What is March 27?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[47 BC]] &ndash; The Relocation of Power of [[Cleopatra VII]] with help Roman dictator [[Julius Caesar]] in [[Egypt]]. * [[1306]] &ndash; [[Robert I of Scotland]] and [[Elizabeth de Burgh]] are crowned King and Queen of the Scots. * [[1513]] &ndash; (not [[1512]] as often cited) – Explorer [[Juan Ponce de León]] sights [[North America]] (specifically [[Florida]]) for the first time, mistaking it for another [[island]]. * [[1625]] &ndash; [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] becomes King of [[England]] and [[Scotland]]. * [[1782]] &ndash; [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. * [[1794]] &ndash; The [[government of the United States]] establishes a permanent [[United States Navy]] and authorizes the building of six sailing [[frigate]]s. * [[1794]] &ndash; [[Denmark]] and [[Sweden]] form a neutrality compact. * [[1814]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: In central [[Alabama]], [[United States]] forces under General [[Andrew Jackson]] defeat the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] at the [[Battle of Horseshoe Bend]]. * [[1836]] &ndash; [[Texas Revolution]]: [[Goliad massacre]] – [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]] orders the [[Mexico|Mexican]] army to kill about 400 [[Republic of Texas|Texans]] at [[Goliad, Texas]]. * [[1846]] &ndash; [[Mexican-American War]]: [[Siege of Fort Texas]]. * [[1851]] &ndash; First reported case of Europeans seeing [[Yosemite Valley]]. * [[1854]] &ndash; [[Crimean War]]: The [[United Kingdom]] declares [[war]] on [[Russia]]. * [[1871]] &ndash; The first international [[rugby union|rugby]] football match, [[Scotland]] v. [[England]], is played in [[Edinburgh]] at [[Raeburn Place]]. * [[1886]] &ndash; [[Apache]] warrior [[Geronimo]] surrenders to the [[United States Army]], ending the main phase of the [[Apache Wars]]. * [[1890]] &ndash; A [[tornado]] hits Louisville, [[Kentucky]], killing 76 people. * [[1899]] &ndash; [[Emilio Aguinaldo]] leads [[Philippines|Filipino]] forces for the only tim