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November 27th


- Earliest date on which Advent Sunday can fall, while December 3 is the latest; celebrated on the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day. (Western Christianity)
- Christian Feast Day
- Publications Day (Church of Scientology)

November 27th


- 2006 - The Canadian House of Commons endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper's motion to declare Quebec a nation within a unified Canada.
- 2005 - The first partial human face transplant is completed in Amiens, France.
- 2004 - Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- 2001 - A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
- 1999 - The left-wing Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.
- 1997 - Twenty-five are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
- 1992 - For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andres Perez in Venezuela.
- 1991 - The United Nations Security Council adopts Security Council Resolution 721, leading the way to the establishment of peacekeeping operations in Yugoslavia.
- 1989 - Avianca Flight 203, a Boeing 727, explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack.
- 1984 - Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agreed to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.
- 1983 - Avianca Flight 011, a Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181.
- 1978 - In San Francisco, California, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.
- 1978 - The Kurdish party PKK was founded in the city of Riha (Urfa) in Turkey.
- 1975 - The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
- 1973 - The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on December 6, the House confirmed him 387 to 35).
- 1971 - The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
- 1965 - Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
- 1964 - Cold War: Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".
- 1963 - The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention is signed at Strasbourg.
- 1954 - Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
- 1944 - World War II: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump at Fauld, Staffordshire kills seventy people.
- 1942 - World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
- 1940 - In Romania, the ruling party Iron Guard arrests and executes over 60 of exiled King Carol II of Romania's aides, including former minister Nicolae Iorga.
- 1940 - World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
- 1934 - Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI.
- 1924 - In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
- 1912 - Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
- 1901 - The U.S. Army War College is established.
- 1895 - At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.
- 1886 - German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for "Effi Briest", a classic work of German literature.
- 1868 - Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River – United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.
- 1856 - The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.
- 1839 - In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.
- 1830 - St. Catherine Laboure experienced a vision of the Blessed Virgin standing on a globe, crushing a serpent with her feet, and emanating rays of light from her hands.
- 1815 - Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.
- 1703 - The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.
- 1295 - The first elected representatives from Lancashire are called to Westminster by King Edward I to attend what later became known as "The Model Parliament".
- 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
- 176 - Emperor Marcus Aurelius grant his son Commodus the rank of Imperator and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.

