Page 4: Historical Events In February - 27

1887  Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello)   

1890  On February - 27 d Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is draw   

1890  On February - 27 d Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 h 39 m), SF; match is draw   

1891  David Sarnoff, US, radio/TV pioneer/CEO (RCA) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history william Demarest, St Paul Minn, actor (Uncle Charlie-My 3 Sons)   

1893  Joseph Messner, composer on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history robert-Lucien Siohan, composer   

1895  On February - 27 edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys)   

1897  Bernard F Lyot, French astronomer (Lyot filter) on this day in history.   

1898  On February - 27 allison Danzig, sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History)   

1899  On February - 27 charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin)   

1900  Battle at Pietershoogte; Boer General Cronjé surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 27 england's Labour Party is founded.   

1900  On February - 27 battle at Pietershoogte   

1901  NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes on this day in history.   

1901  On February - 27 marino Marini, Italian sculptor/painter   

1902  On February - 27 the birth of John Steinbeck, American writer   

1902  On February - 27 ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920)   

1903  On this day in history reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor (Great Dictator)   

1904  On February - 27 james Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy)   

1905  On February - 27 montana adopts its state flag.   

1905  On this day in history charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye)   

1906  On February - 27 france & Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides   

1906  Alexander Matheson, NZ cricket pace bowler (2 Tests 1930-31) on February - 27.   

1907  Gerhard Alexander, [Veldheer], Dutch actor (Prince Willem of Orange) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)   

1908  Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma on this day in history.   

1909  Elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon) on February - 27.   

1910  On this day in history joan Bennett, Palasades NJ, actress (Little Women, Disraeli)   

1912  Lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history frank Allaun, British MP (L)   

1913  Adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1915  On February - 27 arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense (1958-..)   

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0272  On February - 27 birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)   

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

1622  On February - 27 birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer   

1167  Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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