Editing February 27 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1617]] &ndash; [[Sweden]] and the [[Tsardom of Russia]] sign the [[Treaty of Stolbovo]], ending the [[Ingrian War]] and shutting Russia out of the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Stolbovo, Treaty of|title=Encyclopedia of Russian History. Vol. 4: S — Z|editor-last=Millar|editor-first=James R.|location=New York|publisher=Macmillan Reference|date=2003|isbn=9780028656939|page=1485}}</ref>
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Yuan Chonghuan]] is appointed Governor of [[Liaodong]], after leading the Chinese into a great victory against the [[Manchuria]]ns under [[Nurhaci]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=George A.|chapter=Yuan, Chonghuan|title=Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period (1644-1911/2)|editor-last=Hummel|editor-first=Arthur W.|location=Great Barrington, Mass.|publisher=Berkshire Publishing Group|date=2017|isbn=9781614728504|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ge9DwAAQBAJ|page=822}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge]] in [[North Carolina]] breaks up a [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] militia.
*[[1782]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: The [[House of Commons of Great Britain]] votes [[American Revolutionary War#North Ministry collapses|against further war in America]].
*[[1801]] &ndash; Pursuant to the [[District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801]], [[Washington, D.C.]] is placed under the jurisdiction of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]].
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Action of 27 February 1809]]: Captain [[Bernard Dubourdieu]] captures [[HMS Proserpine (1807)|HMS ''Proserpine'']].
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Argentine War of Independence]]: [[Manuel Belgrano]] raises the [[Flag of Argentina]] in the city of [[Rosario]] for the first time.
*  1812   &ndash; Poet [[Lord Byron]] gives his first address as a member of the [[House of Lords]], in defense of [[Luddite]] violence against [[Industrialism]] in his home county of [[Nottinghamshire]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; The [[Dominican Republic]] gains independence from [[Haiti]].
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[United States House of Representatives|United States representative]] [[Daniel Sickles]], after learning of an affair between his wife and Attorney General [[Philip Barton Key II]], [[Trial of Daniel Sickles#Murder|murders]] him in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Heather |date=2022-09-14 |title=Murder in Lafayette Square {{!}} Headlines & Heroes |url=https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/09/murder-in-lafayette-square/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=The Library of Congress}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Abraham Lincoln]] makes a [[Cooper Union speech|speech]] at [[Cooper Union]] in the city of New York that plays an important role in his election to the Presidency.
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The first [[Union (American Civil War)|Northern]] prisoners arrive at the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Andersonville Prison|prison]] at [[Andersonville, Georgia]].
*[[1870]] &ndash; The current [[flag of Japan]] is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[First Boer War]]: The [[Battle of Majuba Hill]] takes place.
*[[1898]] &ndash; King [[George I of Greece]] survives an assassination attempt.
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Second Boer War]]: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from [[Boer]] General [[Piet Cronjé]] at the [[Battle of Paardeberg]].
*  1900   &ndash; The [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]] is founded.
*  1900   &ndash; [[FC Bayern Munich|Fußball-Club Bayern München]] is founded.