Talk:February 27

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February 27: Feast day of Saint Gregory of Narek (Catholicism) Memorial to the victims of the Sumgait pogrom 1776 – American Revolutionary War: A Patriot victory at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge resulted in the arrests of 850 Loyalists over the following days. 1814 – Peninsular War: In the south of France, Spanish, British and Portuguese soldiers under the command of the Marquess of Wellington defeated French soldiers in the Battle of Orthez, causing the French to retreat east. 1988 – The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was the target of a violent pogrom (memorial pictured). 1996 – The multimedia franchise Pokémon was launched with the release of the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green. Robert of Melun (d. 1167) Alice Hamilton (b. 1869) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (d. 1956) Leah Poulton (b. 1984) More anniversaries: February 26 February 27 February 28

Lawrence Durrell - "Indian-French author"?

The Births section says, "1912 – Lawrence Durrell, Indian-French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990)" , but "Indian-French" isn't stated in the Lawrence Durrell article? JezGrove (talk) 16:41, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

The idea that LD could be in any way Indian or French is really weird: he was born in India, yes, but of Anglo-Irish parents and grew up in a very Anglo culture, never revisiting India after, I think, the age of 12 or less; and French? Because he lived there? I don't think so. Achar Sva (talk) 09:47, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Indeed! Though he seems to have had some problems with his British citizenship. JezGrove (talk) 18:41, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Unfortunately, there was nothing in the linked article to support this DOB. I have removed the entry. Toddst1 (talk) 19:01, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

second day of Ayyam i Ha

as far as I can tell this is a moveable feast and should not be here 142.163.195.88 (talk) 04:17, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Yes, it shouldn't be included as per WP:EVENTDOY so I've removed it from the list. Thanks for noticing it, Suonii180 (talk) 13:17, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Gérard Latortue

Could someone please add Gérard Latortue. Blangland (talk) 15:17, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Done. Kiwipete (talk) 20:19, 24 February 2026 (UTC)