Historical Events
- Russian-American chemist Constantin Fahlberg discovers an artificial sweetener (later named 'saccharin'), while working on coal tar analysis at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland [1]
Famous Birthdays
- José Sancho Marraco, Spanish composer, organist and chapel master (Cathedral of Barcelona, 1923-57), born in La Garriga, Spain (d. 1960)
About February 27, 1879
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 145 years, 2 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Pisces
