On This Day - February 27th

Featured Event:

Chile struck by earthquake and tsunami (2010) 🇨🇱

On this day in 2010, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile, causing widespread damage and triggering a tsunami that devastated coastal areas

Other Events:

1814: Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major premieres in Vienna 🎼

1933: In Berlin the Reichstag (parliament) building caught fire 🏢

1967: Saint Kitts and Nevis became an independent state associated with the United Kingdom. 🇰🇳

1991: U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered a cease-fire effective at midnight and declared victory in the Persian Gulf War 🇺🇸

Holidays:

Doctor's Day 🇻🇳

Independence Day 🇩🇴

Majuba Day 🇿🇦

Marathi Language Day 🇮🇳 (Maharashtra)

Featured Birthdays:

272 AD: Constantine the Great 🇷🇸 (Emperor of Rome)

1867: Irving Fisher 🇺🇸 (Economist)

1932: Elizabeth Taylor 🇺🇸 (Actress)

1981: Josh Groban 🇺🇸 (Singer)

Featured Deaths:

1892: Louis Vuitton 🇫🇷 (Founder of Louis Vuitton)

1936: Ivan Pavlov 🇷🇺 (Physiologist)

2003: Fred Rogers 🇺🇸 (TV Personality)

2015: Leonard Nimoy 🇺🇸 (Actor)