November, 27th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 27, 2001:
A hydrogen atmosphere was discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.

Saturday 27, 1999:
A new era in government begins in New Zealand as the left-wing Labour Party takes control with leader Helen Clark, the first elected female Prime Minster in New Zealand's history.

Thursday 27, 1997:
Second Souhane massacre in Algeria; 25 killed.

Wednesday 27, 1991:
The United Nations Security Council adopts UN Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia.

Tuesday 27, 1990:
The British Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Friday 27, 1987:
Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies record their breakthrough album The Trinity Sessions in one night using one microphone at Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto.

Sunday 27, 1983:
A Colombian Boeing 747 crashes near Barajas Airport, in Madrid killing 183

Monday 27, 1978:
In San Francisco, California, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

Tuesday 27, 1973:
The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on December 6, the House confirmed him 387 to 35).

Saturday 27, 1965:
Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells US President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations were to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.

Wednesday 27, 1963:
The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention is signed at Strasbourg.

Wednesday 27, 1946:
Cold War: Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".

Wednesday 27, 1940:
In Romania, General Ion Antonescu's Iron Guard arrests and executes over 60 of exiled king Carol II of Romania's aides, including former minister and acclaimed historian Nicolae Iorga. Mediterranean Sea: battle of Cape Spartivento between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina

Tuesday 27, 1934:
Death of bank robber Baby Face Nelson in a gun battle with the FBI.

Saturday 27, 1926:
In Williamsburg, Virginia, the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg begins.

Thursday 27, 1924:
In New York City the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

Thursday 27, 1919:
Haiti becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Wednesday 27, 1912:
Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.

Wednesday 27, 1895:
At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.

Friday 27, 1868:
United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on a band of peaceful Cheyenne living on reservation land.

Friday 27, 1863:
American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio state prison and return safely to the South.

Wednesday 27, 1839:
In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.

Tuesday 27, 1703:
The first Eddystone Lighthouse destroyed in storm.

Wednesday 27, 1095:
Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.

Saturday 27, 399:
St. Anastius I becomes Pope.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-november/on-this-day.html


People born on November 27

1979:
The Game, American rapper (b: November 27, 1979) (Biography of The Game (rapper))

1976:
Jaleel White, American actor (b: November 27, 1976) (Biography of Jaleel White)

1975:
Martin Gramatica, American football player (b: November 27, 1975) (Biography of Martin Gramatica)

1968:
Paul J. Perrone, author (b: November 27, 1968) (Biography of Paul J. Perrone)
Michael Vartan, French actor (b: November 27, 1968) (Biography of Michael Vartan)

1964:
Robin Givens, American actress (b: November 27, 1964) (Biography of Robin Givens)

1963:
Fisher Stevens, American actor (b: November 27, 1963) (Biography of Fisher Stevens)

1962:
Davey Boy Smith, British professional wrestler (b: November 27, 1962 ; d: May 17, 2002) (Biography of David Smith (wrestler))
Charlie Benante, American musician (b: November 27, 1962) (Biography of Charlie Benante)

1960:
Ken O'Brien, American football player (b: November 27, 1960) (Biography of Ken O'Brien)

1958:
Mike Scioscia, baseball manager (b: November 27, 1958) (Biography of Mike Scioscia)

1957:
Caroline Kennedy, American journalist (b: November 27, 1957) (Biography of Caroline Kennedy)

1955:
Bill Nye, American engineer and broadcaster (b: November 27, 1955) (Biography of Bill Nye)

1954:
Patricia McPherson, American actress (b: November 27, 1954) (Biography of Patricia McPherson)

1953:
Curtis Armstrong, American actor (b: November 27, 1953) (Biography of Curtis Armstrong)

1952:
James D. Wetherbee, astronaut (b: November 27, 1952) (Biography of James D. Wetherbee)
Sheila Copps, Canadian politician (b: November 27, 1952) (Biography of Sheila Copps)

1951:
Jayne Kennedy, American sportscaster and actress (b: November 27, 1951) (Biography of Jayne Kennedy)

1942:
Jimi Hendrix, American musician (b: November 27, 1942 ; d: September 18, 1970) (Biography of Jimi Hendrix)
Henry Carr, American athlete (b: November 27, 1942) (Biography of Henry Carr)

1941:
Eddie Rabbitt, American singer (b: November 27, 1941 ; d: May 7, 1998) (Biography of Eddie Rabbitt)

1940:
Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (b: November 27, 1940 ; d: July 20, 1973) (Biography of Bruce Lee)

1932:
Benigno Aquino Jr., Philippine politician (b: November 27, 1932) (Biography of Benigno Aquino Jr.)

