{"id":12038,"date":"2022-03-27T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=204365"},"modified":"2022-03-27T06:21:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T04:21:09","slug":"27-march-on-this-day-in-history","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/27-march-on-this-day-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"27 March: On this day in history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 27 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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27 March 1770<\/h3>\n

Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo died in Madrid. His best-known works are frescoes he painted for, among others, the Royal Palace in Madrid, the Palazzo Labia in Venice and the Prince-Bishops\u2019 Residence in W\u00fcrzburg.<\/p>\n

27 March 1809<\/h3>\n

Georges-Eugene Haussmann is born in Paris. In the 1860s he will be employed by Napoleon III to remodel the French capital, sweeping away many of the old medieval streets and replacing them with wide boulevards.<\/p>\n

27 March 1837<\/h3>\n

Death in Brighton of Maria Fitzherbert, the secret wife of George IV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

27 March 1871<\/h3>\n

The world\u2019s first international rugby match<\/a> was played between England and Scotland at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. The match was won by Scotland who scored a goal and a try to England\u2019s solitary try.<\/p>\n

27 March 1881<\/h3>\n

In the then violent town of Basingstoke, troops are called to clear the streets after the Salvation Army\u2019s anti-alcohol campaign provokes rioting by local brewery workers.<\/p>\n

27 March 1912<\/h3>\n

Future prime minister Leonard James \u2018Jim\u2019 Callaghan was born in Copnor, Portsmouth. He was the only son of James Callaghan, later a chief petty officer in the Royal Navy, and his wife Charlotte.<\/p>\n

27 March 1958<\/h3>\n

Soviet first secretary Nikita Khrushchev becomes premier of the Soviet Union after the resignation of Nicolay Bulganin. He will be forced out of office in 1964.<\/p>\n

27 March 1963<\/h3>\n

Publication of Richard Beeching\u2019s report on the future of Britain\u2019s railways. This stated that large parts of the railway system were uneconomic and under-used, and called for major cuts in Britain\u2019s railway infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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