Christian feast day: Leander

Leander of Seville was a Hispano-Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Seville. He was instrumental in effecting the conversion of the Visigothic kings Hermenegild and Reccared to Chalcedonian Christianity. His brother was the encyclopedist Isidore of Seville.

February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 307 days remain until the end of the year.