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What happened in history on this day: February 27?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On February 27 in ...
- 1998 - Netscape makes source code for Netscape Communicator 5.0 browser available for free download on the Internet.
- 1925 - Disney completes the 14th Alice Comedy film, Alice Solves the Puzzle.
- 1932 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Mad Dog. Pluto also appears.
- 1935 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film The Tortoise and the Hare.
- 1941 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Best Song) for the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from the film Pinocchio.
- 1941 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Best Score) for the film Pinocchio.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Chrisler Story, a behind the scenes look at the making of the film White Wilderness, nd Prowlers of the Everglades.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale.
- 1961 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Goliath II for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1961 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Islands of the Sea for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects.
- 1961 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Horse with the Flying Tail for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Features.
- 1966 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Ballerina, part one.
- 1987 - Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 40-millionth guest.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network premieres the series Vital Signs.
- 2005 - In Hollywood, California, the 77th Annual Academy Awards show is held. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Best Animated Feature) to Disney/Pixar for the film The Incredibles.
- 2005 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Sound Editing) to Michael Silvers and Randy Thom for the film The Incredibles.
- 1936 - The French chamber ratifies the Franco-Soviet pact.
- 1936 - French ministers decide that in the event of German violation of the Rhineland Zone, they would not act alone, but only with co-signatories of the Locarno Pact.
- 1942 - Governor of Burma Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith orders the evacuation of capital Rangoon.
- 1945 - British Bomber Command makes a final air raid on the Alma Pluto benzol plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Severe damage is inflicted to all vital installations.
- 1998 - Greece issues a postage stamp depicting signing the German treaty turning the Dodeconese Islands over to English and Greek military, May 8, 1945.
- 1998 - Sales to date of Crash Bandicoot 2 video game: in USA, 1 million; in Japan, 0.8 million; in Europe, 0.34 million.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Super Princess Peach video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Killzone 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 1617 - Peace with Russia is reached in the Treaty of Stolbova, with English mediation. Sweden renounces all claims to the Russian throne and Novgorod, gives back three towns for 20,000 rubles, and holds Gdov until new boundaries are delimited. Russia gives up Ingria and Karelia, including Ivangorod, Jama, Kexholm, Kopore, Nöteborg, abandons claims on Livonia, and agrees not to aid Poland against Sweden.
- 1991 - The Royal Canadian Mint unveils the 1991 $100 gold coin, commemorating the maiden voyage of the Empress of India from Yokohama, Japan, to Vancouver, BC. Mintage of the 58.3% gold Proof coin will be limited to 55,000. Issue price is $245.
- 1992 - A Royal proclamation, effective March 1, specifies that the design of a 1992 25c nickel coin have "1867-1992" on obverse, and "Yukon" on the reverse.
- 1992 - A Royal proclamation, effective March 1, specifies that the design of a 1992 25c nickel coin have "1867-1992" on obverse, and "Manitoba" on the reverse.
- 1995 - The Government of Canada announces its intention to replace the $2 bill with a $2 coin in 1996.
- 2002 - In Devon, Alberta, the Royal Canadian Mint launches the 2002 $100 14-karat gold coin, commemorating the start of major oil production in Canada. Issue price is $274.95, limited to 10,000 coins.
- 1874 - Baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds.
- 1901 - National League Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes.
- 1921 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
- 1921 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.
- 1925 - Test Cricket debut of Clarrie Grimmett, who took 5-45 and 6-37 versus England.
- 1927 - For second Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath.
- 1936 - Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 metre free style (1:04.6).
- 1937 - Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket versus England in 223 minutes.
- 1955 - Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
- 1959 - Boston Celtics' Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists; Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers.
- 1960 - US Olympics Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal.
- 1963 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth US$100,000.
- 1966 - Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford (Great Britain).
- 1966 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of USSR.
- 1966 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US.
- 1966 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria).
- 1973 - Dick Allen signs a record US$675,000 three-year contract with Chicago White Sox.
- 1977 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Earl Anthony becomes first professional bowler to win more than US$1 million.
- 1982 - Dan Issel (NBA-Denver Nuggets) hits on 63rd consecutive free throw.
- 1983 - Eamonn Coghlan sets indoor mile record of 3:49.78.
- 1983 - Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament.
- 1984 - Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor long jump (8.675 metres).
- 1987 - Mike Conley triple jumps world indoor record (17.76 metres).
- 1987 - NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption.
- 1988 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1988 - Bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympics 500 metre speed skating in record 39.1 seconds.
- 1988 - Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic) wins second consecutive Olympics figure skating.
- 1991 - Noureddine Morcelli sets 1500 metre mark at 3:34.16.
- 1992 - Larry Smith named 9th Commissioner of the Canadian Football League.
- 1992 - Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years.
- 1994 - XVII Olympic Winter Games close in Lillehammer, Norway.
- 1996 - Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India.
- 837 - Fifteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- 1997 - In Pakistan, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs. At least 60 people killed, hundreds injured, more than 500 houses damaged or destroyed, thousands homeless.
- 2010 - A powerful earthquake registering 6.9 strkes in the Pacific Ocean, about 80km off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
- 2010 - An 8.8-magnitude earthquake occurs 75 miles off the coast of central Chile, sending a tsunami felt in Hawaii. At least 708 die in Chile. The quake is felt 900 km away in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Among several aftershocks is a magnitude 6.9 quake. 1.5 million houses are damaged. A 90cm wave hits northern Japan about 24 hours later.
Other history:
- 1933 - German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire (set by Nazis, blamed on communists).
- 1991 - Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat and Kuwait is liberated.
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