Discover what happened on 27 February 1959 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Paul Chabanaud (French zoologist (1876-1959))
- Bob McRoberts (Scottish footballer, football manager (1874-1959))
- Hüseyin Siret Özsever (Turkish poet)
- Shigeyoshi Miwa (Japanese admiral)
- Iuliu Prodan (Romanian botanist (1875-1959))
- Frank Newton (British footballer (1882–1959))
- Howie Fitzgerald (American baseball player (1902-1959))
- Adil Bergström (Swedish translator and writer)
- Fernando Silvestri (Italian Air Force general)
- William Mackersy (cricketer (1875-1959))
- J.M. Kiveron
- Ludwig Mann (German civil engineer (1871-1959))
- Kathleen Margaret Aubrey-Fletcher ((1884-1959))
- Agnes Mary Peel ((1869-1959))
- Karel Hruda
- Asunción Martínez Bara (Spanish archivist)
- Miloslav Svoboda
- František Jäger