Historical Events In March - 27

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

1878  On March - 27 dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44   

1879  Longest championship fight (136 rounds) on March - 27.   

1879  On this day in history edward Steichen, pioneered American photography   

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 this day in history.   

1886  Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus) on this day in history.   

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

1889  On March - 27 moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64   

1890  On March - 27 a tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.   

1892  Ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer on March - 27.   

1893  Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator on March - 27.   

1894  On March - 27 william Harrigan, NYC   

1894  Verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49 on March - 27.   

1897  On this day in history the birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress   

1897  ... Hartree, mathematician on this day in history.   

1898  Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 on March - 27.   

1899  On this day in history gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS]   

1900  On this day in history pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69   

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on March - 27.   

1902  On March - 27 mary Armour, artist   

1903  Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF) on this day in history.   

1906  Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on this day in history.   

1907  Mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy) on this day in history.   

1908  On March - 27 jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

1909  On March - 27 ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist   

1910  On March - 27 fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312   

1910  On March - 27 rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932)   

1910  On this day in history alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74   

1912  First Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1912  1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC on March - 27.   

1912  James Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79) on March - 27.   

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  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On March - 27 birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

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  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on March - 27.   

0710  On March - 27 death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  On this day in history death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

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

0973  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on March - 27.   

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

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

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on March - 27.   

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25