Births on February 27

Lord Sidney Beauclerk

Born on February 27, 1703

Lord Sidney Beauclerk, English politician (d. 1744)

Lord Sidney Beauclerk (27 February 1703 – 23 November 1744) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1744. He acquired a reputation as a fortune hunter.

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Events on 1703

4 Feb

Forty-seven Ronin
In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
27 May

Peter the Great
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
27 Nov

Great Storm of 1703
The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.

Births on February 27

Lord Sidney Beauclerk

Born on February 27, 1703

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Forty-seven Ronin

Peter the Great

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