400 Historic Events for August 27
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| 1828 |
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Eise J Eisinga, constructed planetarium at Franeker, dies at 84
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| 1828 |
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Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talk
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| 1830 |
Death |
Louis H J Cond‚, French prince, commits suicide at 74
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| 1832 |
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James Alexander Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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| 1832 |
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Black Hawk, leader of Sauk-indians, gives himself up
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| 1835 |
Birth |
Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter
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| 1837 |
Birth |
Heinrich Urban, composer
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| 1839 |
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Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881
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| 1840 |
Death |
William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office
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| 1841 |
Death |
Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer, dies at 65
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| 1846 |
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Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer, dies at 63
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| 1846 |
Death |
Frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64
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| 1847 |
Birth |
Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bridge
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| 1849 |
Birth |
Manuel Acu¤a, Mexican poet (Nocturno)
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| 1855 |
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Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer, dies at 36
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| 1856 |
Birth |
Iwan Franko, writer
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| 1858 |
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Giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician
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| 1859 |
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1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake
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| 1861 |
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Battle of Cape Hatteras SC-Union troops take Ft Clark
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Cub Run, VA
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| 1865 |
Birth |
Charles Gates Dawes, (R) 30th VP (1925-29, Nobel 1925)
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| 1865 |
Birth |
Emmuska Orczy, British writer (Scarlet Pimpernel)
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| 1865 |
Death |
Jozef Nowakowski, composer, dies at 64
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| 1867 |
Death |
Karol Katski, composer, dies at 51
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Umberto Giordano, composer
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