Historical Events In March - 27

1878  On March - 27 sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies.   

1878  On this day in history dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44   

1879  Longest championship fight (136 rounds) on this day in history.   

1879  On March - 27 edward Steichen, pioneered American photography   

1881  On this day in history rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army.   

1883  Jan Kunc, composer on this day in history.   

1884  1st long-distance telephone call, Boston-NY on this day in history.   

1886  On March - 27 ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus)   

1889  On March - 27 yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat   

1889  Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history a tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.   

1892  On March - 27 ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer   

1893  On this day in history dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator   

1894  William Harrigan, NYC on this day in history.   

1894  Verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history the birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress   

1897  On March - 27 ... Hartree, mathematician   

1898  On this day in history sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80   

1899  Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] on March - 27.   

1900  On March - 27 pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69   

1901  On this day in history albert Henneberg, composer   

1902  On this day in history mary Armour, artist   

1903  On March - 27 walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF)   

1906  Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on this day in history.   

1907  Mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy) on March - 27.   

1908  On March - 27 jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

1909  On this day in history ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist   

1910  On March - 27 fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312   

1910  Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932) on this day in history.   

1910  On March - 27 alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74   

1912  First Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC on March - 27.   

1912  1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1912  On March - 27 james Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79)   

1913  Godfrey Turner, composer on this day in history.   

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on March - 27.   

1416  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On this day in history birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on March - 27.   

1665  On March - 27 birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on March - 27.   

1696  On March - 27 birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

1702  On March - 27 birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer   

0710  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  On March - 27 death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

0965  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on March - 27.   

0973  On March - 27 death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on March - 27.   

1462  On March - 27 death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)   

1472  On March - 27 janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37   

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25