Historical Events In November - 27

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

1937  On November - 27 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  On this day in history inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS)  

1939  On this day in history 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 November - 27.  

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

1942  On November - 27 french navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them  

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

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1942  Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ on November - 27.  

1942  A B C Langton, cricketer (WWII 15 Tests for S Africa 1935-39), dies on November - 27.  

1943  On November - 27 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14  

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

1945  On November - 27 gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China  

1946  English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 on this day in history.  

1947  Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote on this day in history.  

1948  36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 on November - 27.  

1950  On this day in history red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract  

1951  On this day in history the First rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM  

1951  On November - 27 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM  

1952  On this day in history kTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1953  On this day in history indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP  

1953  Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65 on November - 27.  

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

1955  Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 on November - 27.  

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

1957  On this day in history army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration  

1957  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1563  Robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert was born on this day in history.  

1569  On November - 27 birth of ottavio Vernizzi, composer  

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

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

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

1595  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect was born on November - 27.  

0008  Death of Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC) on November - 27.  

0450  Galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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  Philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42 on November - 27.  

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