Page 5: Historical Events In November - 27

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

1939  Inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS)   

1939  Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC   

1940  6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB)   

1941  USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat.   

1941  British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk   

1942  French navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them   

1942  Jimi Hendrix, American Guitarist and singer is born.   

1942  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.   

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

1944  3500-4000 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed.   

1945  Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China   

1946  English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2.   

1947  In this year, Joe DiMaggio claims his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote   

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

1950  Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract   

1951  The inaugural rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM   

1951  1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM.   

1952  KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP.   

1953  Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65   

1954  "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 270 perfs.   

1955  Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63.   

1956  F Goodrich and A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth.   

1957  Army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration   

1957  Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration.   

1957  Margot SE Scharten-Antink, author (Catherina/Sprotje), dies at 88.   

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

1958  Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66.   

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

1960  Gordie Howe is recorded as becoming inaugural NHLer to score 1000 points.   

1960  Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38   

1960  CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel".   

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1127  Emperor xiaozong of china: Emperor xiaozong of china (d. 1194)   

1544  Ascanio trombeti: Composer   

1563  Robbert robbertsz: (le canu), nautical expert   

1569  Ottavio vernizzi: Composer   

1576  Shimazu tadatsune: Ruler of satsuma   

1582  Pierre dupuy: French scholar   

1588  Valerius andreas: [walter driessens], flemish historian   

1595  Alessandro algardi: Italian sculptor/architect   

0008  Death of Horace: Roman poet (b. 65 bc)   

0450  Galla placidia: Daughter of byzant emperor constantius iii,   

0511  Death of Clovis: 1st king of france,   

0640  Death of Acharius: Bishop of noyon/saint,   

1026  Adalbert ii: Bishop of utrecht (1010-26),   

1198  Queen constance of sicily: Wife of henry vi, holy roman emperor (b. 1154)   

1382  Death of Philip van artevelde: Flemish commander-in-chief,   

1474  Guillaume dufay: French/flemish composer,