Page 4: Historical Events In March - 27

1878  Sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies on March - 27.   

1878  Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 on March - 27.   

1879  Longest championship fight (136 rounds) on March - 27.   

1879  On this day in history edward Steichen, pioneered American photography   

1881  On this day in history rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army.   

1883  On this day in history jan Kunc, composer   

1884  1st long-distance telephone call, Boston-NY on this day in history.   

1886  Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus) on March - 27.   

1889  Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 27 moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64   

1890  A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200 on March - 27.   

1892  Ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer on this day in history.   

1893  Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator on this day in history.   

1894  On March - 27 william Harrigan, NYC   

1894  Verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49 on March - 27.   

1897  The birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress on this day in history.   

1897  On March - 27 ... Hartree, mathematician   

1898  Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1899  Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 27 pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69   

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on March - 27.   

1902  On March - 27 mary Armour, artist   

1903  On March - 27 walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF)   

1906  On March - 27 founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba   

1907  On March - 27 mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy)   

1908  On March - 27 jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

1909  On March - 27 ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist   

1910  Fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312 on this day in history.   

1910  Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932) on March - 27.   

1910  On March - 27 alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74   

1912  First Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1912  1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC on March - 27.   

1912  James Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79) on this day in history.   

1913  On March - 27 godfrey Turner, composer   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on this day in history.   

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1627  On March - 27 birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)   

1665  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) was born on this day in history.   

1676  On March - 27 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 March - 27.   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on this day in history.   

0710  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  On March - 27 death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

0965  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on March - 27.   

0973  On this day in history death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  On this day in history 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 March - 27.   

1472  On this day in history janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37   

1482  Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on March - 27.