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 this day in history.   

1879  Edward Steichen, pioneered American photography on this day in history.   

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

1883  Jan Kunc, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1890  On this day in history a tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.   

1892  On March - 27 ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer   

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

1894  William Harrigan, NYC on March - 27.   

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

1897  The birth of Gloria Swanson, American actress on March - 27.   

1897  ... Hartree, mathematician on this day in history.   

1898  Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 on March - 27.   

1899  Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] on March - 27.   

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  Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

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

1910  On this day in history 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 this day in history alexander E Agassiz, US businessman/biologist/geologist, dies at 74   

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

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

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

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 March - 27.   

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

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer   

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

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  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

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 March - 27 janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37   

1482  On this day in history maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25