What Happened on February 27th

Many events happen in our everyday life. Some of those turn out to be significant whereas some are not. We want to remind our readers of those events that came to be historical as time reels.

Events

1974 — Nigeria recognizes Bangladesh.

1991 — Democracy restored in Bangladesh as the fifth general election was held.

2004 — On his way back from the Ekushey Book Fair, Humayun Azad was attacked by a terrorist organization called ‘Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh’.

Births

1881 — Dutch mathematician ‘Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer’ was born.

1940 — Indian painter ‘V. Viswanathan’ was born.

Deaths

1993 — American actress, director, and writer ‘Lillian Gish’ died.

2011 — Former Turkish Prime Minister ‘Necmettin Erbakan’ died.