27th of February 2026
27th of February 2026 is the 58th day of the year.
This day in history:
1545: Battle of Ancrum Moor - ...more
1900: Formation of the Labour Party - ...more
1907: Old Bailey Opens - ...more
1933: Burning of the Reichstag - ...more
2003: Rowan Williams becomes 104th Archbishop of Canterbury - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
We're against beaurocracy and anything ending in a Y - John Lydon (Johnny Rotten).
Born today:
Richard Garnett - 1835, Hubert Parry - 1848, Dudley Watkins - 1907, Lawrence Durrell - 1912, Elizabeth Taylor - 1932, Dame Antoinette Sibley - 1939, Paddy Ashdown - 1941, Timothy Spall - 1957, Tony Hawks - 1960, Derren Brown - 1971.
Died today:
John Phillip - 1867, Joan Greenwood - 1987, Pat Smythe - 1996, Spike Milligan - 2002.
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