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Born on Wednesday February 27, 1924
Died on Wednesday February 27, 1924

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 27, 1924 at Delpher


Born on February 27
  • 1920 » Reg Simpson, English cricketer († 2013)
  • 1921 » Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator († 2014)
  • 1922 » Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch historian, author, and scholar († 1977)
  • 1923 » Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor († 1990)
  • 1925 » Kenneth Koch, American poet, playwright and professor († 2002)
  • 1925 » Pia Sebastiani, Argentine pianist and composer († 2015)
  • 1926 » David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2013)
  • 1927 » Peter Whittle, English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist
  • 1928 » René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player
  • 1929 » Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster († 2008)

Died on February 27

Names that were popular for boys in 1924
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Gerrit
  7. Pieter
  8. Petrus
  9. Adrianus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Jacob
  12. Gerardus
  13. Wilhelmus
  14. Hendrikus
  15. Antonius
  16. Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1924
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Adriana
  8. Catharina
  9. Hendrika
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Aaltje
  13. Geertruida
  14. Grietje
  15. Helena
  16. Alida

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1924
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
  • March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
  • March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
  • April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
  • August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
  • September 9 » Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
Weather February 27, 1924

The temperature on February 27, 1924 was between -4.7 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.

Source: KNMI