A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on November 27 throughout history.
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Pope Urban II preaches to the West to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade
English King Edward I calls what later becomes known as "The Model Parliament," extending the authority of its representatives
Christopher Columbus returns to the colony of La Navidad, finding it destroyed by the first Native American uprising against Spanish rule. Taíno Cacique Caonabo led his people to attack the settlement after the brutal treatment they received from the garrison who disobeyed Columbus's orders.
Portuguese Royal Family and its court of nearly 15,000 people leave Lisbon for their colony of Brazil to escape invading Napoleonic troops
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind"
Frozen is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Magical Mystery Tour is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States.
Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
American movie actress Lana Turner (39) weds 5th husband, rancher Frederick May; divorce in 1962
MLB center fielder Willie Mays (40) weds Mae Louise Allen in Mexico City
British playwright Harold Pinter (50) marries 2nd wife British writer and historian Antonia Frazer (48)
"Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (39) divorces singer Kid Rock (36) due to irreconcilable differences only 4 months after getting married
American "That '70s Show" actor Ashton Kutcher (35) divorces actress Demi Moore (51) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage
Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 in the course of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars: in it, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeated the Second...
Battle of Westrozebeke/Roosebeke: French army defeats the Flemish army. Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed and his corpse displayed
Selimiye Mosque, a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture, designed by imperial architect Mimar Sinan, officially opens in Edirne, Turkey
Dutch county of Groningen flooded by failure of dyke
Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St Petersburg jail
Berners Street Hoax: Theodore Hook bets he can make any address the most talked-about in London; he proceeds to win by bringing London to a standstill
Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland
American Statistical Association organizes in Boston
Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an...
The 8th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
The New York Times dubs baseball the national game
The first photograph of a meteor is taken by Austro-Hungarian photographer Ladislaus Weinek in Prague, Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Curtis P. Brady is issued the first permit to drive a car through Central Park in New York
1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation
The Conflagration (German: Der rote Hahn, 1901) is a German play written by Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946). Like Henrik Ibsen, Hauptmann focuses attention on social issues.
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera "Die Neugierigen Frauen" premieres in Munich, Germany
Pennsylvania Station (often abbreviated to Penn Station) was a historic railroad station in New York City that was built for, named after, and originally occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).
Audience throws vegetables at actors for the first recorded time in the US
The national flag of Albania depicts a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background.
1st British woman elected political agent (Grantham, Lincolnshire)
57,000 watch a High School football game (LA & Polytechnic tie 7-7)
German Parliament ratifies treaty of Locarno
,000 watch US Army & Navy play a 21-all tie
The Soviet–French Non–Aggression Pact was a Non–Aggression Pact concluded on November 29, 1932 between the Soviet Union and France.
Maxwell Anderson's play "Key Largo" premieres in NYC
The siege of Tobruk () took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War.
French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis cannot seize them
4,000 shells detonate in RAF arms depot at Fauld, near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire; village of Hanbury destroyed, at least 70 people killed
The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, the governing body of...
Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō; 17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
1st rocket to intercept an airplane at White Sands, New Mexico
KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
Albert Leonard Rosen (February 29, 1924 – March 13, 2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and executive.
Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury
Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National...
Al Oerter wins first of 4 consecutive men's discus gold medals when he throws Olympic record 56.36m to lead an American medal sweep at the Melbourne Games; Fortune Gordien silver, Desmond Koch bronze
USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany
CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel"
1st Boeing 727 jet rolls out of assembly plant in Renton, Washington [1]
The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention, also called Strasbourg Convention or Strasbourg Patent Convention, is a multilateral treaty signed by...
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of...
In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41
Jimi Hendrix headlines bill, supporting acts include The Move and Pink Floyd, for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast - his only concerts in Ireland
The Soviet space program was the state space program of the Soviet Union, active from 1951 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The premierships of Pierre Trudeau occurred from April 20, 1968, to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980, to June 30, 1984.
Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year
Neil Simon's play "Good Doctor" premieres in NYC
Arnold Ray McBride, nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "the Callaway Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St.
The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG
Salyut 6 was a Soviet orbital space station, the eighth station of the Salyut programme, and alternatively known DOS-5 as it was the fifth of the Durable Orbital Station series of civilian space...
Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 v England)
Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 181
Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Europa TV, a project of five European public service broadcasters ceases operations after exhausting its budget
Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset, England
Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107
"Howard Stern Interview" television program premieres on E! Network
India defeats West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed
25 people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria by suspected Islamist groups
Norway opens the Laerdal Tunnel, linking Oslo and Bergen, the world's longest road tunnel at 15.3 miles (24.6 kilometers) [1]
Hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet
Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales by majority decision to win WBC super featherweight boxing title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas; final fight of legendary trilogy; The Ring's 'Fight of the Year'
President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, is re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term
29 people are killed and 126 are wounded by 8 car bombings across Iraq
Phillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire.
"Holy grail" of shipwrecks the San Jose, sunk 1708, is confirmed found by an international team off the coast of Colombia
German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg clinches his only F1 World Driver's Championship with victory in season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; wins title by 5 points from teammate Lewis Hamilton
Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department confirm it has had 31,801 call outs to deal with snakes this year
Samuel Little (né McDowell; June 7, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an American serial killer who was convicted of 8 murders and confessed to committing 93 murders between 1970 and 2005.
Ghana celebrates the "year of return" marking 300 years since 1st African slave sold in America, by granting 125 people citizenship in special ceremony
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program. Born in Qom in 21 March 1961, Fakhrizadeh joined the Islamic...
On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian opposition groups called the Military Operations Command led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by allied Turkish-backed groups in the Syrian...
The Walk for Peace is a long-distance pilgrimage in the United States initiated by Buddhist monks from the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., promoting...
Charles Scott Sherrington, British footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient, known for english footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient, was born on 1857-11-27.
Alexander Dubček is born
Kathryn Bigelow, American film director, known for american film director, was born on 1952-11-27. Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Bill Nye, American science communicator, known for american science communicator, was born on 1956-11-27.
Robin Givens, American stage, television, and film actress, known for american stage, television, and film actress, was born on 1965-11-27. Robin Givens is an American actress and director.
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, known for english mathematician, died on 1852-11-27.
Baby Face Nelson, American bank robber, known for american bank robber, died on 1934-11-27.
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, known for american playwright, died on 1953-11-27. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright.
Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Pope Urban II preaches to the West to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade
The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 in the course of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars: in it, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeated the Second...
English King Edward I calls what later becomes known as "The Model Parliament," extending the authority of its representatives
Battle of Westrozebeke/Roosebeke: French army defeats the Flemish army. Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed and his corpse displayed
Christopher Columbus returns to the colony of La Navidad, finding it destroyed by the first Native American uprising against Spanish rule. Taíno Cacique Caonabo led his people to attack the settlement after the brutal treatment they received from the garrison who disobeyed Columbus's orders.
Selimiye Mosque, a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture, designed by imperial architect Mimar Sinan, officially opens in Edirne, Turkey
Dutch county of Groningen flooded by failure of dyke
Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St Petersburg jail
Portuguese Royal Family and its court of nearly 15,000 people leave Lisbon for their colony of Brazil to escape invading Napoleonic troops
Berners Street Hoax: Theodore Hook bets he can make any address the most talked-about in London; he proceeds to win by bringing London to a standstill
Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland
American Statistical Association organizes in Boston
Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an...
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, known for english mathematician, died on 1852-11-27.
Charles Scott Sherrington, British footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient, known for english footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient, was born on 1857-11-27.
The 8th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Texas that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
The New York Times dubs baseball the national game
The first photograph of a meteor is taken by Austro-Hungarian photographer Ladislaus Weinek in Prague, Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Curtis P. Brady is issued the first permit to drive a car through Central Park in New York
1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prizes through his will, dedicating the bulk of his fortune to funding annual awards for those who have conferred the "greatest benefit to humankind"
The Conflagration (German: Der rote Hahn, 1901) is a German play written by Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946). Like Henrik Ibsen, Hauptmann focuses attention on social issues.
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera "Die Neugierigen Frauen" premieres in Munich, Germany
Pennsylvania Station (often abbreviated to Penn Station) was a historic railroad station in New York City that was built for, named after, and originally occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).
Audience throws vegetables at actors for the first recorded time in the US
The national flag of Albania depicts a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background.
1st British woman elected political agent (Grantham, Lincolnshire)
Alexander Dubček is born
57,000 watch a High School football game (LA & Polytechnic tie 7-7)
German Parliament ratifies treaty of Locarno
,000 watch US Army & Navy play a 21-all tie
The Soviet–French Non–Aggression Pact was a Non–Aggression Pact concluded on November 29, 1932 between the Soviet Union and France.
