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 March - 27 longest championship fight (136 rounds)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1886  On this day in history ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus)   

1889  On March - 27 yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat   

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

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

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

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

1894  William Harrigan, NYC on March - 27.   

1894  On March - 27 verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49   

1897  The birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress on March - 27.   

1897  On March - 27 ... Hartree, mathematician   

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

1901  On this day in history albert Henneberg, composer   

1902  Mary Armour, artist on this day in history.   

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

1906  Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on March - 27.   

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

1908  On this day in history jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

1909  Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist on March - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1912  On March - 27 james Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79)   

1913  On March - 27 godfrey Turner, composer   

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0972  On March - 27 birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1665  On this day in history birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  On March - 27 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  Death of Rupert of Salzburg on March - 27.   

0922  On March - 27 death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

0965  On March - 27 arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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