Mirella Freni, Modena Italy, lyric soprano, Madame Butterfly February 27, 1934 Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Unsafe at Any Speed February 27, 1934 Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Green Hornet, Tycoon February 27, 1934 [Navarre] Scott Momaday, U.S. author, House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer 1969 February 27, 1933 6th marquess of Bute, Scottish large landowner/bibliophile February 27, 1933 Edward Lucie-Smith, poetry critic February 27, 1933 Geoffrey Maitland Smith, CEO, Sears February 27, 1933 Malcolm Wallop, Sen-R-WY, 1977- February 27, 1933 Raymond Berry, Texas, NFL hall of famer for the Baltimore Colts February 27, 1932 Dolf Zwerver, Dutch painter February 27, 1932 Elizabeth Taylor, born in London, actress, Cleopatra, violet eyes February 27, 1932 Lord Young of Graffham, CEO, Cables and Wireless February 27, 1931 Andrew Sloan, Chief Constable, Strathcourt February 27, 1930 Joanne Woodward, born in Thomasville, Georgia, actress, 3 Faces of Eve, Rachel February 27, 1930 Lieux Dressler, actress, Alice Grant-General Hospital February 27, 1928 Ariel Sharon, Israeli Leader February 27, 1927 Guy Mitchell, [Al Cernick], born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker/actor, Red Garters February 27, 1927 Lord Belhaven and Stenton February 27, 1927 Michael Butler, Pro-Provost/chairman, Royal College of Art February 27, 1926 Peter Emery, British MP February 27, 1925 Hugh Leggatt, art dealer February 27, 1925 Michael Kaye, director, City of London Festival February 27, 1925 Richard AFM Auwerda, Dutch journalist/writer February 27, 1925 Samuel Dash, American Lawyer February 27, 1924 M M Shearer, former Lord Lieutenant of Shetland February 27, 1924 Norman Marshall, cricketer, brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955 February 27, 1923 Dexter Gordon, U.S., tenor saxophonist/actor, Connection February 27, 1923 Viktor Kalabis, composer February 27, 1922 Mervyn Jones, author, Nobody's Fault, 5 Hungarian Writers February 27, 1921 Andras Szollosy, composer February 27, 1921 Michael Fox, U.S., actor, Quincy, Dallas, Bold and the Beautiful February 27, 1920 David Vere Bendall, former diplomat February 27, 1920 Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orch leader, Jack Paar Program February 27, 1920 Reg Simpson, cricketer, prolific England opener 1948-55 February 27, 1919 Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer February 27, 1917 John Connally, Gov-D/R-Texas, shot in Kennedy motorcade February 27, 1915 Arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense, 1958-.. February 27, 1913 Frank Allaun, British MP, L February 27, 1913 Irwin Shaw, U.S., novelist, Rich Man Poor Man February 27, 1913 Paul Ricoeur, French Philosopher February 27, 1912 Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, Hot Club of France February 27, 1912 Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling India, writer, Alexandria Quartet February 27, 1910 Joan Bennett, Palasades, New Jersey, actress, Little Women, Disraeli February 27, 1910 Peter De Vries, Chicago, author, Reuben Reuben, Prick of Noon February 27, 1909 Elisabeth Welch, singer, Song of Freedom, Over the Moon February 27, 1907 Gerhard Alexander, [Veldheer], Dutch actor, Prince Willem of Orange February 27, 1906 Alexander Matheson, NZ cricket pace bowler, 2 Tests 1930-31 February 27, 1906 H Algernon F "Algy" Rumbold, English diplomat, South Africa/Tibet February 27, 1905 Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director, Evil Eye February 27, 1905 Franchot Tone, Niagara Falls, New York, actor, Dr. Freeland-Ben Casey February 27, 1904 James Thomas Farrell, U.S., author, Studs Lonigan trilogy February 27, 1904 Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor and director, Innocent Heart February 27, 1903 Reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor, Great Dictator February 27, 1902 Ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m U.S. swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1920 February 27, 1902 Gene Sarazen, Harrison, New York, PGA golfer, Masters 1935, U.S. Open 1922, 32 February 27, 1902 John Steinbeck, born in Salinas, California, author, Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962 February 27, 1901 Marino Marini, Italian sculptor/painter February 27, 1899 Charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer, Insulin February 27, 1899 Ian Keith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Rochefort-3 Musketeers February 27, 1899 Sulo Nikolai Salonen, composer February 27, 1898 Allison Danzig, sports writer, Tennis Pictorial History February 27, 1898 Rutkowski Bronislaw, composer February 27, 1897 Bernard F Lyot, French astronomer, Lyot filter February 27, 1897 G Paul H Schuitema, graphic designer/photographer, System-O-Color February 27, 1895 Edward Brophy, actor, Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys February 27, 1894 Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer February 27, 1893 Joseph Messner, composer February 27, 1893 Ralph Linton, U.S. cultural anthropologist, Tree of Culture February 27, 1892 William Demarest, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Uncle Charlie-My 3 Sons February 27, 1891 David Sarnoff, U.S., radio/TV pioneer/CEO, RCA February 27, 1891 Georges E Migot, French composer February 27, 1888 Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano, Fidello February 27, 1888 Arthur M. Schlesinger, American Historian February 27, 1888 Roberto Assagioli, Italian Psychologist February 27, 1887 James D Innes, English painter February 27, 1886 Hugo L. Black, Ala, Sen-D-Ala, /78th Supreme Court justice, 1937-71 February 27, 1886 Hugo Black, American Judge February 27, 1881 Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician February 27, 1881 Sveinn Bjornsson, 1st president of Iceland, 1944-52, /poet, Figur ild February 27, 1879 Jose Sancho Marraco, composer February 27, 1874 Max Ettinger, composer February 27, 1870 Louis Coerne, composer February 27, 1869 Alice Hamilton, physician/writer, workmen's compensation laws February 27, 1867 Irving Fisher, U.S. economist, compensating dollar February 27, 1867 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer February 27, 1863 George H. Mead, American Philosopher February 27, 1863 George Herbert Mead, American Philosopher February 27, 1861 Rudolph Steiner, Kraljevic Aust, founder (doctrine of anthroposophy February 27, 1850 Henry Edwards Huntington, U.S., railroad exec February 27, 1848 Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer, Jerusalem February 27, 1847 Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director, Imperial Theatre February 27, 1847 Ellen Terry, English Actress February 27, 1846 Joaquin Valverde, composer February 27, 1841 [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee February 27, 1835 Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator February 27, 1835 Richard Garnett, English author, Ananda the Miracle Worker February 27, 1832 Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872 February 27, 1827 Richard W. Johnson, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1897 February 27, 1823 Ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1892 February 27, 1823 William Buel Franklin, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1903 February 27, 1822 Eugene Gautier, composer February 27, 1811 [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee February 27, 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine, poet, Hiawatha February 27, 1802 William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck February 27, 1792 Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal February 27, 1784 Elias Annes Borger, Dutch theologist/poet, To the Rhine February 27, 1784 Job Plimpton, composer February 27, 1759 Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer February 27, 1746 Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer February 27, 1745 Silverius Muller, composer February 27, 1702 Johann Valentin Gorner, composer February 27, 1649 Johann Philipp Krieger, composer February 27, 1622 Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter February 27, 1539 Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher February 27, 274 Constantine I, Great Roman emperor, 306-337, adopted Christianity |