Page 4: Historical Events In March - 27

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

1878  Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 on March - 27.   

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

1886  Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus) on this day in history.   

1889  Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history 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  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 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 this day in history.   

1900  On March - 27 pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69   

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On March - 27 mary Armour, artist   

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

1906  Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on March - 27.   

1907  On this day in history mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy)   

1908  On March - 27 jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer (Dangerous Book)   

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

1910  Fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312 on this day in history.   

1910  On March - 27 rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932)   

1910  On March - 27 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  On March - 27 1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC   

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

1913  On March - 27 godfrey Turner, composer   

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on March - 27.   

1416  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on March - 27.   

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  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 March - 27.   

1462  Death of Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415) on March - 27.   

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

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25