Page 5: Historical Events In November - 27

1934  On November - 27 "Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26   

1937  Pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU on November - 27.   

1937  On November - 27 pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU   

1939  Inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) on November - 27.   

1939  On November - 27 maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC   

1940  On this day in history 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB)   

1941  USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history british 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk   

1942  French navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them on this day in history.   

1942  The birth of Jimi Hendrix, American Guitarist and singer on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ   

1942  A B C Langton, cricketer (WWII 15 Tests for S Africa 1935-39), dies on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14   

1944  3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed on November - 27.   

1945  On this day in history gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China   

1946  English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 on November - 27.   

1947  On this day in history joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote   

1948  36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 on this day in history.   

1950  Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract on November - 27.   

1951  On November - 27 the First rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM   

1951  1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM on this day in history.   

1952  On November - 27 kTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP on November - 27.   

1953  On this day in history eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65   

1954  "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs on this day in history.   

1955  Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history f Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth   

1957  On November - 27 army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration   

1957  Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration on November - 27.   

1957  On November - 27 margot SE Scharten-Antink, author (Catherina/Sprotje), dies at 88   

1958  USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany on November - 27.   

1958  On this day in history artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66   

1959  Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36 on this day in history.   

1960  Gordie Howe becomes first NHLer to score 1,000 points on this day in history.   

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1127  Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194) was born on November - 27.   

1544  On November - 27 birth of ascanio Trombeti, composer   

1563  On November - 27 birth of robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert   

1569  Ottavio Vernizzi, composer was born on November - 27.   

1576  On this day in history birth of shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638)   

1582  Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651) was born on November - 27.   

1588  Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian was born on November - 27.   

1595  On this day in history birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect   

0008  On this day in history death of horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC)   

0450  On November - 27 galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58   

0511  Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45 on this day in history.   

0640  On this day in history acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies   

1026  On this day in history adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies   

1198  On this day in history death of queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154)   

1382  On November - 27 philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42   

1474  Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74 on November - 27.