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What happened in history on this day: February 27?
On February 27 in ...
- 1957 - NBC TV premieres the Xavier Cugat Show.
- 1980 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: The Doobie Brothers for "What A Fool Believes";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Dionne Warwick for "I'll Never Love This Way Again";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Billy Joel for "52nd Street";
Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: The Doobie Brothers for "Minute By Minute";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Donna Summer for "Hot Stuff";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Bob Dylan for "Gotta Serve Somebody";
Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: The Eagles for "Heartache Tonight";
Best Disco Recording: Gloria Gaynor for "I Will Survive";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Emmylou Harris for "Blue Kentucky Girl";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Kenny Rogers for "The Gambler";
Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: The Charlie Daniels Band for "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
Classical Producer of the Year: James Mallinson.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network premieres the series Vital Signs.
- 2002 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: U2 for "Walk On";
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Nelly Furtado for "I'm Like A Bird";
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: James Taylor for "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight";
Best Dance Recording: Janet Jackson for "All For You";
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Lucinda Williams for "Get Right With God";
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: Lenny Kravitz for "Dig In";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: U2 for "Elevation".
- 2023 - Courtney Cox receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Births on February 27
- 1891 - Birth of David Sarnoff; US radio/TV pioneer/CEO (RCA).
- 1892 - Birth of William Demarest in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; actor (Uncle Charlie - My Three Sons) (dies 1983).
- 1895 - Birth of Edward Brophy; actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys).
- 1899 - Birth of Ian Keith in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Rochefort - The Three Musketeers).
- 1903 - Birth of William Reginald Gardiner AKA Reginald Gardiner in Wimbledon, England; actor (The Great Dictator, The Pruitts of Southampton).
- 1904 - Birth of Renaat Verheijen; Flemish actor/director (Innocent Heart).
- 1905 - Birth of Franchot Tone in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; actor (Dr Freeland - Ben Casey) (dies 1968).
- 1907 - Birth of Gerhard Alexander [Veldheer]; Dutch actor (Prince Willem of Orange).
- 1921 - Birth of Michael Fox; American actor (Saul - The Bold and the Beautiful, Young Frankenstein).
- 1923 - Birth of Dexter Gordon; US tenor saxophonist/actor (Connection).
- 1930 - Birth of Joanne Woodward in Thomasville, Georgia, USA; actress (The Three Faces of Eve, Rachel).
- 1930 - Birth of Lieux Dressler; actress (Alice Grant - General Hospital).
- 1932 - Birth of Elizabeth Taylor in London, England; actress (Cleopatra).
- 1934 - Birth of Van Williams in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon).
- 1936 - Birth of Timothy Spall; actor (1871, Life is Sweet, Crusoe, Remembrance).
- 1936 - Birth of Virginia Maskell; actress (Suspect, Doctor in Love, Man Upstairs).
- 1937 - Birth of Barbara Babcock in Pasadena, California, USA; actress (Dr Quinn, Dallas, Hill Street Blues).
- 1938 - Birth of Pascale Petit in Paris, France; actor (Code Name: Jaguar, End of Desire).
- 1940 - Birth of Howard Hesseman in Salem, Oregon, USA; actor (Dr Johnny Fever - WKRP, Head of the Class).
- 1941 - Birth of Ian McGarry; General Secretary (British Actors' Equity Association).
- 1943 - Birth of Mary Frann in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Joanna - Newhart, Days of Our Lives).
- 1944 - Birth of Alan Fudge in Wichita, Kansas, USA; actor (Man From Atlantis, Paper Dolls).
- 1945 - Birth of Daniel Olbrychski in Poland; actor (La Truite).
- 1947 - Birth of Marian G Klaren; Dutch mime/actress (Red Cabbage).
- 1955 - Birth of Sally Spencer; actress (M J McKinnon - Another World).
- 1960 - Birth of Stoney Jackson in Richmond, Virginia, USA; actor (White Shadow, Insiders).
- 1961 - Birth of Grant Shaud; actor (Miles Silverburg - Murphy Brown).
- 1962 - Birth of Adam Baldwin in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Full Metal Jacket, My Bodyguard).
- 1962 - Birth of Grant Show in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Jake Hanson - Melrose Place).
- 1966 - Birth of Gregg Rainwater; actor (Buck Cross - The Young Riders).
- 1975 - Birth of Christina Nigra; actress (Out of This World).
Deaths on February 27
- 1962 - Willie Best, actor (Charlie - My Little Margie), dies at age 45.
- 1966 - Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at age 81.
- 1969 - John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at age 73.
- 1974 - Pat Brady of Toledo, Ohio, actor (Roy Rogers Show), dies at age 59.
- 1977 - Allison Hayes, actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman), dies at age 47.
- 1980 - George Tobias, American actor (Abner Kravitz - Bewitched), dies at age 78 (born 1901).
- 1985 - David Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies.
- 1985 - J Pat O'Malley, actor (My Favorite Martian, Maude), dies at age 83.
- 1987 - Joan Greenwood, English actress (Gentle Sex, Bad Sister), dies at age 65.
- 1989 - Joe Silver, actor (Rage, Rapid, Deathtrap, Shivers), dies at age 66.
- 1993 - José Duval, actor (Juan Valdez), dies at age 72.
- 1993 - Death of Lillian Gish of heart failure at age 99; American actress for 75 years (Philco TV Playhouse, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Robert Montgomery Presents, Ford Star Jubilee, Birth of a Nation).
- 1993 - Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street), dies of cancer at age 83.
- 1996 - François Chaumette, actor (They Never Slept, Christine), dies at age 72.
- 1998 - Death of J. T. Walsh, American actor (Good Morning Vietnam, Sling Blade), at age 54 of a heart attack (born 1943).
- 2008 - Death of William F. Buckley, at age 82 in Stamford, Connecticut; American writer, commentator, host of Firing Line TV show from 1966-99, credited with founding the modern conservative movement in U.S. politics, founded National Review magazine.
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