Historical Events In February - 27

1887  Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on February - 27.   

1888  On February - 27 lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello)   

1890  D Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is draw on February - 27.   

1890  D Needham & P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 h 39 m), SF; match is draw on February - 27.   

1891  David Sarnoff, US, radio/TV pioneer/CEO (RCA) on this day in history.   

1892  On February - 27 william Demarest, St Paul Minn, actor (Uncle Charlie-My 3 Sons)   

1893  On February - 27 joseph Messner, composer   

1894  Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer on February - 27.   

1895  Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys) on February - 27.   

1897  On February - 27 bernard F Lyot, French astronomer (Lyot filter)   

1898  Allison Danzig, sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History) on February - 27.   

1899  On February - 27 charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin)   

1900  Battle at Pietershoogte; Boer General Cronjé surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South-Africa on this day in history.   

1900  England's Labour Party is founded on February - 27.   

1900  On February - 27 battle at Pietershoogte   

1901  NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes on this day in history.   

1901  Marino Marini, Italian sculptor/painter on February - 27.   

1902  The birth of John Steinbeck, American writer on this day in history.   

1902  Ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor (Great Dictator)   

1904  James Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) on this day in history.   

1905  Montana adopts its state flag on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 27 charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye)   

1906  On this day in history france & Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides   

1906  Alexander Matheson, NZ cricket pace bowler (2 Tests 1930-31) on February - 27.   

1907  Gerhard Alexander, [Veldheer], Dutch actor (Prince Willem of Orange) on this day in history.   

1908  Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954) on February - 27.   

1908  On this day in history star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma   

1909  Elisabeth Welch, singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon) on this day in history.   

1910  On February - 27 joan Bennett, Palasades NJ, actress (Little Women, Disraeli)   

1912  Lord Kitchener opens Khartoum-El Obeid (Nyala) railway on this day in history.   

1913  Frank Allaun, British MP (L) on this day in history.   

1913  On February - 27 adam Sedgwick, English zoologist (Peripatus), dies at 58   

1915  On this day in history arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense (1958-..)   

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0272  Constantine I, Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity (d. 337) was born on February - 27.   

1539  Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher was born on February - 27.   

1622  On February - 27 birth of rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter   

1649  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Krieger, composer   

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

1702  Johann Valentin Gorner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1711  On February - 27 birth of constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)   

1745  On this day in history birth of silverius Muller, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1699  On February - 27 death of charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. c. 1625)   

1706  On this day in history john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

1720  On this day in history death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

1731  On this day in history angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76   

1733  On this day in history johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46