433 Historic Events for February 27
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| 1746 |
Birth |
Gian Francesco Fortunati, composer
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| 1759 |
Birth |
Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer
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| 1779 |
Death |
Jan Nepveu, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59
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| 1784 |
Birth |
Elias Annes Borger, Dutch theologist/poet (To the Rhine)
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| 1784 |
Birth |
Job Plimpton, composer
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| 1792 |
Birth |
Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal
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| 1797 |
Death |
Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele, composer, dies at 61
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| 1801 |
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Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction
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| 1802 |
Birth |
William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck
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| 1803 |
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Great fire in Bombay, India
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| 1805 |
Death |
Stefan Paluselli, composer, dies at 57
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| 1807 |
Birth |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)
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| 1811 |
Birth |
[Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee
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| 1813 |
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1st federal vaccination legislation enacted
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| 1813 |
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Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
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| 1814 |
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Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres
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| 1816 |
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Dutch regain Suriname
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| 1822 |
Birth |
Eugene Gautier, composer
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| 1823 |
Birth |
Ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
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| 1823 |
Birth |
William Buel Franklin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
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| 1827 |
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1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans
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| 1827 |
Birth |
Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
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| 1832 |
Birth |
Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872
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| 1835 |
Birth |
Richard Garnett, English author (Ananda the Miracle Worker)
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| 1835 |
Birth |
Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator
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