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 this day in history.   

1879  On March - 27 longest championship fight (136 rounds)   

1879  Edward Steichen, pioneered American photography on March - 27.   

1881  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, German/US architect (Bauhaus)   

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

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

1890  On March - 27 a tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.   

1892  On this day in history ferde (Ferdinand Rudolf von) Grofe, NY, composer   

1893  Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator on March - 27.   

1894  William Harrigan, NYC on March - 27.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1899  Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] on this day in history.   

1900  Pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69 on March - 27.   

1901  Albert Henneberg, composer on March - 27.   

1902  On this day in history mary Armour, artist   

1903  Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach (HOF) on this day in history.   

1906  Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba on this day in history.   

1907  Mary Treen, St Louis Mo, actress (Emily-Willy) on this day in history.   

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  Fire during a barn-dance in Hungary, killed 312 on March - 27.   

1910  Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932) on March - 27.   

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

1912  First Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Washington DC on March - 27.   

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

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 March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On March - 27 birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

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 March - 27.   

1676  On March - 27 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  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on March - 27.   

0710  On March - 27 death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on this day in history.   

0965  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on March - 27.   

0973  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on March - 27.   

1378  On March - 27 gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies   

1462  Death of Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415) on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37   

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