What day is February 27?

The question of what day is today was one of the most curious topics of the day. February 27 is a day when many events took place in the history of the world and Turkey. Every year, February 27 has been celebrated as World Painters Day since 2005. So, "What day is February 27?" Here are the events and special days that took place on February 27...

WHAT DAY IS FEBRUARY 27?

February 27 has been celebrated as World Painters Day since 2005. Painters celebrate this day with various events. Although it is considered a belated and forgotten day for many painters, many painters in Turkey and around the world continue to celebrate this special day.

HERE ARE SOME EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF WORLD AND Türkiye

1594 - Henry IV becomes king of France.

1693 - The first women's magazine, "The Ladies' Mercury", was published in London.

1844 - The Dominican Republic declared independence from Haiti.

1863 - The first known art exhibition in Turkey was opened in Istanbul's Atmeydanı. Sultan Abdülaziz supported the opening of the exhibition.

1879 - The artificial sweetener saccharin was discovered.

1880 - Haydarpaşa-İzmit Railway workers went on strike.

1900 - The Labour Party was founded in the United Kingdom.

1900 - FC Bayern München, a German football club, was founded.

1933 - Reichstag Fire: With a decree issued following the incident, the Nazis laid the foundations of their dictatorship.

1937 - The first Turkish ship built by private enterprise, "Belkıs", was launched with a ceremony in the Golden Horn.

1942 – World War II: The Battle of the Java Sea took place between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Allied navies. The battle resulted in a Japanese victory and the capture of the Dutch East Indies by the Empire of Japan.

1943 - An explosion occurred in a mine in the Montana state of the United States, killing 74 workers.

1948 - The Communist Party took over power in Czechoslovakia.

1955 - Turkish boxer Garbis Zaharyan defeated his Greek opponent Emanuel Zambidis by points.

1963 - The first democratic elections are held in the Dominican Republic: Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship ends and Juan Bosch becomes President.

1985 - The names of schools in some Aegean provinces were changed from "Devrim" to "Devrim".

1988 - The first artificial heart surgery in Turkey was performed at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Ibn Sina Hospital. The patient died after a while because a real heart could not be found.

1995 - A bomb exploded in a shopping center in Zakho, Northern Iraq; 76 people were killed and 83 were injured.

1999 - Olusegun Obasanjo became the first elected President of Nigeria.

2001 - Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit invited World Bank Vice President Kemal Derviş to Turkey for consultations.

2002 - In India, 60 people were killed when Muslims set fire to a train carrying Hindu nationalists.

2004 - A ferry explosion in the Philippines kills 116 people.

2010 - An 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile.