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

1883  Jan Kunc, composer on March - 27.  

1884  On this day in history 1st long-distance telephone call, Boston-NY  

1886  On March - 27 ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus)  

1889  Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64  

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 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 March - 27 ... Hartree, mathematician  

1898  On this day in history sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80  

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

1900  Pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1901  On March - 27 albert Henneberg, composer  

1902  On March - 27 mary Armour, artist  

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

1906  On March - 27 founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba  

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

1908  Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book) on March - 27.  

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

1910  Fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312 on March - 27.  

1910  On this day in history 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 March - 27.  

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

1912  James Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79) on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history godfrey Turner, composer  

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on this day in history.  

1416  On this day in history birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer  

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

0710  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg  

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies  

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