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Historical Events on February 27

9 notable historical events happened on February 27 throughout history.

10 famous birthdays on February 27 — including Rudolf Steiner, Sveinn Björnsson, John Steinbeck

19th Century1 event

1876
politics

Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 — 1876 unequal treaty which forced the Korea to open the Korean Peninsula to Japanese and foreign trade

20th Century5 events

1933
war

Reichstag fire — arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933

1935
war

7th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1934

1941
war

13th Academy Awards — American Motion Picture Academy film award ceremony

1942
war

Battle of the Java Sea — 1942 naval battle on the Pacific campaign of WWII, in present-day western Indonesia

1991
general

Highway of Death — road in Iraq

21st Century3 events

2005
war

77th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2004

2010
disaster

2010 Chile earthquake — magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile on 27 February 2010

2012
general

2011 Yemeni revolution — Yemeni upheaval occurring simultaneously with the Arab Spring (2011)