Talk:February 27

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February 27: Arba'een in Shi'a Islam (2008); Independence Day in the Dominican Republic 1594 – The King of Navarre was crowned King Henry IV of France at the Cathedral of Chartres near Paris, beginning the Bourbon dynasty. 1801 – Washington, D.C., a new planned city and capital of the United States, was placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. 1933 – The Reichstag building in Berlin, the assembly location of the German Parliament, was set on fire (pictured), a pivotal event in the establishment of the Nazi regime in Germany. 1940 – American biochemists Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered the radioactive isotope carbon-14, which today is used extensively as the basis of the radiocarbon dating method to date archaeological, geological, and hydrogeological samples. 1976 – The rebel movement Polisario Front proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara. More events: February 26 – February 27 – February 28 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 02:32, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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• 1998 - The House of Lords in the United Kingdom agrees to give a monarch's first-born daughter the same claim to the thrown as a first-born son thus ending 1,000 years of male preference. -- Zoe

Also, what is an anthroposoph? -- Zoe

• Anthroposoph is a follower of Occult ideas of Rudolf Steiner. Igor Skoglund.

[edit] Deaths - Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan was never a British citizen. He was Irish. Dbromage 07:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2008 UK earthquake

This event is not notable. WP:NGS states 'Natural disasters that significantly impacted ...' can be included. This isn't a disaster nor did it significantly impact anything. This should not be listed here. Grouf^{(talk • contribs)} 18:47, 27 February 2008 (UTC)