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What happened in history on this day: November 27?
On November 27 in ...
- 399 - Saint Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1095 - Pope Urban II orders first Crusade, calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land.
- 1382 - French army under Olivier de Clisson defeats rebellious citizens of Ghent at the battle of Roosebeke. The French commander Philip von Arteveldt is killed in the battle.
- 1701 - Birth of Anders Celsius in Sweden; scientist, inventor (centigrade temperature scale).
- 1746 - Birth of Robert Livingston delivered oath of office to George Washington.
- 1774 - The Great Council of Venice votes 720 to 21 to close the Ridotto, ending legal public gambling, due to growing impoverishment of its aristocratic families.
- 1795 - Death of Albion Coxe; US Mint assayer.
- 1804 - Birth of Julius Benedict in Stuttgart, Germany; opera composer (Protoghesi).
- 1807 - Portuguese queen Maria I escapes to Brazil.
- 1809 - Birth of Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble in England; Shakespearian actress (Juliet).
- 1815 - Cracow (Poland) is declared a free republic.
- 1817 - US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War.
- 1838 - French Admiral Baudin with fleet off Veracruz, Mexico, opens fire on fort of San Juan de Ulúa, killing 64, wounding 147. Mexican generals surrender the fort and Veracruz. French install 3000-man occupation force.
- 1839 - In Boston, Massachusetts, USA, the American Statistical Association is founded.
- 1857 - Birth of Charles Scott Sherrington; 1932 Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology, author of the classic The Integrative Action of the Nervous System, discoverer of Sherrington's Law, coiner of the terms "neuron" and "synapse".
- 1865 - Birth of Jose Asuncion Silva in Colombia; poet (Nocturno III).
- 1867 - Birth of Charles Koechlin in Paris, France; composer (Jacob Chez Luban).
- 1870 - New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game".
- 1874 - Birth of Chaim Weizmann; Israeli statesman (first President).
- 1874 - Birth of Charles A Beard; American historian (American Continentalism).
- 1885 - Earliest photograph of a meteor shower is made.
- 1895 - At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, France, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament. He directs that most of his estate be invested, with the interest used as prizes to those making the greatest contributions to mankind, in the subjects of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.
- 1898 - Side-wheeler Portland sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die.
- 1900 - Birth of Leon Barzin in Brussels, Belgium; conductor (New York City Ballet 1948-58).
- 1901 - Army War College established in Washington DC.
- 1901 - Birth of Ted Husing in the Bronx, New York, USA; early radio sportscaster (boxing, horse racing, track and field, regattas, seven World Series, tennis, golf, four Olympic Games, Indianapolis 500 motor racing, college football).
- 1903 - Birth of Johnny Blood AKA John McNally; early NFL halfback (Green Bay Packers).
- 1903 - Birth of Mona Washbourne; actress (Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver's Seat).
- 1909 - Birth of James Agee; American writer (The African Queen).
- 1910 - New York's Pennsylvania Station opens as world's largest railway terminal.
- 1912 - Albanian National Flag is adopted.
- 1912 - Birth of David Merrick; Broadway producer (Hello Dolly).
- 1912 - Spanish protectorate in Morocco is established.
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Emil Schmidt AKA Buffalo Bob Smith in Buffalo, New York, USA; TV host (Howdy Doody).
- 1918 - Birth of Stephen Elliott in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Chicago Hope, Trial and Error, Saint Elsewhere, Falcon Crest, Executive Suite, Beacon Hill, A World Apart, As The World Turns).
- 1921 - Birth of Alexander Dubcek; headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69).
- 1924 - In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
- 1924 - 57,000 watch a high school football game in Las Angeles, California, USA.
- 1924 - Birth of Jack Kane in England; bandleader/arranger, musical director (On Stage, The Jackie Rae Show, Summertime '57, Music Makers '58, Music Makers '59, Music '60 Presents the Jack Kane Hour).
- 1925 - Birth of Ernie Wise in England; comedian (Morecambe and Wise).
- 1925 - Birth of Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois, USA; actor (Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari).
- 1925 - Birth of Michael Tolan in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Nurses, Senator, Murder She Wrote, Bold Ones: The Senator, Adams Chronicles).
- 1926 - 110,000 watch Army and Navy play a 21-all tie football game.
- 1926 - Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins.
- 1932 - Birth of Benigno Aquino Junior; Philippine opposition leader; assassinated.
- 1934 - Baby Face Nelson shot by FBI agents.
- 1935 - Birth of Al Jackson Junior in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; drummer (Booker T. and the M.G.s, Willie Mitchell Band).
