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 this day in history.   

1878  On March - 27 dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44   

1879  Longest championship fight (136 rounds) on this day in history.   

1879  On March - 27 edward Steichen, pioneered American photography   

1881  Rioting takes place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of rigid Temperance by the Salvation Army on March - 27.   

1883  On this day in history jan Kunc, composer   

1884  1st long-distance telephone call, Boston-NY on March - 27.   

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

1889  On March - 27 yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat   

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  On this day in history ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer   

1893  Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator on March - 27.   

1894  On this day in history william Harrigan, NYC   

1894  On March - 27 verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49   

1897  On this day in history the birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress   

1897  On March - 27 ... Hartree, mathematician   

1898  On March - 27 sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80   

1899  On this day in history gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS]   

1900  On this day in history pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69   

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on this day in history.   

1902  Mary Armour, artist on this day in history.   

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

1906  Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy)   

1908  Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book) on this day in history.   

1909  Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist on March - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1910  Alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history first Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC   

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

1912  James Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79) on March - 27.   

1913  On March - 27 godfrey Turner, composer   

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0972  On this day in history birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  On this day in history birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On this day in history birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  On this day in history birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)   

1665  On March - 27 birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1696  On March - 27 birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

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

0710  Death of Rupert of Salzburg on this day in history.   

0922  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on this day in history.   

1462  On this day in history death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)   

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.