Page 4: Historical Events In March - 27

1878  On this day in history sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies.   

1878  Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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

1881  On March - 27 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  On this day in history 1st long-distance telephone call, Boston-NY   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history verney L Cameron, English explorer (Tanganyika), dies at 49   

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

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

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

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 March - 27.   

1903  On this day in history 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  Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1912  On March - 27 james Callaghan, (L) British PM (1976-79)   

1913  Godfrey Turner, composer on March - 27.   

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0972  On March - 27 birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  On March - 27 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 this day in history.   

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

1676  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0710  On this day in history 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 March - 27 arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

0973  On March - 27 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  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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