1927:
Castilho, Brazilian footballer (b: November 27, 1927 ; d: February 2, 1987) (Biography of Carlos José Castilho)

1926:
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (b: November 27, 1926) (Biography of Barbara Anderson)

1925:
Ernie Wise, British comedian (b: November 27, 1925 ; d: March 21, 1999) (Biography of Ernie Wise)
John Maddox, Welsh science writer and editor (b: November 27, 1925) (Biography of John Maddox)

1921:
Alexander Dubček, Czech politician (b: November 27, 1921 ; d: November 7, 1992) (Biography of Alexander Dubček)

1920:
Abe Lenstra, Dutch football player (b: November 27, 1920) (Biography of Abe Lenstra)

1917:
Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (b: November 27, 1917) (Biography of Buffalo Bob Smith)

1916:
Chick Hearn, American sports announcer (b: November 27, 1916 ; d: August 5, 2002) (Biography of Chick Hearn)

1911:
David Merrick, American stage producer (b: November 27, 1911) (Biography of David Merrick)

1909:
James Agee, American writer (b: November 27, 1909 ; d: May 16, 1955) (Biography of James Agee)

1907:
L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (b: November 27, 1907 ; d: November 6, 2000) (Biography of L. Sprague De Camp)

1901:
Ted Husing, American sportscaster (b: November 27, 1901) (Biography of Ted Husing)

1874:
Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel (b: November 27, 1874 ; d: November 9, 1952) (Biography of Chaim Weizmann)
Charles A. Beard, American historian (b: November 27, 1874) (Biography of Charles A. Beard)

1867:
Charles Koechlin, French composer (b: November 27, 1867) (Biography of Charles Koechlin)

1857:
Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: November 27, 1857) (Biography of Charles Scott Sherrington)

1843:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b: November 27, 1843 ; d: January 4, 1877) (Biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt)

1809:
Fanny Kemble, English actress (b: November 27, 1809) (Biography of Fanny Kemble)

1804:
Julius Benedict, German-born composer (b: November 27, 1804) (Biography of Julius Benedict)

1746:
Robert Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b: November 27, 1746 ; d: February 26, 1813) (Biography of Robert Livingston (1746-1813))

1710:
Robert Lowth, English bishop (b: November 27, 1710 ; d: November 3, 1787) (Biography of Robert Lowth)

1701:
Anders Celsius, Swedish inventor and astronomer (b: November 27, 1701) (Biography of Anders Celsius)

1635:
Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, queen of Louis XIV of France (b: November 27, 1635 ; d: April 15, 1719) (Biography of Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon)

1630:
Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria, Regent of Tyrol and Further Austria (b: November 27, 1630 ; d: June 25, 1665) (Biography of Sigismund Francis of Austria)

1582:
Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (b: November 27, 1582 ; d: December 14, 1651) (Biography of Pierre Dupuy)

1576:
Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b: November 27, 1576 ; d: April 7, 1638) (Biography of Shimazu Tadatsune)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-november/births.html

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They left us on November 27

1992:
Ivan Generalic (d: November 27, 1992) (Biography of Ivan Generalic)

1988:
John Carradine, American actor (b: February 5, 1906 ; d: November 27, 1988) (Biography of John Carradine)

1981:
Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (b: October 18, 1898 ; d: November 27, 1981) (Biography of Lotte Lenya)

1978:
Harvey Milk, American politician and civil rights activist (b: May 22, 1930 ; d: November 27, 1978) (Biography of Harvey Milk)
George Moscone (d: November 27, 1978) (Biography of George Moscone)

1975:
Ross McWhirter, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (b: August 12, 1925 ; d: November 27, 1975) (Biography of Ross McWhirter)

1973:
Frank Christian, American musician (b: September 3, 1887 ; d: November 27, 1973) (Biography of Frank Christian)

1958:
Artur Rodzinski, Croatian conductor (b: January 1, 1892 ; d: November 27, 1958) (Biography of Artur Rodzinski)

1955:
Arthur Honegger, French-born Swiss composer (b: March 10, 1892 ; d: November 27, 1955) (Biography of Arthur Honegger)

1953:
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright (b: October 16, 1888 ; d: November 27, 1953) (Biography of Eugene O'Neill)

1943:
Edward O'Hare, American pilot (b: March 13, 1914 ; d: November 27, 1943) (Biography of Edward O'Hare)

1934:
Baby Face Nelson (d: November 27, 1934) (Biography of Baby Face Nelson)

1932:
Evelyn Preer, American actress (b: July 16, 1896 ; d: November 27, 1932) (Biography of Evelyn Preer)

1895:
Alexandre Dumas fils, French author (b: July 27, 1824 ; d: November 27, 1895) (Biography of Alexandre Dumas fils)

1852:
Ada Lovelace, English computer programmer (b: December 10, 1815 ; d: November 27, 1852) (Biography of Ada Lovelace)

1811:
Andrew Meikle (d: November 27, 1811) (Biography of Andrew Meikle)

1754:
Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (b: May 26, 1667 ; d: November 27, 1754) (Biography of Abraham de Moivre)

1680:
Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (b: May 2, 1601 ; d: November 27, 1680) (Biography of Athanasius Kircher)

1632:
John Eliot, English statesman (b: April 11, 1592 ; d: November 27, 1632) (Biography of John Eliot (statesman))

1592:
Nakagawa Hidemasa (d: November 27, 1592) (Biography of Nakagawa Hidemasa)
King John III of Sweden (b: December 23, 1537 ; d: November 27, 1592) (Biography of John III of Sweden)

1570:
Jacopo Sansovino (d: November 27, 1570) (Biography of Jacopo Sansovino)

1474:
Guillaume Dufay, French composer (b: August 7, 1400 ; d: November 27, 1474) (Biography of Guillaume Dufay)

835:
Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (b: April 12, 812 ; d: November 27, 835) (Biography of Muhammad at-Taqi)

511:
Clovis I (d: November 27, 511) (Biography of Clovis I)

-8:
Horace, Roman poet (b: December 8, -65 ; d: November 27, - (Biography of Horace)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-november/deaths.html