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 this day in history.   

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

1801  On February - 27 washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction   

1802  On February - 27 william George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck   

1803  Great fire in Bombay, India on February - 27.   

1805  Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born on February - 27.   

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

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) on February - 27.   

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  On February - 27 first federal vaccination legislation enacted   

1813  On this day in history 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted   

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

1816  On February - 27 dutch regain Suriname   

1822  On February - 27 eugene Gautier, composer   

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

1827  On this day in history first Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA   

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

1827  Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on February - 27.   

1832  On February - 27 alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872   

1835  On February - 27 charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator   

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  Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 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 February - 27.   

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 February - 27.   

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0272  Constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)   

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1720  Death of Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) on February - 27.   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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