Did you know
Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 films from the era of silent films, well into the sound era.
Famous Birthdays on February 27
1910 — Joan Bennett
American actress (died 1990)
February 27 has 240 recorded notable births across history, from 272 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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272 – 2002
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Major events on February 27
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- 1963 The Dominican Republic receives its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. Source
- 1962 Vietnam War: Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngô Đình Diệm. Source
- 1961 The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. Source
- 1617 Sweden and the Tsardom of Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea. Source
Did you know
Franchot Tone was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s.
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After spending his first seven seasons with the Trail Blazers, he was traded to the Miami Heat in the 2019 off-season.
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Ten debuted with the South Korean boy band under SM Entertainment, NCT, in 2016 as part of its first sub-unit, NCT U.
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The Colts won consecutive NFL championships, including the 1958 NFL Championship Game—known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played"—in which Berry caught 12 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown.
More major people born on February 27
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1905
Franchot Tone
American actor, singer, and producer (died 1968)
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television.
1992
Meyers Leonard
American basketball player
Meyers Patrick Leonard is an American former professional basketball player.
1996
Ten
Thai singer and dancer
Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, known professionally as Ten, is a Thai singer, dancer, and rapper based in South Korea and China.
1933
Raymond Berry
American football player and coach (died 2026)
Raymond Emmett Berry Jr. was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL).
1919
Johnny Pesky
American baseball player and manager (died 2012)
John Michael Pesky, nicknamed "the Needle" and "Mr. Red Sox", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).
1848
Hubert Parry
English composer and historian (died 1918)
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880.
1913
Irwin Shaw
American author and screenwriter (died 1984)
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies.
1944
Graeme Pollock
South African cricketer and coach
Robert Graeme Pollock is a South African former cricketer who played for Transvaal and Eastern Province.
1953
Gavin Esler
Scottish journalist and author
Gavin William James Esler is a Scottish journalist, television presenter and author.
1930
Paul von Ragué Schleyer
American chemist and academic (died 2014)
Paul von Ragué Schleyer was an American physical organic chemist whose research is cited with great frequency. A 1997 survey indicated that Dr.
1981
Élodie Ouédraogo
Belgian sprinter
Élodie Ouédraogo is a retired Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles.
1926
David H. Hubel
Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
David Hunter Hubel was an American Canadian neurophysiologist noted for his studies of the structure and function of the visual cortex.
1982
Pat Richards
Australian rugby league player
Pat Richards is a former professional rugby league footballer.
1987
Valeriy Andriytsev
Ukrainian wrestler
Valerii Oleksandrovych Andriitsev is a male freestyle wrestler from Ukraine. He won the silver medal in the Men's freestyle 96 kg at 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the silver in the 2012 European Wrestling Championships.
1951
Steve Harley
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice, known by his stage name Steve Harley, was an English singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock group Cockney Rebel.
1944
Roger Scruton
English philosopher and writer (died 2020)
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views.
1903
Hans Rohrbach
German mathematician (died 1993)
Hans Rohrbach was a German mathematician. He worked both as an algebraist and a number theorist and later worked as cryptanalyst at Pers Z S, the German Foreign Office cipher bureau, during World War II.
1961
James Worthy
American basketball player and sportscaster
James Ager Worthy is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Game James", he played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1630
Roche Braziliano
Dutch pirate (died 1671)
Roche Braziliano was a Dutch pirate from the city of Groningen. His piratical career lasted from 1654 until his death in 1681.