Today in History - 27th of February

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What Happened On This Day – 27 February

• 2010 A massive earthquake strikes Chile

  The tremor measured 8.8 on the Richter scale and left more than 500 people dead and thousands injured.

• 2002 A Muslim mob set fire to a train carrying Hindu pilgrims

  The attack killed 59 people, including many women and children.

• 1943 Non-violent protests in Berlin prevent the deportation of 2000 jews

  The “Rosenstrasse protest” was carried out by the “Aryan” wives and relatives of detained Jewish men.

• 1933 Germany's parliament building is set on fire

  The Nazis used the Reichstag fire to justify harsh repression against political opponents. The event is considered pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.

• 1932 The neutron is discovered

  English physicist James Chadwick was later awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery

Births On This Day – 27 February

• 1994 Hou Yifan

  Chinese chess player

• 1934 Ralph Nader

  American lawyer, author, activist

• 1932 Elizabeth Taylor

  English/American actress

• 1902 John Steinbeck

  American author, Nobel Prize laureate

• 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  American poet

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