Historical Events
- Battle at Amajuba: South African Boers vs British army under General Colley
Famous Birthdays
- Bertus Brouwers, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (founder of modern topology), born in Overschie, Netherlands (d. 1966)
- Sveinn Bjornsson, Danish-Icelandic politician (1st president of Iceland 1944-52 and poet (Figur ild), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1952)
Famous Deaths
- George Colley, British governor of Natal/general, dies in battle at 46
Died in 1881 1881 Highlights
About February 27, 1881
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 143 years, 2 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Pisces
