27 February 1797 - The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes.
1940 - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14
1974 - People magazine is published for the first time.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) --- A Psalm of Life ***YouTube***
John Ernst Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968)
Irwin Shaw (February 27 1913 – May 16 1984)
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932)
Gidon Kremer (Latvian: Gidons Krēmers) (born February 27, 1947) --- Vivaldi - Summer ***YouTube***

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