Historical Events In February - 27

1792  On February - 27 don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal  

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

1801  The District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction  

1802  William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck on February - 27.  

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

1805  Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1807  On February - 27 henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born  

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  [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail  

1813  On February - 27 first federal vaccination legislation enacted  

1813  1st federal vaccination legislation enacted on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history 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 February - 27 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  1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans on this day in history.  

1827  Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872  

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  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 February - 27.  

1846  Joaquin Valverde, composer on February - 27.  

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

1848  Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) on February - 27.  

1850  Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec on February - 27.  

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

1854  On this day in history composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine  

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  US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing on February - 27.  

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0272  On this day in history birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)  

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

1622  Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

1649  On February - 27 birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer  

1691  On February - 27 birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)  

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Valentin Gorner, composer  

1711  Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769) was born on February - 27.  

1745  On this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer  

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

1656  Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies on February - 27.  

1659  Death of Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) on this day in history.  

1699  On this day in history death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)  

1706  On February - 27 john Evelyn, diarist, dies  

1720  Death of Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) on February - 27.  

1731  On February - 27 angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76  

1733  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.