Page 2: Historical Events In February - 27

1792  Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal on February - 27.   

1797  Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61 on February - 27.   

1801  On this day in history the District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress.   

1801  On this day in history washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction   

1802  William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck on this day in history.   

1803  Great fire in Bombay, India on this day in history.   

1805  On February - 27 stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57   

1807  On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born   

1807  The birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet on this day in history.   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) on this day in history.   

1811  [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on this day in history.   

1813  Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail on February - 27.   

1813  On February - 27 first federal vaccination legislation enacted   

1813  1st federal vaccination legislation enacted on February - 27.   

1814  On this day in history ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres   

1816  Dutch regain Suriname on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer   

1823  On February - 27 ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1827  First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA on February - 27.   

1827  1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans on February - 27.   

1827  On February - 27 richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897   

1832  On this day in history alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872   

1835  Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator on this day in history.   

1841  [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on this day in history.   

1844  On February - 27 dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)   

1844  On this day in history nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

1846  On February - 27 joaquin Valverde, composer   

1847  Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre) on February - 27.   

1848  Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) on February - 27.   

1850  On February - 27 henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec   

1852  On this day in history joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69   

1854  On this day in history composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine   

1860  On this day in history abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.   

1861  On this day in history uS Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing   

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0272  On this day in history birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)   

1539  On this day in history birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher   

1622  On this day in history birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  Johann Philipp Krieger, composer was born on February - 27.   

1691  Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on February - 27.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Valentin Gorner, composer   

1711  Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769) was born on February - 27.   

1745  Silverius Muller, composer was born on February - 27.   

1167  Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  Death of Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) on February - 27.   

1699  On February - 27 death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  On February - 27 john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

1720  On February - 27 death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on February - 27.   

1733  On February - 27 johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46