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 March - 27.   

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

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

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

1881  On this day in history rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1889  Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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

1893  On this day in history dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator   

1894  On this day in history william Harrigan, NYC   

1894  On this day in history verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49   

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

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

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

1899  On March - 27 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 this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history mary Armour, artist   

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  Mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy) on March - 27.   

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

1909  On March - 27 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 March - 27.   

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

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

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

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

1665  On March - 27 birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on March - 27.   

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  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 March - 27 death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on this day in history.   

1462  Death of Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415) on March - 27.   

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

1482  Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on this day in history.