Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. Date: February 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries. Date: February 27, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. Date: February 27, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
A bombing of a SuperFerry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills more than 100 passengers. Date: February 27, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chinese stock bubble of 2007: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest daily fall in ten years, following speculation about a crackdown on illegal share offerings and trading, and fears about accelerating inflation. Date: February 27, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in…
Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari escapes from a detention center in Singapore, hiding in Johor, Malaysia until he was recaptured over a year later. Date: February 27, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after. Date: February 27, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On…
A shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured. Date: February 27, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russian politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow while out walking with his girlfriend. Date: February 27, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder downs Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Mig-21 in an aerial dogfight and captures him after conducting airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir. Date: February 27, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)