Page 4: Historical Events In March - 27

1878  On this day in history sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies.   

1878  Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 on March - 27.   

1879  On this day in history longest championship fight (136 rounds)   

1879  Edward Steichen, pioneered American photography on this day in history.   

1881  On March - 27 rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army.   

1883  Jan Kunc, composer on March - 27.   

1884  1st long-distance telephone call, Boston-NY on March - 27.   

1886  Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus) on March - 27.   

1889  On this day in history yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat   

1889  Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 on March - 27.   

1890  A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200 on March - 27.   

1892  Ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer on this day in history.   

1893  Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator on this day in history.   

1894  William Harrigan, NYC on this day in history.   

1894  Verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1897  On March - 27 the birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress   

1897  On March - 27 ... Hartree, mathematician   

1898  On March - 27 sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80   

1899  Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] on March - 27.   

1900  On March - 27 pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69   

1901  On March - 27 albert Henneberg, composer   

1902  Mary Armour, artist on this day in history.   

1903  Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF) on March - 27.   

1906  On this day in history founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba   

1907  On this day in history mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy)   

1908  Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book) on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist   

1910  On this day in history fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312   

1910  On this day in history rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932)   

1910  Alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history first Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC   

1912  On this day in history 1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC   

1912  On this day in history james Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79)   

1913  Godfrey Turner, composer on March - 27.   

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0972  On this day in history birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on March - 27.   

1554  On this day in history birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on March - 27.   

1665  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)   

1696  On March - 27 birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on this day in history.   

0710  Death of Rupert of Salzburg on March - 27.   

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on March - 27.   

0965  On this day in history arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

0973  On this day in history death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on March - 27.   

1462  On March - 27 death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)   

1472  On this day in history janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37   

1482  On this day in history maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25