Page 2: Historical Events In February - 27

1792  On this day in history don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal   

1797  On February - 27 benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61   

1801  The District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress on February - 27.   

1801  On February - 27 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  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born on this day in history.   

1807  On February - 27 the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet   

1807  On this day in history henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)   

1811  [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on February - 27.   

1813  Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail on this day in history.   

1813  First federal vaccination legislation enacted on this day in history.   

1813  1st federal vaccination legislation enacted on this day in history.   

1814  On February - 27 ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres   

1816  On this day in history dutch regain Suriname   

1822  Eugene Gautier, composer on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history 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  Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on February - 27.   

1832  Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872 on February - 27.   

1835  On February - 27 charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator   

1841  On February - 27 [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee   

1844  On this day in history 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  Joaquin Valverde, composer on this day in history.   

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

1848  Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem) on this day in history.   

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

1852  Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on February - 27.   

1854  Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine on this day in history.   

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

1861  US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing on this day in history.   

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0272  Constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337) was born on February - 27.   

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  On February - 27 birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer   

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

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on February - 27.   

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 February - 27.   

1656  Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies on February - 27.   

1659  On February - 27 death of henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609)   

1699  On this day in history death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1731  On February - 27 angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76   

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