- 1937 - Birth of Gail Sheehy; writer (Hustling).
- 1940 - Birth of Bruce Lee in San Francisco, California, USA; karate star/actor (Green Hornet).
- 1941 - British troops liberate Ethiopia.
- 1941 - The German Panzer group attacking to the north of Moscow advances within 18 miles of the city. The southern group advances to within 32 miles of Kolomna, sixty miles south-east of Moscow. The offensive is halted by winter weather and Russian counterattacks.
- 1941 - US Secretary of War Stimson, acting for President Franklin Roosevelt, sends a general war warning to all US commands. US Chief of Naval Operations signals to Atlantic and Pacific fleet commanders "an aggressive move by Japan is expected within the next few days".
- 1941 - Birth of Eddie Rabbitt in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/songwriter ("I Love A Rainy Night", "Drivin' My Life Away", "Every Which Way But Loose").
- 1942 - Birth of James Marshall Hendrix AKA Jimi Hendrix in Seattle, Washington, USA; rock guitarist/singer (Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady", "Fire", "Hey Joe", "Voodoo Child", "All Along The Watchtower").
- 1942 - French navy at Toulon scuttles ships and submarines so Germans don't take them.
- 1944 - Birth of Eddie Rabbitt in Brooklyn, New York, USA; country singer ("I Love a Rainy Night").
- 1945 - Birth of Barbara Anderson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Eve - Ironside, Mission Impossible).
- 1945 - General George C Marshall named special US envoy to China.
- 1947 - Joe DiMaggio wins his third Most Valuable Player, beating Ted Williams by one vote.
- 1948 - Birth of James Avery; actor (Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, The Closer, The Division).
- 1951 - First rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, New Mexico, USA.
- 1951 - Birth of Jayne Kennedy in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body and Soul).
- 1952 - Birth of James D Wetherbee in Flushing, New York, USA; Lieutenant Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS-32, sk:46).
- 1953 - Birth of Curtis Armstong; actor (Boston Legal, One on One, The Chronicle, Moonlighting).
- 1954 - Birth of Patricia McPherson in Oak Harbor, Washington, USA; actress (Bonnie - Knight Rider).
- 1956 - Birth of William Fichtner; actor (Prison Break, Invasion, Grace Under Fire, As the World Turns).
- 1957 - Birth of Caroline Kennedy in Schlossberg, John F Kennedy's daughter.
- 1958 - USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany.
- 1959 - Birth of Charlie Burchill; rocker (Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me").
- 1960 - Birth of Ken O'Brien; quarterback (New York Jets).
- 1960 - Gordie Howe becomes first NHL player to score 1,000 points.
- 1960 - Birth of Charlie Burchill; rock musician (Simple Minds - "So Alive").
- 1960 - Trailing 38-7 late in third quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Denver Broncos at 38-38.
- 1961 - Birth of Princess; rocker (Desirez Heslop, All For Love).
- 1961 - Gordie Howe becomes first to play in 1,000 NHL games.
- 1962 - Birth of Calvin Hayes; rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back the Clock").
- 1962 - Birth of Mike Bordin; rock musician (Faith No More).
- 1962 - Birth of Charlie Benante in Bronx, New York, USA; rock drummer (Anthrax - "Protest and Survive").
- 1963 - Birth of Fisher Stevens in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (My Science Project, Short Circuit, Early Edition, Key West, Ryan's Hope).
- 1964 - Birth of Robin Simone Givens in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Darlene - Head of the Class, Forgive or Forget).
- 1965 - Birth of Fiachna O'Broanain; rocker (Hothouse Flowers - "Don't Go").
- 1965 - Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at age 64.
- 1966 - Billionaire Howard Hughes arrives in Las Vegas and enters the Desert Inn, occupying the entire 9th floor of the Saint Andrews Tower.
- 1966 - In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41.
- 1967 - Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price.
- 1968 - Birth of Michael Vartan; actor (Alias).
- 1970 - Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.
- 1970 - Birth of Skoob; rapper (DAS EFX).
- 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.
- 1972 - New York Yankees trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Cleveland Indians for Nettles and Moses.
- 1973 - US Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as Vice President.
- 1975 - Fred Lynn became first rookie to win the Most Valuable Player.
- 1975 - Death of Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, by IRA gunmen.
- 1976 - Birth of Jaleel White in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Steve Urkel - Family Matters).
- 1978 - In San Francisco, California, Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former Supervisor Dan White.
- 1980 - Soyuz T-3 carries three cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched.
