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February 27

February 27 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1560 and 2015. The Treaty of Berwick is signed by England and the Lords of the Congregation of Scotland, establishing the terms under which English armed forces were to be permitted in Scotland in order to expel occupying French troops.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on February 27?

February 27 is the 58th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1560 and 2015. Famous people born on February 27 include Constantine the Great, Akseli Kokkonen and Maggie Hassan.

The shape of the day

250 years on from American Revolutionary War, February 27 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

Pisces is the sign for February 27 — read more on the Pisces page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on February 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Resident Evil Requiem
  • Movie Starbright

2025

  • Game Cladun X3
  • TV House of David

2024

  • Game Dicefolk
  • TV Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests
  • TV Shōgun
  • Movie Dune: Part Two

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1560

    Treaty of Berwick (1560)

    The Treaty of Berwick is signed by England and the Lords of the Congregation of Scotland, establishing the terms under which English armed forces were to be permitted in Scotland in order to expel occupying French troops.

  2. 1617

    Sweden

    Sweden and the Tsardom of Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.

  3. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.

  4. 1860

    Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that plays an important role in his election to the Presidency.

  5. 1870

    Flag of Japan

    The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.

  6. 1900

    FC Bayern Munich

    Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.

  7. 1940

    Martin Kamen

    Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.

  8. 1942

    World War II

    World War II: Operation Biting launches its overnight raid on the German coastal radar station at Bruneval to retrieve a Würzburg installation.

  9. 1963

    Dominican Republic

    The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo.

  10. 2015

    Boris Nemtsov

    Russian politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow while out walking with his girlfriend.

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 27

Constantine the Great

b. 272

Roman emperor

Akseli Kokkonen

b. 1984

Norwegian ski jumper

Maggie Hassan

b. 1958

American politician, 81st Governor of New Hampshire

Frederick Catherwood

b. 1799

British artist, architect and explorer

Elizabeth Taylor

b. 1932

English-American actress and humanitarian

John Steinbeck

b. 1902

American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate

Kazimierz Sabbat

b. 1913

Polish soldier and politician, President of Poland

Roman Giertych

b. 1971

Polish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

Deaths

  • 2015Boris Nemtsov
  • 2015Leonard Nimoy
  • 2008Ivan Rebroff
  • 1989Konrad Lorenz
  • 1980George Tobias
  • 1936Ivan Pavlov

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Anne Line
  • —Christian feast day: Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
  • —Christian feast day: George Herbert (Anglicanism)
  • —Christian feast day: Gregory of Narek
  • —Christian feast day: Honorina
  • —Christian feast day: Leander
  • —Christian feast day: February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Doctors' Day (Vietnam)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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