Historical Events In February - 27
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1792 Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal on this day in history.
1797 Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61 on February - 27.
1801 On this day in history 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 William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck on this day in history.
1803 On February - 27 great fire in Bombay, India
1805 Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1807 On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born
1807 The birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet on this day in history.
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 this day in history congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
1813 First federal vaccination legislation enacted on February - 27.
1813 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted on February - 27.
1814 On this day in history ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres
1816 On this day in history dutch regain Suriname
1822 Eugene Gautier, composer on February - 27.
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 February - 27.
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 this day in history.
1832 Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872 on February - 27.
1835 Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator on February - 27.
1841 [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on February - 27.
1844 On this day in history dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)
1844 Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1846 On February - 27 joaquin Valverde, composer
1847 Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre) on this day in history.
1848 Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) on February - 27.
1850 On February - 27 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 February - 27 uS Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing
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