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02/27/0274
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Constantine I, Great Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity
Type: Birth
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02/27/0837
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15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Type: Event
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02/27/1167
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Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies
Type: Death
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02/27/1526
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Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
Type: Event
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02/27/1531
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Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union
Type: Event
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02/27/1539
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Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher
Type: Birth
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02/27/1557
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1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and US sign trade agreement
Type: Event
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02/27/1563
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William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral
Type: Event
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02/27/1594
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Henri IV crowned king of France
Type: Event
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02/27/1622
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Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter
Type: Birth
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02/27/1649
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Johann Philipp Krieger, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1656
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Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies
Type: Death
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02/27/1665
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Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-adm De Ruyter beats English
Type: Event
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02/27/1667
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Abraham Crijnssen conquerors Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname
Type: Event
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02/27/1670
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Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I
Type: Event
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02/27/1678
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Earl of Shaftesbury freed out of London Tower
Type: Event
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02/27/1696
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English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Assn
Type: Event
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02/27/1700
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Pacific Island of New Britain discovered
Type: Event
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02/27/1702
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Johann Valentin Gorner, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1706
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John Evelyn, diarist, dies
Type: Death
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02/27/1713
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French troops bomb Willemstad Cura‡ao
Type: Event
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02/27/1731
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Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/27/1733
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Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46
Type: Death
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02/27/1735
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John Arbuthnot, physician/mathematician, dies
Type: Death
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02/27/1745
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Silverius Muller, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1746
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Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1759
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Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1779
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Jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59
Type: Death
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02/27/1784
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Elias Annes Borger, Dutch theologist/poet (To the Rhine)
Type: Birth
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02/27/1784
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Job Plimpton, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1792
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Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal
Type: Birth
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02/27/1797
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Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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02/27/1801
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Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction
Type: Event
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02/27/1802
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William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck
Type: Birth
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02/27/1803
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Great fire in Bombay, India
Type: Event
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02/27/1805
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Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57
Type: Death
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02/27/1807
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)
Type: Birth
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02/27/1811
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[Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee
Type: Birth
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02/27/1813
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1st federal vaccination legislation enacted
Type: Event
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02/27/1813
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Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
Type: Event
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02/27/1814
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Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres
Type: Event
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02/27/1816
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Dutch regain Suriname
Type: Event
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02/27/1822
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Eugene Gautier, composer
Type: Birth
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02/27/1823
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Ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
Type: Birth
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02/27/1823
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William Buel Franklin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
Type: Birth
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02/27/1827
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1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans
Type: Event
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02/27/1827
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Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
Type: Birth
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02/27/1832
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Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872
Type: Birth
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02/27/1835
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Richard Garnett, English author (Ananda the Miracle Worker)
Type: Birth
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02/27/1835
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Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator
Type: Birth
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