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Born on Sunday February 27, 1921
- Adrianus KAPTEIJN, Alphen aan de Rijn († 1992)
- Albert LERNOUT, Menen († 1996)
- Adrianus KAPTEIJN, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
- Adriaan Hage, Sint Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland († 1966)
- Aloijsia (Louise) Clijnk, Wormer († 1995)
- Adriana Johanna Geertruida Rijke, Uitgeest († 2015)
- Antonette Langerak, Grand Rapids, MI (USA) († 1921)
- Aafje van der Ende, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 2005)
- "Gilberte" Marie Elisabeth de Fabry, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France († 2014)
- Alex J. Pawloski, Michigan († 1975)
Died on Sunday February 27, 1921
- Bauke Baukes de Jong (65), Osingahuizen
- Anna Maria Ripzaad (0), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Bastiana Legerstee (25), Amsterdam
- Adriana Vroon (76), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antoon Johannes Reijnen (78), Mill en St. Hubert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Peereboom (45), Marken, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Auguste Alfred Cornil JANSSEN BENNYNCK (58), Bergues... Hauts de France
- Annechien NIENHUIS (47), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonia Scholten (66), Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Augustin Vandecan (76), Landen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 27, 1921 at Delpher
Born on February 27
- 1915 » Denis Whitaker, Canadian general, football player, and businessman († 2001)
- 1917 » John Connally, American lieutenant and politician, 61st United States Secretary of Treasury († 1993)
- 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
Died on February 27
- 1887 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
- 1892 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, founded Louis Vuitton (b. 1821)
- 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
- 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
- 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
- 1936 » Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)
- 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
- 1937 » Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, foundress of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862)
- 1937 » Hosteen Klah, Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (b. 1867)
- 1943 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1859)
Names that were popular for boys in 1921
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Maria
Names that were popular for girls in 1921
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1921
- 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
- February 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
- March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
- June 30 » U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
- July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
- October 29 » The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.
- November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.
The weather on Sunday February 27, 1921
The temperature on February 27, 1921 was between -3.2 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI