What happened on 27 February 2004?

Discover what happened on 27 February 2004 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 Sweezy (American economist (1910–2004))
  • Bertram Gallus (German publisher)
  • Raymund Schwager (Swiss theologian (1935-2004))
  • István Dömök
  • Franz Erich Meußdoerffer
  • Konstantine Tsereteli (Georgian philologist and university teacher (1921-2004))
  • Sheila Darcy (actress (1914-2004))
  • Francisco Mago Leccia (Venezuelan ichthyologist (1931–2004))
  • Q4396563 (Soviet physicist (1919-2004))
  • Amy Spindler (American journalist)
  • Clarence Barber (Canadian economist)
  • Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri (Pakistani admiral)
  • Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden (British noble (1921-2004))
  • Rudy Lapick (American comic artist (1926-2004))
  • Yoshihiko Amino (Japanese Marxist historian and public intellectual (1928–2004))
  • Tadeusz Walendowski (Polish journalist)
  • Armand Boileau (Belgian linguist (1916-2004))
  • Rō Tomono (Japanese novelist)
  • Michio Takeuchi
  • Seiei Tōyama (Japanese agronomist and horticulturist (1906-2004))
  • Rajmund Niwiński (Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor (1940-2004))
  • Paul Voell (German swimmer (1935-2004))
  • Povilas Almis Mažeika
  • Josef Motal (Czech university educator and roman catholic priest)
  • Ifor Rees (Welsh author)
  • Vernon Bell (Bell, Vernon Cecil Frederick (1922–2004), founder of the British karate movement)
  • İlhan Bardakçı (Turkish journalist (1926-2004))
  • José María Beltrán Veiga (Spanish politician)
  • Fotis Petsas (Greek archaeologist)
  • Gusti Burmann (German geologist, paleontologist and teacher (1938-2004))
  • Antonio A. Santucci (Italian philosopher (1949-2004))
  • Paul Piot (French composer)
  • Q49561170 (Russian scientist)
  • Franček Drofenik (Slovenian actor)
  • Louise Horton Platts (wife of John Howard Lindauer (1910-2004))
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  • Erna Sterk
  • Wolfgang Havemann
  • Paul Webster (British author and independant journalist, based in France fot The Guardian)
  • Václav Strolený
  • Q97804726 (Belarusian scientist)
  • Miroslav Krula
  • Wolf-Dietrich Talkenberger
  • Siegfried Rudolph