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  Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history william George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck   

1803  Great fire in Bombay, India on February - 27.   

1805  Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57 on February - 27.   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) on February - 27.   

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

1813  Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail on February - 27.   

1813  On February - 27 first federal vaccination legislation enacted   

1813  On this day in history 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted   

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

1816  On February - 27 dutch regain Suriname   

1822  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer   

1823  On this day in history ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

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

1827  On February - 27 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans   

1827  On this day in history richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897   

1832  Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872 on February - 27.   

1835  Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator on this day in history.   

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

1844  Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) on this day in history.   

1844  On February - 27 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

1846  Joaquin Valverde, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec   

1852  On February - 27 joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

1854  Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine on February - 27.   

1860  On February - 27 abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.   

1861  On this day in history uS Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing   

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

1539  On February - 27 birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher   

1622  Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter was born on February - 27.   

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on February - 27.   

1711  On this day in history birth of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)   

1745  Silverius Muller, composer was born on February - 27.   

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

1656  Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

1659  On February - 27 death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

1699  Death of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625) on February - 27.   

1706  On February - 27 john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

1720  On this day in history death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on February - 27.   

1733  On February - 27 johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46