Page 4: Historical Events In February - 27

1887  On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53   

1888  Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello) on February - 27.   

1890  On this day in history d Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is draw   

1890  On February - 27 d Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 h 39 m), SF; match is draw   

1891  David Sarnoff, US, radio/TV pioneer/CEO (RCA) on February - 27.   

1892  On February - 27 william Demarest, St Paul Minn, actor (Uncle Charlie-My 3 Sons)   

1893  On February - 27 joseph Messner, composer   

1894  Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer on February - 27.   

1895  Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys) on this day in history.   

1897  Bernard F Lyot, French astronomer (Lyot filter) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history allison Danzig, sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History)   

1899  On this day in history charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin)   

1900  On February - 27 battle at Pietershoogte; Boer General Cronjé surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa   

1900  England's Labour Party is founded on this day in history.   

1900  Battle at Pietershoogte on February - 27.   

1901  On this day in history nL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes   

1901  On this day in history marino Marini, Italian sculptor/painter   

1902  On February - 27 the birth of John Steinbeck, American writer   

1902  Ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920) on this day in history.   

1903  On February - 27 reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor (Great Dictator)   

1904  On February - 27 james Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy)   

1905  Montana adopts its state flag on February - 27.   

1905  On this day in history charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye)   

1906  France & Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides on this day in history.   

1906  On February - 27 alexander Matheson, NZ cricket pace bowler (2 Tests 1930-31)   

1907  Gerhard Alexander, [Veldheer], Dutch actor (Prince Willem of Orange) on this day in history.   

1908  Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) on this day in history.   

1908  On February - 27 star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma   

1909  On this day in history elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon)   

1910  On February - 27 joan Bennett, Palasades NJ, actress (Little Women, Disraeli)   

1912  On February - 27 lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway   

1913  Frank Allaun, British MP (L) on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 27 adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58   

1915  On February - 27 arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense (1958-..)   

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0272  On February - 27 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  Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter was born on February - 27.   

1649  On February - 27 birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer   

1691  Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer   

1167  On February - 27 robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies   

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

1659  On this day in history 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  On this day in history john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

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

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

1733  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46 on February - 27.