Historical Events In February - 27

1792  On February - 27 don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal   

1797  On this day in history benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61   

1801  The District of Columbia is placed under the jurisdiction of the US Congress on February - 27.   

1801  On this day in history washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction   

1802  On this day in history william George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck   

1803  Great fire in Bombay, India on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet was born on February - 27.   

1807  On this day in history the birth of Henry Longfellow, American poet   

1807  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha) on this day in history.   

1811  [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on this day in history.   

1813  Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail on February - 27.   

1813  First federal vaccination legislation enacted on this day in history.   

1813  On February - 27 1st federal vaccination legislation enacted   

1814  On February - 27 ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres   

1816  On this day in history dutch regain Suriname   

1822  Eugene Gautier, composer on February - 27.   

1823  On February - 27 ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1827  First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans LA on February - 27.   

1827  On February - 27 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans   

1827  On February - 27 richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897   

1832  Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872 on February - 27.   

1835  On February - 27 charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator   

1841  [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee on this day in history.   

1844  Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) on this day in history.   

1844  On February - 27 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

1846  Joaquin Valverde, composer on February - 27.   

1847  On February - 27 ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre)   

1848  On this day in history charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem)   

1850  On February - 27 henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec   

1852  Joseph Drechsler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1854  Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine on February - 27.   

1860  Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency on February - 27.   

1861  US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing on February - 27.   

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0272  On February - 27 birth of constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337)   

1539  On this day in history birth of franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher   

1622  On this day in history birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  On February - 27 birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer   

1691  On February - 27 birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Valentin Gorner, composer   

1711  Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769) was born on February - 27.   

1745  Silverius Muller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1167  On this day in history robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies   

1656  On this day in history johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies   

1659  Death of Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College (b. 1609) on February - 27.   

1699  Death of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625) on this day in history.   

1706  On February - 27 john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

1720  Death of Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) on February - 27.   

1731  Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1733  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.