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February 27
Events on This Day
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1860
153 years ago
Mathew Brady takes photographs, a new art form at the time, of presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln.
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1937
76 years ago
Ernest Hemingway sets sail from New York to report on the Spanish Civil War for the North American Newspaper Alliance.
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1988
25 years ago
Debi Thomas wins the bronze medal in figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming the first African American to win a medal in any Winter Games.
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1992
21 years ago
At age 16, Tiger Woods is the youngest player to ever compete in the PGA Tour.
February 27
Born on This Day
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Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Film Actress / 1932 - 2011
Actress Elizabeth Taylor starred in films like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Butterfield 8, but was just as famous for her violet eyes and scandalous love life.
Born: February 27, 1932
Birthplace: London, England
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Author, Poet / 1807 - 1882
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famed 19th century scholar, novelist and poet known for works like Voices of the Night, Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.
1807 | 75 years old
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Chelsea Clinton
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- Famous People Born in Arkansas
Chelsea Clinton
Business Leader / 1980 -
Chelsea Clinton is a media correspondent and activist who is the daughter of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton.
1980 | 33 years old
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John Steinbeck
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John Steinbeck
Author / 1902 - 1968
John Steinbeck was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose book The Grapes of Wrath portrayed the plight of migrant workers during the Depression.
Born: February 27, 1902
Birthplace: Salinas, California, United States
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Ralph Nader
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Ralph Nader
Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist / 1934 -
Attorney Ralph Nader is an auto-safety reformer and consumer advocate. He’s run for president several times, having been both a Democrat and Green Party member.
1934 | 79 years old
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Joanne Woodward
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Joanne Woodward
Film Actress / 1930 -
Joanne Woodward is an award-winning American actress best known for her roles in The Three Faces of Eve (1957), Rachel Rachel (1968) and Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973). Woodward is the widow of actor Paul Newman.
1930 | 83 years old
Film Actress
February 27
Died on This Day
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William F. Buckley Jr.
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous People Named William
William F. Buckley Jr.
Political Scientist, Television Personality, Academic Author, Journalist / 1925 - 2008
William F. Buckley was a writer and political TV personality who helped make conservative politics popular in the 1950s-1970s.
Died: February 27, 2008
Age: 82 years old
Place: Stamford, Connecticut , United States
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Louis Vuitton
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- Famous Fashion Designers
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Louis Vuitton
Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer / 1821 - 1892
Louis Vuitton was a French entrepreneur and designer whose name has become iconic in the fashion world.1892 | 70 years old
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Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers
Minister, Television Personality / 1928 - 2003
Fred Rogers is the much-loved host of the public television show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran on PBS from 1968 to 2001.
2003 | 74 years old
Minister, Television Personality
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Mercedes Ruehl
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- Famous Actresses
Mercedes Ruehl
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1948 -
Mercedes Ruehl is an actress of Cuban and Irish descent. She won a Tony Award for Lost in Yonkers and an Oscar for The Fisher King.
February 28, 1948
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Howard Nemerov
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Howard Nemerov
Educator, Author, Poet / 1920 - 1991
Twice appointed the United States' poet laureate, Howard Nemerov was a writer with wit and illuminating irony.
February 29, 1920
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Yitzhak Rabin
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Yitzhak Rabin
Prime Minister / 1922 - 1995
Yitzhak Rabin was Israeli statesman who, as prime minister of Israel, led his country toward peace with its Palestinian and Arab neighbors.March 1, 1922
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David Satcher
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David Satcher
Doctor / 1941 -
David Satcher is a physician who served under President Bill Clinton as surgeon general from 1998 to 2002.March 2, 1941
Doctor
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Jesse Jackson Jr.
U.S. Representative, Journalist / 1965 -
Jesse Jackson Jr. is the son of the famous Reverend Jesse Jackson. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2012.
March 11, 1965
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David Satcher
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David Satcher
Doctor / 1941 -
David Satcher is a physician who served under President Bill Clinton as surgeon general from 1998 to 2002.March 2, 1941
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