Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 27

February 27: Independence Day in the Dominican Republic (1844)

The burning Reichstag building

• 1594 - The King of Navarre was crowned King Henry IV of France at the Cathedral of Chartres near Paris, beginning the Bourbon dynasty.

• 1617 - Rise of Sweden as a Great Power: Sweden signed the Treaty of Stolbovo to end the Ingrian War with Russia, making large territorial gains.

• 1801 - Washington, D.C. was placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.

• 1933 - The Reichstag building was set on fire (pictured), a pivotal event in the establishment of the Nazi regime in Germany.

• 1976 - The Polisario Front proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.

Recent days: February 26 – February 25 – February 24

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• February 1
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