Page 5: Historical Events In November - 27

1934  On this day in history "Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26   

1937  On this day in history pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU   

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

1939  Inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) on this day in history.   

1939  Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC on November - 27.   

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

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

1941  British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk on this day in history.   

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

1942  On November - 27 the birth of Jimi Hendrix, American Guitarist and singer   

1942  On November - 27 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  31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14 on November - 27.   

1944  On this day in history 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed   

1945  Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China on November - 27.   

1946  On this day in history english soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2   

1947  Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote on November - 27.   

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

1950  On November - 27 red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract   

1951  The First rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM on November - 27.   

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

1952  KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

1953  On November - 27 eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65   

1954  On November - 27 "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs   

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

1956  F Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth on November - 27.   

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

1957  On November - 27 army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration   

1957  Margot SE Scharten-Antink, author (Catherina/Sprotje), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

1958  Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66 on November - 27.   

1959  Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36 on November - 27.   

1960  On November - 27 gordie Howe becomes first NHLer to score 1,000 points   

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)   

1544  On this day in history birth of ascanio Trombeti, composer   

1563  Robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert was born on November - 27.   

1569  On this day in history birth of ottavio Vernizzi, composer   

1576  Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651)   

1588  Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian was born on this day in history.   

1595  On November - 27 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect   

0008  Death of Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC) on this day in history.   

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

0511  On this day in history clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45   

0640  Acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies on November - 27.   

1026  Adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies on this day in history.   

1198  On November - 27 death of queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154)   

1382  On this day in history philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42   

1474  Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74 on this day in history.