Page 2: Historical Events In February - 27

1792  Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

1797  On February - 27 benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61   

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

1803  On this day in history great fire in Bombay, India   

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  On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)   

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

1813  Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail on this day in history.   

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

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

1814  On this day in history ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres   

1816  Dutch regain Suriname on February - 27.   

1822  Eugene Gautier, composer on this day in history.   

1823  On February - 27 ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1827  On this day in history first Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA   

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

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

1832  Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872 on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator   

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

1846  On February - 27 joaquin Valverde, composer   

1847  Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre) on February - 27.   

1848  Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) on this day in history.   

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

1852  Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1854  Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher   

1622  On this day in history birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on February - 27.   

1691  Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1745  On February - 27 birth of silverius Muller, composer   

1167  On this day in history 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  John Evelyn, diarist, dies on February - 27.   

1720  On February - 27 death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  On this day in history angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76   

1733  On this day in history johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46