Page 4: Historical Events In March - 27

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

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

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

1879  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1883  Jan Kunc, composer on March - 27.   

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

1886  On March - 27 ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus)   

1889  Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on March - 27.   

1889  Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 on March - 27.   

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 March - 27 william Harrigan, NYC   

1894  Verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1897  ... Hartree, mathematician on March - 27.   

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 March - 27.   

1900  Pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69 on March - 27.   

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on March - 27.   

1902  On March - 27 mary Armour, artist   

1903  Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF) on March - 27.   

1906  On this day in history founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba   

1907  Mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy) on March - 27.   

1908  Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book) on March - 27.   

1909  Ben[jamin F] Webster, US tenor saxophonist on this day in history.   

1910  On March - 27 fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312   

1910  Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932) on this day in history.   

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

1912  On March - 27 first Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC   

1912  On this day in history 1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC   

1912  On this day in history james Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79)   

1913  Godfrey Turner, composer on this day in history.   

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

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on March - 27.   

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on March - 27.   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on March - 27.   

1665  On this day in history 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 March - 27.   

1696  On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

1702  On March - 27 birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer   

0710  On March - 27 death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  On this day in history death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

0965  On this day in history arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1482  Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on this day in history.