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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