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Historical events & facts — February 27
What happened on February 27?
On February 27, 1933, the Reichstag, seat of the German parliament, was set on fire in Berlin. The fire, attributed to Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe, was exploited by Hitler to declare a state of emergency and suspend civil liberties with the Reichstag Fire Decree. It was never clarified whether it was a solitary act or a Nazi provocation. It was the beginning of the Third Reich.
On February 27, 1844, the Dominican Republic proclaimed its independence from Haiti, which had controlled it for 22 years. Led by Juan Pablo Duarte's La Trinitaria, the independence movement established the country's first republic. Dominican independence is celebrated on February 27 as a national holiday. Duarte, Sánchez and Mella are the Dominican Founding Fathers.
On February 27, 1900, the British Labour Party was founded in London as the result of a conference of trade unions and socialist organisations. Created to represent the working class in Parliament, the Labour Party would govern the country on repeated occasions during the twentieth century, driving the Welfare State and the National Health Service (NHS) under Clement Attlee in 1945.
Notable birthdays — February 27
Famous people born on February 27
Frederick Catherwood
Frederick Catherwood was an English artist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He explored Mesoamerica in the mid 19th century with writer John Lloyd Stephens.
Kotama Okada
Kōtama Okada was the founder of the Mahikari new religious movement (shinshūkyō) in Japan. Today, both Sukyo Mahikari and World Divine Light recognize him as the founder of their religions.
Momčilo Đujić
Momčilo Đujić was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik vojvoda. He led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalmatia and western Bosnia regions of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fascist puppet state created from parts of the occupied Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.
Johnny Pesky
John Michael Pesky, nicknamed "the Needle" and "Mr. Red Sox", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a shortstop and third baseman during a ten-year major league playing career, appearing in 1,270 games played in 1942 and from 1946 to 1954 for three teams. He missed the 1943–45 seasons while serving in World War II.
David Young, Baron Young of Graffham
David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, was a British Conservative politician, businessman, and life peer. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Employment and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry under Margaret Thatcher, and later reported to government on health and safety, small business and government procurement.
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