Baby Face Nelson, American bank robber, known for american bank robber, died on 1934-11-27.
Maxwell Anderson's play "Key Largo" premieres in NYC
The siege of Tobruk () took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War.
French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis cannot seize them
4,000 shells detonate in RAF arms depot at Fauld, near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire; village of Hanbury destroyed, at least 70 people killed
The Brazil national football team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, the governing body of...
Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō; 17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
1st rocket to intercept an airplane at White Sands, New Mexico
KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
Kathryn Bigelow, American film director, known for american film director, was born on 1952-11-27. Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Albert Leonard Rosen (February 29, 1924 – March 13, 2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and executive.
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, known for american playwright, died on 1953-11-27. Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright.
Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury
Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National...
Al Oerter wins first of 4 consecutive men's discus gold medals when he throws Olympic record 56.36m to lead an American medal sweep at the Melbourne Games; Fortune Gordien silver, Desmond Koch bronze
Bill Nye, American science communicator, known for american science communicator, was born on 1956-11-27.
USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany
American movie actress Lana Turner (39) weds 5th husband, rancher Frederick May; divorce in 1962
CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel"
Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
1st Boeing 727 jet rolls out of assembly plant in Renton, Washington [1]
The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention, also called Strasbourg Convention or Strasbourg Patent Convention, is a multilateral treaty signed by...
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of...
Robin Givens, American stage, television, and film actress, known for american stage, television, and film actress, was born on 1965-11-27. Robin Givens is an American actress and director.
In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41
Magical Mystery Tour is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States.
Jimi Hendrix headlines bill, supporting acts include The Move and Pink Floyd, for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast - his only concerts in Ireland
MLB center fielder Willie Mays (40) weds Mae Louise Allen in Mexico City
The Soviet space program was the state space program of the Soviet Union, active from 1951 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The premierships of Pierre Trudeau occurred from April 20, 1968, to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980, to June 30, 1984.
Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year
Neil Simon's play "Good Doctor" premieres in NYC
Arnold Ray McBride, nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "the Callaway Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St.
The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG
British playwright Harold Pinter (50) marries 2nd wife British writer and historian Antonia Frazer (48)
Salyut 6 was a Soviet orbital space station, the eighth station of the Salyut programme, and alternatively known DOS-5 as it was the fifth of the Durable Orbital Station series of civilian space...
Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 v England)
Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 181
Vincent Maurice Coleman is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, best known for his years with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Europa TV, a project of five European public service broadcasters ceases operations after exhausting its budget
Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset, England
Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107
"Howard Stern Interview" television program premieres on E! Network
India defeats West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed
25 people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria by suspected Islamist groups
Norway opens the Laerdal Tunnel, linking Oslo and Bergen, the world's longest road tunnel at 15.3 miles (24.6 kilometers) [1]
Hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet
Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales by majority decision to win WBC super featherweight boxing title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas; final fight of legendary trilogy; The Ring's 'Fight of the Year'
President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, is re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term
"Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (39) divorces singer Kid Rock (36) due to irreconcilable differences only 4 months after getting married
29 people are killed and 126 are wounded by 8 car bombings across Iraq
Frozen is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
American "That '70s Show" actor Ashton Kutcher (35) divorces actress Demi Moore (51) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage
Phillip Joel Hughes (30 November 1988 – 27 November 2014) was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire.
"Holy grail" of shipwrecks the San Jose, sunk 1708, is confirmed found by an international team off the coast of Colombia
German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg clinches his only F1 World Driver's Championship with victory in season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; wins title by 5 points from teammate Lewis Hamilton
Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department confirm it has had 31,801 call outs to deal with snakes this year
Samuel Little (né McDowell; June 7, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an American serial killer who was convicted of 8 murders and confessed to committing 93 murders between 1970 and 2005.
Ghana celebrates the "year of return" marking 300 years since 1st African slave sold in America, by granting 125 people citizenship in special ceremony
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program. Born in Qom in 21 March 1961, Fakhrizadeh joined the Islamic...
On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian opposition groups called the Military Operations Command led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by allied Turkish-backed groups in the Syrian...
The Walk for Peace is a long-distance pilgrimage in the United States initiated by Buddhist monks from the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., promoting...