November 27th


- 2001 - Morgana Davies, Child actress
- 1991 - Nur Atikah Nabilah, Singaporean gymnast
- 1986 - Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer
- 1985 - Alison Pill, Canadian actress
- 1985 - Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir, Icelandic singer
- 1984 - Domata Peko, American football player
- 1982 - Imogen Thomas, Welsh reality tv star
- 1981 - Gary Lucy, English actor
- 1981 - Matthew Taylor, English footballer
- 1980 - Michael Yardy, English cricketer
- 1979 - Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer
- 1979 - Hilary Hahn, American violinist
- 1979 - Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
- 1979 - Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer
- 1978 - Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
- 1978 - Shy Love, adult film actress
- 1978 - Radek Št?pánek, Czech tennis player
- 1978 - Mike Skinner, English musician
- 1978 - Tim Yeung, American drummer (Vital Remains)
- 1977 - Mika Tan, American pornographic actress
- 1976 - Jean Grae, South African–born rapper
- 1976 - Jaleel White, American actor
- 1976 - Chad Kilger, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 - Martin Gramatica, Argentinian-American football player
- 1974 - Kirk Acevedo, American actor
- 1973 - Sharlto Copley, South African producer, actor and director
- 1973 - Samantha Harris, American model and host
- 1973 - Evan Karagias, American professional wrestler
- 1973 - Twista, American rapper
- 1972 - Shane Salerno, American screenwriter
- 1971 - Larry Allen, American football player
- 1971 - Nick Van Exel, American basketball player
- 1970 - Brooke Langton, American actress
- 1970 - Patricia Zentilli, Canadian actress
- 1970 - Erik Menendez, American convict
- 1969 - Myles Kennedy, American musician
- 1968 - Michael Vartan, French-born actor
- 1967 - Shane Embury, British guitarist/bassist (Napalm Death, among others)
- 1967 - Edson Ribeiro, Brazilian musician
- 1966 - Andy Merrill, American voice actor
- 1964 - Roberto Mancini, Italian football player and manager
- 1964 - Robin Givens, American actress
- 1963 - Fisher Stevens, American actor
- 1962 - Charlie Benante, American drummer (Anthrax)
- 1962 - Mike Bordin, American musician (Faith No More)
- 1961 - Steve Oedekerk, American film director, actor and comedian
- 1960 - Ken O'Brien, American football player
- 1960 - Kevin Henkes, American children's book writer/illustrator
- 1960 - Tim Pawlenty, American politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota
- 1960 - Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian prime minister
- 1959 - Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and keyboardist (Simple Minds)
- 1958 - Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager
- 1957 - Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish racecar driver
- 1957 - Caroline Kennedy, American journalist and attorney
- 1957 - Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer
- 1956 - William Fichtner, American actor
- 1955 - Bill Nye (The science guy), American engineer and broadcaster
- 1955 - Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1954 - Patricia McPherson, American actress
- 1954 - Kimmy Robertson, American actress
- 1953 - Curtis Armstrong, American actor
- 1953 - Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer (Aquarium)
- 1952 - Sheila Copps, Canadian politician
- 1952 - Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis)
- 1952 - James D. Wetherbee, American astronaut
- 1951 - Jayne Kennedy, American sportscaster and actress
- 1951 - Kathryn Bigelow, American film director
- 1950 - Gran Hamada, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1949 - Masanori Sekiya, Japanese racing driver
- 1948 - James Avery, American actor
- 1945 - Barbara Anderson, American actress
- 1945 - Alain de Cadenet, Speed Channel personality
- 1944 - Arthur "Neddy" Smith, Australian underworld figure
- 1943 - Nicole Brossard, French Canadian poet
- 1942 - Henry Carr, American athlete
- 1942 - Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (d. 1970)
- 1941 - Eddie Rabbitt, American singer (d. 1998)
- 1941 - Aimé Jacquet, French football manager
- 1940 - Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1973)
- 1939 - Dave Giusti, American baseball player
- 1937 - Gail Sheehy, American writer
- 1935 - Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker
- 1934 - Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian footballer
- 1934 - Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, producer and songwriter (d. 1975)
- 1933 - Jacques Godbout, French Canadian novelist, journalist and filmmaker
- 1932 - Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine politician (d. 1983)
- 1930 - Joe DeNardo, Pittsburgh Meteorologist
- 1930 - Rex Shelley, Singaporean author (d. 2009)
- 1928 - Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor (d. 2005)
- 1928 - Ronald William "Josh" Kirby, British artist (d. 2001)
- 1927 - Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer (d. 1987)
- 1925 - John Maddox, British science writer and editor (d. 2009)
- 1925 - Marshall Thompson, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1925 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (d. 1999)
- 1921 - Alexander Dub?ek, Slovak politician (d. 1992)
- 1920 - Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (d. 1985)
- 1920 - Buster Merryfield, English actor (d. 1999)
- 1917 - Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (d. 1998)
- 1916 - Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
- 1911 - David Merrick, American stage producer (d. 2000)
- 1911 - Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist
- 1909 - James Agee, American writer (d. 1955)
- 1909 - Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (d. 1967)
- 1907 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (d. 2000)
- 1907 - Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet (d. 2003)
- 1903 - Lars Onsager, Norwegian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
- 1901 - Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)
- 1898 - Fredric Warburg, publisher and author (d. 1981)
- 1897 - Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969)
- 1894 - Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971)
- 1894 - Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (d. 1989)
- 1887 - Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (d. 1946)
- 1885 - Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian writer (d. 1944)
- 1878 - Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d. 1948)
- 1874 - Charles A. Beard, American historian (d. 1948)
- 1874 - Chaim Weizmann, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952)
- 1871 - Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist (d. 1950)
- 1867 - Charles Koechlin, French composer (d. 1950)
- 1865 - Janez Evangelist Krek, Slovene politician (d. 1917)
- 1857 - Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1952)
- 1843 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)
- 1843 - Elizabeth Stride, victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
- 1833 - Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)
- 1809 - Fanny Kemble, British actress (d. 1893)
- 1804 - Julius Benedict, German-born composer (d. 1885)
- 1779 - Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (d. 1865)
- 1754 - Georg Forster, German scientist (d. 1794)
- 1746 - Robert Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from France (d. 1813)
- 1746 - Increase Sumner, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)
- 1710 - Robert Lowth, British bishop (d. 1787)
- 1701 - Anders Celsius, Swedish inventor and astronomer (d. 1744)
- 1635 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)
- 1630 - Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (d. 1665)
- 1582 - Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651)
- 1576 - Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638)
- 1127 - Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)