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November 27 Events in History - November 27 Birthdays - November 27 Deaths
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November 27, 1997 Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher November 27, 1994 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Balt Stallions, 26-23 November 27, 1994 Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed November 27, 1994 Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay November 27, 1993 Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 vs. NZ, Hobart) November 27, 1993 India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12 November 27, 1993 Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World November 27, 1992 Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network November 27, 1992 Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire November 27, 1991 "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances November 27, 1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba) November 27, 1991 Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ November 27, 1990 Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher November 27, 1989 Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107 November 27, 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 27, 1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" November 27, 1989 Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay November 27, 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) returns from space November 27, 1988 76th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats BC Lions, 22-21 November 27, 1987 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney November 27, 1987 Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset England November 27, 1985 Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year November 27, 1985 Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland November 27, 1983 71st CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17 November 27, 1983 Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185 November 27, 1983 Desmond Haynes out handled the ball vs. India November 27, 1982 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0 November 27, 1982 Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 vs. England) November 27, 1980 Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched November 27, 1979 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at SCG November 27, 1978 Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 183 November 27, 1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial New York after 66 perf November 27, 1977 65th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6 November 27, 1976 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship November 27, 1976 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 27, 1975 Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL) November 27, 1974 Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year November 27, 1973 Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year November 27, 1973 Neil Simon's "Good Doctor," premieres in New York City November 27, 1973 Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP November 27, 1972 Pierre Trudeau forms Canadian government November 27, 1972 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses November 27, 1971 Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars November 27, 1970 Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year November 27, 1970 George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass" November 27, 1970 Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest November 27, 1970 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane November 27, 1967 Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" November 27, 1967 Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price November 27, 1966 In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41 November 27, 1966 Uruguay adopts constitution November 27, 1965 15,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Washington D.C. November 27, 1965 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space November 27, 1965 53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16 November 27, 1962 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place November 27, 1962 Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in New York City November 27, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 27, 1961 Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games November 27, 1961 KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting November 27, 1960 CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" November 27, 1960 Dr. Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast November 27, 1960 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points November 27, 1960 Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville Congo November 27, 1960 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 November 27, 1958 U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany November 27, 1957 Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration November 27, 1956 F Goodrich and A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth November 27, 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 270 performances November 27, 1954 42nd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 26-25 November 27, 1953 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP November 27, 1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting November 27, 1951 1st missle to intercept an airplane, White Sands, New Mexico November 27, 1951 Cease-fire and demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea November 27, 1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract November 27, 1950 Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague November 27, 1948 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 November 27, 1948 Honda 1st opens in America November 27, 1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote November 27, 1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 November 27, 1945 Gen George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China November 27, 1945 Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina November 27, 1945 Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins November 27, 1945 Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina November 27, 1944 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed November 27, 1944 U.S. 121st Infantry regiment opens assault on Hurtgen November 27, 1943 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14 November 27, 1943 Conference of Teheran (Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin) November 27, 1942 Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ November 27, 1942 French Navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them November 27, 1942 Tito appoints Anti fascist Liberation board in Yugoslavia November 27, 1941 British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk November 27, 1941 Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP November 27, 1941 U.S.S.R. begins a counter offensive causes Germany to retreat November 27, 1940 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) November 27, 1940 Nazis signs Technical Hague court Delft November 27, 1939 Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in New York City November 27, 1937 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU November 27, 1932 Poland and U.S.S.R. signs non-attack treaty November 27, 1931 1st Test Cricket match at the Gabba Bradman scores 200 on 1st day November 27, 1926 110,000 watch Army and Navy play a 21-all tie November 27, 1926 Bela Bartoks ballet "Miraculous Mandarin," premieres in Keulen November 27, 1926 Italian and Albania sign peace treaty November 27, 1926 KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions November 27, 1926 Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins November 27, 1925 German Parliament ratifies treaty of Locarno November 27, 1924 57,000 watch a High School football game (LA and Polytechnic tie 7-7) November 27, 1919 Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies and Bulgaria November 27, 1914 1st women elected political agent (Grantham, Linconshire UK) November 27, 1912 Albanian National Flag adopted November 27, 1912 Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms November 27, 1911 Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US November 27, 1910 New Yorks's Penn Station opens as world's largest train station November 27, 1903 Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich) November 27, 1901 Army War College forms in Washington D.C. November 27, 1901 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der rote Hahn," premieres in Berlin November 27, 1898 Side-wheeler "Portland" sinks off Cape Cod, 190 die November 27, 1896 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt November 27, 1895 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize November 27, 1890 1st signal box for San Francisco Police Department goes into operation November 27, 1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) November 27, 1889 Hermann Sudermann's "Ehre," premieres in Berlin November 27, 1877 Burkina adopts its constitution November 27, 1870 New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game" November 27, 1868 Battle at Washita-Gen Custer defeats Cheyennes November 27, 1864 2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia November 27, 1863 Battle at Fort Esperanza Texas November 27, 1863 Battle of Payne's Farm, VA November 27, 1843 Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London) November 27, 1839 American Statistical Association organizes in Boston November 27, 1826 John Walker invents friction match in England November 27, 1817 U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War November 27, 1815 Cracow (Poland) declared a free republic November 27, 1798 Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St. Peterburg jail November 27, 1587 Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break November 27, 1582 William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway November 27, 1495 Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck November 27, 1382 Battle of Westrozebeke (French army beats Flemings-1,000s die) November 27, 1237 Battle of Cortenuova: Emperor Frederik II vs Lombardische steden November 27, 1095 Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade November 27, 399 St. Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |