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Importance of 27th March in History

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1998
Death of Ferry Porsche, Austrian car manufacturer .
Austria
1994
The first test flight of the Eurofighter Typhoon took place in Germany
Germany
1989
In the Soviet parliamentary election, candidates from outside the Communist party were allowed to stand for the first time. Many senior Communist officials lost their seats
Russian Federation
1977
582 people were killed when two jumbo jets collided on the runway at Tenerife airport
Spain
1968
Death of Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut .
Russian Federation
1958
Nikita Khrushchev became leader of the Soviet Union .
Russian Federation
1909
Birth of Ben Webster, influential American jazz saxophonist
United States
1899
Birth of Gloria Swanson, film star.
United States
1886
Geronimo surrenders, thereby ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
United States
1884
The first long-distance telephone call in the USA was made from Boston to New York
United States
1881
There were riots in Basingstoke, England, against the Salvation Army's promotion of temperance.
Great Britain
1878
Death of Sir George Gilbert Scott, leading architect of the Gothic Revival.
Great Britain
1871
First Rugby Football international, England v Scotland, played in Edinburgh
Great Britain
1854
Britain declares war on Russia (Crimean War)
1809
Birth of Baron Haussmann, French civic planner who modernised Paris
France
1625
Death of King James VI of Scotland and James I of England.
Great Britain
-196
Ptolemy V succeeds to the throne of Egypt
Egypt
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