On This Day in History for February 27
Events in History
- 837 15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
- 1526 Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
- 1531 Evangelical German towns form Schmalkaldische Union
- 1557 1st Russian Embassy arrives in London
- 1594 Henry IV crowned King of France
- 1626 Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci
- 1665 Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-admiral De Ruyter beats English
- 1667 Abraham Crijnssen conquers Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname
- More Events in History
Constantine the Great
Charles Strite
John Steinbeck
Ralph NaderWeddings in History
- 1951 American civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois (83) weds award-winning author Shirley Graham (54) in Queens, New York
- 2016 "The Voice" winner RaeLynn Woodward weds Josh Davis in Nashville
More Weddings in History
Louis Vuitton
Ivan PavlovFebruary in History
Fire Sparks Hitler’s Rise To Absolute Power
The Reichstag building, home of the German parliament in Berlin, went up in flames on this day giving Adolf Hitler propaganda in his quest for dictatorship.
February 27, 1933
Reichstag Fire
The Reichstag building in Berlin, housing the German Parliament, on fire during the night of February 27, 1933.
February 27, 1933
February 28 Massacre
An angry crowd occupies the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau in Taipei
February 28, 1947
The 'Baronet' From Wagga Wagga
In the bizarre Tichborne case, a claim by a butcher from Wagga Wagga to be a missing baronet fell apart on this day after the longest trial in English history.
February 28, 1874