Page 4: 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 this day in history dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44   

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

1879  Edward Steichen, pioneered American photography on March - 27.   

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

1883  On March - 27 jan Kunc, composer   

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

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

1889  Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on March - 27.   

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

1890  On this day in history a tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.   

1892  On March - 27 ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer   

1893  On March - 27 dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator   

1894  On this day in history william Harrigan, NYC   

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

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on March - 27.   

1902  Mary Armour, artist on this day in history.   

1903  On March - 27 walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF)   

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

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  Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist on March - 27.   

1910  Fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312 on this day in history.   

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

1910  On March - 27 alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74   

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

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

1912  On March - 27 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  On this day in history birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on March - 27.   

1627  On this day in history birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)   

1665  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) was born on March - 27.   

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer   

0710  On this day in history 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  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on March - 27.   

0973  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

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

1462  Death of Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415) on this day in history.   

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

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