- 1980 - The 200th episode of US TV show The Waltons airs.
- 1980 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Bosom Buddies, with Tom Hanks.
- 1982 - Yasuhiro Nakasone is elected Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki.
- 1982 - Fifth time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 3-0.
- 1983 - A Colombian Avianca Flight 11 Boeing 747 on landing approach to Barajas Airport of Madrid, Spain, crashes into a hillside, killing 181 of the 192 on board.
- 1984 - Percy Norris, deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead.
- 1985 - Birth of Alison Pill in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Book of Daniel, What Katy Did).
- 1985 - Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland.
- 1985 - United Artists releases the film Rocky IV to theaters.
- 1986 - Death of Steve Tracy from AIDS at age 61; actor (Percy Dalton - Little House on the Praire TV show).
- 1988 - Death of John Carradine at age 82 of kidney failure; actor (Dracula, King David, Kung Fu TV show).
- 1989 - A Colombian jetliner is bombed, killing 107.
- 1989 - US 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) returns from space.
- 1990 - Britain's Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher.
- 1991 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution opening the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia.
- 1991 - Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ.
- 1996 - Buena Vista releases the live-action film 101 Dalmatians to theaters.
- 1997 - Second Souhane massacre in Algeria: 25 killed.
- 1997 - NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency jointly launch Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, a satellite program to study tropical and subtropical rainfall and its effects on global climate.
- 1998 - In Japan, Sega Enterprises releases the Dreamcast video game system. It features a 200 MHz 128-bit Hitachi SH-4 processor, special NEC graphics processing chip, built-in 56 kbps modem, Web browser, one controller, and CD-ROM drive for 1 GB capacity disks. Price is 29,800 Yen, about US$220. 101,490 units sell in the first week. About 10 million systems and 400 different games are shipped in the product's lifetime.
- 1999 - The New Zealand Labour Party, led by Helen Clark, wins office in a General Election, unseating the incumbent administration of Jenny Shipley.
- 2000 - Jean Chrétien is re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada, as the Liberal Party increases its majority in the House of Commons.
- 2001 - The Hubble Space Telescope detects the first atmosphere (in this case, hydrogen) on an extrasolar planet (on Osiris).
- 2002 - Disney generally releases the animated feature film Treasure Planet to theaters in the USA.
- 2005 - In Canada, for the second time in three years, the Edmonton Eskimos defeat the Montreal Alouettes 38-35 in an overtime thriller to win the 93rd Grey Cup at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.
- 2005 - Manuel Zelaya is elected the new President of Honduras.
- 2005 - Death of Joe Jones at age 79 in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("You Talk Too Much" (1961)).
- 2006 - Death of Alan Freeman, Australian-born broadcaster and disc jockey (born 1927).
- 2007 - United Nations Development Programme releases the 2007/2008 Human Development Report.
- 2007 - The Annapolis Conference, a peace conference trying to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, is held in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States.
- 2007 - Death of Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of the beverage Gatorade (born 1927).
- 2008 - Death of Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III, American numismatist, curator, scholar, cataloger, professor of art history at Yale, author (Numismatic Art in America, Aesthetics of the United States Coinage 1971, 2007) in Cambridge, Massachusetts at age 83 following a stroke.
- 2008 - Cell phone maker Nokia announces it will pull out of the Japanese market due to a lack of demand.
- 2008 - Death of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister (born 1931).
- 2009 - A suspected bomb blast causes the Russian Nevsky Express train to derail near the town of Bologoye, between Moscow and St. Petersburg, killing at least 26, injuring 90.
- 2009 - Bangladeshi ferry MV Coco-4 capsizes in the Tetulia river, killing at least 72.
- 2009 - Dubai requests a debt deferment following its massive renovation and development projects, as well as the late 2000s economic crisis. The announcement causes global stock markets to drop.
- 2013 - Buena Vista releases the film Frozen to theaters.
- 2018 - Ukraine declares martial law after an armed incident in which Russia seized three Ukrainian ships in the disputed Kerch Strait two days earlier.
- 2019 - The U.S. Government passes the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
- 2019 - Death of Sir Jonathan Miller at age 85; British director ("Alice in Wonderland" TV show (1966), "Rigoletto" play (1982), "La Donne è Mobile" play (1982), "Così fan Tutte" play (1995), "St Matthew Passion" play, "The Drinking Party" play, "Beyond the Fringe" play (1960)).
- 2020 - Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran.
- 2021 - Death of Eddie Mekka at age 69 in Newhall, California, USA; actor (Carmine Raqusa - Laverne & Shirley TV show).
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