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February 27 | |
| 1882 | Birth date of Burton K. Wheeler, Senator from Montana. (died 1/7/75) |
| 1886 | Birth date of Hugo Lafayette Black. (died 9/25/71) |
| 1891 | Birth date of David Sarnoff, media executive. (died 12/12/71) |
| 1898 | Birth date of Gerald L. K. Smith, minister, publisher, and political crusader. (died 4/15/76) |
| 1902 | Birth date of John Steinbeck, author. (died 12/20/68) |
| 1904 | Birth date of James T. Farrell, novelist. (died 8/22/79) |
| 1933 | Fire destroys the German Reichstag. |
| 1939 | Supreme Court rules sit-down strikes illegal. NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. (306 U.S. 240). |