Historical Events
Soul Train Music Awards
12th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win
- 14th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins
- Apple discontinues development of the Newton computer
- Britain's House of Lords agrees to end 1,000 years of male precedence by giving a monarch's first-born daughter the same claim to the throne as any first born son
- FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati
- NE Patriot David Meggett arrested in Toronto on sex assault charges
Famous Deaths
- George H. Hitchings, American scientist (Nobel laureate 1988), dies at 92
- J. T. Walsh, American actor (Good Morning, Vietnam, Pleasantville), dies of a heart attack at 54
About February 27, 1998
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 25 years, 6 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
#1 Song: Brimful of Asha - Cornershop
