Historical Events In December - 27

1803  On December - 27 john ACA van Nispen Sevenaer, Member of Dutch 2nd parliament (1848-75)  

1805  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65 on December - 27.  

1814  On this day in history destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.  

1814  On this day in history james Henry Carleton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873  

1816  On this day in history eliakim Parker Scammon, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894  

1822  On December - 27 louis Pasteur born  

1822  Louis Pasteur chemist, scientist developed pasteurization process, rabies vaccination; was born on this day in history.  

1822  On December - 27 john Roberts, composer  

1825  On December - 27 first public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England  

1825  On December - 27 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England  

1825  On this day in history reinhold Finsterbusch, composer  

1829  On December - 27 james Clay Rice, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

1831  On this day in history charles Darwin sets out on a 5 year voyage to gather data for his theory of evolution  

1831  On December - 27 hMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, sets sail on its world voyage  

1831  On this day in history darwin begins his voyage on board HMS Beagle  

1831  Lucius Fairchild, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on December - 27.  

1836  On December - 27 worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex)  

1836  Henricus Oort, Dutch theologist (Leidse translation) on December - 27.  

1836  Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43 on December - 27.  

1845  Ether first used in childbirth in US, Jefferson GA on December - 27.  

1845  On December - 27 ether 1st used in childbirth in US, Jefferson, Ga  

1845  On December - 27 augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer  

1850  On this day in history hawaiian Fire Department established  

1850  On December - 27 hawaiian Fire Dept established  

1855  On December - 27 paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist  

1856  On this day in history andre Gedalge, composer  

1858  Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1859  On December - 27 the Grand Trunk Railway completes its line between Toronto and Sarnia and establishes a ferry service across the St. Clair River to Fort Gratiot (Port Huron).  

1859  On this day in history william Henry Hadow, composer  

1862  Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou) on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history ontario & Quebec legislatures hold first meeting  

1867  On this day in history ontario & Quebec legislatures hold 1st meeting  

1869  First issue of the Ottawa Free Press newspaper published on December - 27.  

1869  Louis Riel 1844-1885 elected President of the Provisional Government of Rupert's Land and the North West; with powers to negotiate with Canadian Commissioner Donald A. Smith on this day in history.  

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1390  On December - 27 birth of anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)  

1555  On December - 27 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist  

1571  On this day in history birth of johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)  

1645  Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history birth of jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician  

1683  On December - 27 birth of conyers Middleton, English minister (d. 1750)  

1709  Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) was born on December - 27.  

1715  Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy, French soldier (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

0418  Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on December - 27.  

0975  Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27.  

1065  Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies on December - 27.  

1076  On this day in history death of prince Svyatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)  

1381  On this day in history death of edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician  

1548  On this day in history death of francesco Spiera, Italian Protestant jurist (b. 1502)  

1590  Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1595  Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on December - 27.