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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.
- 1998 - Apple Computer ceases development of its Newton operating system and Newton OS-based products.
- 2008 - The European Commission fines Microsoft 899 million euros (US$1.35 billion) for using high prices to discourage software competition, in defiance of a 2004 order from Brussels to provide the information on reasonable terms.
- 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.
- 1995 - The syndicated TV special Alien Encounters from New Tomorrowland airs. The show is a mix of quasi-documentary of UFO sightings, and introduction to the new ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter ride in the newly remodelled Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network premieres the series Vital Signs.
- 1998 - The Hollywood Pictures film An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn is released to theaters in the USA.
- 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.
- 1942 - Light aircraft carrier Langley is sunk by Japanese aircraft 50 miles south of Tjilatjap.
- 1943 - Nine Norwegian special operatives destroy heavy water production of Norsk Hydroplant.
- 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.
- 1996 - Nintendo releases the Pocket Monsters - Green Version and Pocket Monsters - Red Version video games for Super Game Boy in Japan.
- 1998 - Sales to date of Crash Bandicoot 2 video game for the PlayStation: 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.
- 2007 - Electronic Arts releases the SSX Blur video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2007 - Disney Interactive Studios releases the Lumines Plus video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2008 - Codemasters releases the Turning Point - Fall of Liberty video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Killzone 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2011 - Hank Chien in New York City, New York, USA sets new world record score in Donkey Kong arcade video game: 1,090,400.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1793 - The Philadelphia Mint begins production of 1-cent coins for circulation.
- 1906 - The Denver Mint first strikes dimes for circulation.
- 1909 - US Mint Director Frank Leach authorizes the placement of letters "V.D.B." for the designer Victor David Brenner on the bottom border of the reverse of the Lincoln cent.
- 1909 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1909-dated dimes.
- 1923 - Congress authorizes Huguenot-Walloon commemorative half dollar.
- 1874 - Baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds.
- 1890 - D Needham and P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is a draw.
- 1901 - US baseball National League Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes.
- 1908 - Sacrifice fly rule adopted for Major League Baseball (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954).
- 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 are arrested for violating Sabbath.
- 1936 - Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 metre free style (1:04.6).
- 1937 - Donald 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.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats New York Rangers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Edmonton Oilers by score 2-1.
- 837 - Fifteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- 1942 - J S Hey discovers radio emissions from the Sun.
- 2022 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, receives a record 24.1 inches of rainfall since February 25.
- 1801 - Washington DC placed under US Congressional jurisdiction.
- 1813 - First US federal vaccination legislation enacted.
- 1813 - US Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail.
- 1827 - First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- 1861 - US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing.
- 1864 - Near Andersonville, Georgia, rebels open a new prisoner-of-war camp "Camp Sumter".
- 1864 - Sixth and last day of Battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties).
- 1865 - Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon, Missouri.
- 1908 - Star number 46 is added to US flag, for Oklahoma.
- 1919 - American Association for the Hard of Hearing forms (New York City, New York).
- 1922 - US Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes first National Radio Conference.
- 1922 - US Supreme Court unanimously upholds 19th Amendment, woman's right to vote.
- 1927 - For second Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina are arrested for violating Sabbath.
- 1932 - Explosion in coal mine in Boissevain, Virginia, USA (38 dead).
- 1939 - US Supreme Court outlaws sit-down strikes.
- 1942 - Battle of Java Sea begins (13 US warships sunk, 2 Japanese).
- 1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting presidents to two terms, is ratified.
- 1962 - South-Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace bombed, first US killed of war.
- 1969 - US President Richard Nixon visits West Berlin.
- 1970 - New York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance.
- 1972 - US President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issue Shanghai Communique.
- 1973 - American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
- 1974 - People magazine is published for the first time, in the USA.
- 1974 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1975 - US House of Representatives pass US$21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill.
- 1976 - Final meeting between China's Mao tse Tung and US President Richard Nixon.
- 1979 - The annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana is canceled due to a strike called by the New Orleans Police Department.
- 1982 - In Atlanta, Georgia, Wayne Williams is convicted of murdering two children, and given two consecutive life terms.
- 1985 - Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief.
- 1986 - The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis.
- 1987 - Donald Regan resigns as White House chief of staff.
- 1990 - Exxon Corp and Exxon Shipping are indicted on five criminal counts for the grounding and oil spill of the Exxon Valdez.
- 1995 - In Denver, Colorado, the old Stapleton Airport closes; it is replaced by a new Denver International Airport, the largest airport in the United States.
- 1998 - FBI arrests Ten Most Wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati.
- 2007 - At the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a Taliban suicide attack kills 23. Visiting US Vice President Dick Cheney is not injured.
- 2008 - The US dollar drops to an all-time low against the euro, at 66 cents.
- 2008 - In the USA, the Fannie Mae government-backed mortgage company reports a loss of US$3.55 billion for the fourth quarter of 2007, due to increased foreclosures.
- 2019 - (to January 28) The 2019 North Korea-United States summit is held in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the second summit between United States President Donald Trump and the North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un.
- 2020 - Triggered by fears of the spreading of COVID-19, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges by 1,190.95 points, or 4.4%, to close at 25,766.64, its largest one-day point decline at the time.
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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