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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a></b>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints" title="Calendar of saints">Feast day</a> of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_of_Narek" title="Gregory of Narek">Saint Gregory of Narek</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholicism</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1560" title="1560">1560</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Berwick_(1560)" title="Treaty of Berwick (1560)">Treaty of Berwick</a></b> was signed, setting the terms under which an English fleet and army could enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the regency of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Guise" title="Mary of Guise">Mary of Guise</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a> – Two dissident <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam_Air_Force" title="South Vietnam Air Force">Republic of Vietnam Air Force</a> pilots <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_South_Vietnamese_Independence_Palace_bombing" title="1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing">bombed the Independence Palace</a></b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City" title="Ho Chi Minh City">Saigon</a> in a failed attempt to assassinate President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem" title="Ngo Dinh Diem">Ngo Dinh Diem</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company" title="D'Oyly Carte Opera Company">D'Oyly Carte Opera Company</a></b>, known for its performances of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan" title="Gilbert and Sullivan">Gilbert and Sullivan</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy_opera" title="Savoy opera">Savoy operas</a>, gave its final performance.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Gujarat_riots" title="2002 Gujarat riots">Violent riots</a></b>, perceived to have been instigated by <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhra_train_burning" title="Godhra train burning">a train fire</a></b> that killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, broke out in the Indian state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, killing at least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, over three days.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gnocchi" title="Pietro Gnocchi">Pietro Gnocchi</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1689); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Terry" title="Ellen Terry">Ellen Terry</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1847); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Strobos" title="Tina Strobos">Tina Strobos</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2012)</p>
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