Historical Events In February - 27

1792  Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal on February - 27.   

1797  Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61 on February - 27.   

1801  On February - 27 the District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress.   

1801  On February - 27 washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction   

1802  On February - 27 william George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck   

1803  Great fire in Bombay, India on this day in history.   

1805  On February - 27 stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born on February - 27.   

1807  On February - 27 the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) on this day in history.   

1811  [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on February - 27.   

1813  On February - 27 congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail   

1813  First federal vaccination legislation enacted on this day in history.   

1813  1st federal vaccination legislation enacted on this day in history.   

1814  On February - 27 ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres   

1816  On this day in history dutch regain Suriname   

1822  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer   

1823  Ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

1827  First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans   

1827  Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on February - 27.   

1832  On this day in history alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872   

1835  On February - 27 charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator   

1841  [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on February - 27.   

1844  Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) on February - 27.   

1844  Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on February - 27.   

1846  Joaquin Valverde, composer on February - 27.   

1847  On February - 27 ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre)   

1848  On this day in history charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem)   

1850  Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

1854  On February - 27 composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine   

1860  Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency on this day in history.   

1861  US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing on this day in history.   

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0272  Constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337) was born on February - 27.   

1539  On this day in history birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher   

1622  On February - 27 birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer   

1691  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)   

1702  On February - 27 birth of johann Valentin Gorner, composer   

1711  Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769) was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer   

1167  On February - 27 robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies   

1656  On February - 27 johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  On this day in history death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

1699  On this day in history death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  John Evelyn, diarist, dies on February - 27.   

1720  Death of Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) on February - 27.   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1733  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.