Page 7: Historical Events In March - 27

1945  Jorgen Nielsen, Danish writer (romance), dies at 42   

1947  Charles Smith, cricketer (batted for S Afr in 1902-03), dies.   

1948  Nikita Krushchev is recorded as becoming the new leader of the Soviet Union.   

1948  The Second Congress of the Workers Party of North Korea is convened   

1948  Karel Candael, Flemish composer, dies at 64.   

1950  Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China   

1950  Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleve OH).   

1951  Frank Sinatra recorded "I'm a Fool to Want You"   

1951  13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58.   

1952  Failed assassination attempt of German Chancellor Adenauer.   

1952  Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records.   

1953  21 die in a train crash in Conneaut OH.   

1953  21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio   

1953  Narciso Garay, composer, dies at 76.   

1955  Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse)   

1955  9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win   

1956  French commandos land in Algeria.   

1956  US seizes US communist newspaper "Daily Worker".   

1956  Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84.   

1957  29th Academy Awards "Around World in 80 Days", Yul Brynner and Ingrid Bergman win.   

1957  29th Academy Awards: "Around World in 80 Days", Yul Brynner and Ingrid Bergman win.   

1958  CBS Labs announce new stereophonic records.   

1958  Havana Hilton opens.   

1958  Nikita Khrushchev is recorded as becoming Soviet premier and inaugural Secretary of Communist Party   

1959  Grant Withers, actor (Okla Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54   

1960  Ian Whyte, composer, dies at 58.   

1961  Belgian government of Eyskens steps down   

1961  Failed assassination attempt on King Saif al-Islam Achmad of Yemen.   

1961  Jack Kane, orch leader (Steve and Eydie, Andy Williams Show), dies at 37.   

1962  Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school   

1964  Earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history.   

1964  Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars   

1964  On the island of Cyprus the inaugural Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

1964  UN troops arrive on Cyprus.   

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

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on March - 27.   

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

1378  On March - 27 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 this day in history.   

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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