What Happened In February 1927 In History

Historical Events for February, 1927

• 23rd » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by United States Congress known as Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United St
• 23rd » Germans known as German theoretical physics named theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1927

• 1st » Jimmy Andrews, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
• 1st » Galway Kinnell, American poet
• 2nd » Stan Getz, American saxophonist (d. 1991)
• 2nd » C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao, Indian civil servant (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Doris Sams, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Kenneth Anger, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 3rd » Val Doonican, Irish singer
• 3rd » Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (d. 2003)
• 3rd » Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician (d. 2003)
• 4th » Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist (d. 1999)
• 4th » A. J. P. Ponrajah, Sri Lankan engineer (d. 1986)
• 5th » Robert Allen (composer) or Robert Allen, American pianist and composer (d. 2000)
• 5th » Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch pilot (d. 1977)
• 7th » Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress
• 7th » Vladimir Kuts, Russian runner (d. 1975)
• 7th » Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2013)
• 9th » Richard A. Long, American historian and author (d. 2013)
• 10th » Leontyne Price, American soprano and actress
• 10th » Brian Priestman, English conductor and educator (d. 2014)
• 10th » William Tetley, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 11th » Sinclair Stevens, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and politician
• 14th » Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (d. 2007)
• 14th » Jerry Wolman, American businessman (d. 2013)
• 14th » Seizō Katō, Japanese voice actor (b. 2014)
• 15th » Frank Dunlop (director) or Frank Dunlop, English actor and director
• 15th » Harvey Korman, American actor (d. 2008)
• 15th » Yehoshua Neuwirth, Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)
• 16th » June Brown, English actress
• 16th » David Brion Davis, American historian and academic
• 18th » Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 18th » Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (d. 2006)
• 18th » John Warner, American politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Navy
• 19th » Philippe Boiry, French journalist (d. 2014)
• 20th » Roy Cohn, American lawyer (d. 1986)
• 20th » Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer (Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars) (d. 2005)
• 20th » Sidney Poitier, American actor, director, and diplomat
• 21st » Erma Bombeck, American journalist (d. 1996)
• 21st » Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer, founded Givenchy
• 21st » Pierre Mercure, Canadian bassoon player and composer (d. 1966)
• 22nd » Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist and chess player (d. 2010)
• 22nd » Donald May, American actor
• 22nd » Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)
• 23rd » Régine Crespin, French soprano (d. 2007)
• 24th » Emmanuelle Riva, French actress
• 25th » Dick Jones (actor) named Dick Jones, American actor and singer (d. 2014)
• 25th » Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (Stanley Brothers)
• 26th » Tom Kennedy (television presenter) or Tom Kennedy, American game show host
• 27th » Lynn Cartwright, American actress (d. 2004)
• 27th » Jimmy Halliday, Scottish politician (d. 2013)
• 27th » Peter Whittle, New Zealand mathematician and theorist

Famous Deaths for February 1927

• 5th » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
• 6th » Sam Maguire, Irish footballer (b. 1879)
• 19th » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (b. 1847)
• 24th » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
• 24th » Frank MacKey, American polo player (b. 1852)

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