On This Day — November 27

🕰️ Notable Events on November 27

• 2015 — United States: An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians were also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — The Canadian House of Commons approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — South African Airways Flight 295 crashes and kills all 159 on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agreed to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387-35). Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Penny Ann Early became the first woman to play major professional basketball, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to a send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — The U.S. Army War College is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1807 — The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1727 — The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1703 — The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703. Wikipedia ↗
• 1095 — Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. Wikipedia ↗
• 602 — Emperor Maurice is forced to watch his five sons be executed before being beheaded himself. Wikipedia ↗
• 511 — King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve. Wikipedia ↗
• 395 — Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas. Wikipedia ↗
• 176 — Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions. Wikipedia ↗
• Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 27

• 1996 — Mike Williams, Dutch DJ and record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ala Boratyn, Polish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Park Chanyeol, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Josh Dubovie, English singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Michael Floyd, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Freddie Sears, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Max Jason Mai, Slovak singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Misato Nagano, Japanese voice actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Steven Silva, American-Filipino footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Xavi Torres, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Oritsé Williams, English singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Park Soo-jin, South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Alison Pill, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Thilo Versick, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Izumi Kitta, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Domata Peko, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Leslie Dewan, American entrepreneur Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Professor Green, English rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — David Bellion, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tommy Robinson, English activist, co-founded the English Defence League Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ryan Jimmo, Canadian mixed martial artist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Matthew Taylor, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jackie Greene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Veronika Portsmuth, Estonian singer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Michael Yardy, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Hilary Hahn, American violinist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Eszter Molnár, Hungarian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mike Skinner, English rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Radek Štěpánek, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Willie Bloomquist, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jean Grae, South African-American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Chad Kilger, Canadian ice hockey player and firefighter Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jaleel White, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Bad Azz, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Martín Gramática, Argentinian-American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Wendy Houvenaghel, Northern Irish racing cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Alec Newman, Scottish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Sharlto Copley, South African actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Samantha Harris, American model and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Evan Karagias, American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jin Katagiri, Japanese comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Twista, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Shane Salerno, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kirk Acevedo, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Larry Allen, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Nick Van Exel, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Ruth George, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Damian Hinds, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Myles Kennedy, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Michael Vartan, French-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Al Barrow, English bass guitarist (Magnum) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Danielle Ammaccapane, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Robin Givens, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Roberto Mancini, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Hisayuki Sasaki, Japanese golfer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Fisher Stevens, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Charlie Benante, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mike Bordin, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Davey Boy Smith, English-Canadian wrestler (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Samantha Bond, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Steve Oedekerk, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kevin Henkes, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ken O'Brien, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Tim Pawlenty, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraine Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Gianni Vernetti, Italian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Viktoria Mullova, Russian violinist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Tetsuya Komuro, Japanese singer-songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Frank Boeijen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer and diplomat, 29th United States Ambassador to Japan Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Callie Khouri, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Michael A. Stackpole, American game designer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Edda Heiðrún Backman, Icelandic actress, singer, director and artist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — William Fichtner, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John McCarthy, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Nazrin Shah of Perak, Sultan of Perak Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Bill Nye, American engineer, educator, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Arthur Smith, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Curtis Armstrong, American actor, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tarmo Kõuts, Estonian admiral and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Lyle Mays, American keyboardist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Richard Stone, American composer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Sheila Copps, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jim Wetherbee, American captain, engineer, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Gunnar Graps, Estonian singer and guitarist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Gavyn Davies, English journalist and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Masanori Sekiya, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Don Adams, American basketball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopian-Djiboutian lawyer and politician, President of Djibouti Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Neil Rosenshein, American tenor and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Richard Codey, American politician, 53rd Governor of New Jersey Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — James Avery, American actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Phil Bloom, Dutch model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Randy Brecker, American trumpeter and flugelhornist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Alain de Cadenet, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Benigno Fitial, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 7th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Simon Townsend, Australian journalist and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Mickey Leland, American activist and politician (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Nicole Brossard, Canadian author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jil Sander, German fashion designer, founded Jil Sander AG Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Marilyn Hacker, American poet and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Aimé Jacquet, French footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Louis van Dijk, Dutch pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Dave Giusti, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Tony Green, English sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Ashworth, English biologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan academic and politician, Prime Minister of Uganda Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Gail Sheehy, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Les Blank, American director and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Daniel Charles, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Willie Pastrano, American boxer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Ammo Baba, Iraqi footballer and manager (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Gilbert Strang, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Gordon S. Wood, American historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jacques Godbout, Canadian journalist, author, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Joe DeNardo, American meteorologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Dick Poole, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Rex Shelley, Singaporean engineer and author (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Alan Simpson, English screenwriter and producer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Josh Kirby, English painter and illustrator (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — William E. Simon, American soldier and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — John Maddox, Welsh chemist, physicist, and journalist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Marshall Thompson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Ernie Wise, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — J. Ernest Wilkins Jr., American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Hall Bartlett, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Dora Dougherty Strother, American pilot and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗

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