Year 1844
The Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti.
FEBRUARY 27
Daily Historical Chronicle
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27 February: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 27 February.
Observances & Special Days
Doctors' Day in Vietnam.
International Polar Bear Day.
Marathi Language Day in Maharashtra, India.
World NGO Day.
Independence Day of Dominican Republic.
Year 1900
The Labor Party formed in Britain.
Year 1931
Revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself to avoid arrest in an encounter with the British police in Allahabad.
Year 1951
The 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was passed, bringing the maximum term of a person’s presidency to eight years.
Year 2002
Godhra train burning – A Muslim mob burnt alive 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya in a train carriage at Godhra, Gujarat.
Year 2010
India secured the first position in the Eighth Commonwealth Shooting Competition by winning a total of 74 medals includes 35 gold, 25 silver, and 14 bronze.
Born 1807
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet, and educator.
Born 1899
Charles Best, American-Canadian medical scientist and one of the co-discoverers of insulin.
Born 1912
Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar, popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, an eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, and short-story writer.
Born 1925
Shyama Charan Shukla, Indian politician and the Chief Minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh.
Born 1934
Manoj Das, an Indian author who writes in Odia and English.
Born 1943
B. S. Yediyurappa, an Indian politician and the 19th and current Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Born 1952
Prakash Jha, an Indian film producer, actor, director, and screenwriter.
Born 1986
Sandeep Singh, an Indian professional field hockey.
Died 1931
Chandra Shekhar Azad, an Indian revolutionary.
Died 1936
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, a Russian physiologist.
Died 1956
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, first Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India.
Died 1997
Shyamalal Babu Rai, an Indian Hindi film lyricist.
Died 2010
Nanaji Deshmukh, a social reformer and politician from India.