February
27
Independence
Day
Dominican Republic : February 27 1844
National
Doctors' Day (Vietnam)
Vietnam founded Doctor's Day on February 27,
1955. The day is celebrated on February 27 or sometimes dates
closest to this date.
February
27
National Day of Dominican Republic from Haiti
(1844)
Events
February 27
1700 – The
island of New Britain is discovered.
1812 – Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city
of Rosario for the first time.
1844 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
1870 – The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national
flag for Japanese merchant ships.
1921 – The International Working Union of Socialist Parties
is founded in Vienna.
1964 – The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning
Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
1971 – Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis
in Arnhem) start to perform aborti provocati.
2002 – Godhra train burning: a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims
returning from Ayodhya
2010 – An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale strikes
central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands
injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly
after.
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