February 27th (1942) was a Friday. It's the 55th day of the year (56th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 310 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 27th February, 1942
» World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an American-British-Dutch-Australian Command or Allied strike force is defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies.
Famous Birthdays on February 27 in 1942
» Jimmy Burns, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
» Michel Forget, Canadian actor
» Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
» Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist
» Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German footballer (d. 2011)
February 27th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
» George Herbert (Anglican Communion)
» Saint Honorine e.g Honorine
» Saint Leander e.g Leander
» February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» International Polar Bear Day
» National Day, celebrates the first independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti in 1844.