Page 5: Historical Events In November - 27

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

1937  Pro-labor musical revue "Pins and Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU on November - 27.   

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

1939  On this day in history inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS)   

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

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

1941  On November - 27 uSSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat   

1941  On this day in history british 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk   

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

1942  The birth of Jimi Hendrix, American Guitarist and singer on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 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 November - 27.   

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

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

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

1946  English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 on November - 27.   

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

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

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  KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on November - 27.   

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

1955  On November - 27 arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63   

1956  F Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth on this day in history.   

1957  Army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration on this day in history.   

1957  Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration on this day in history.   

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

1958  On November - 27 uSSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany   

1958  On this day in history artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66   

1959  On this day in history gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36   

1960  On this day in history gordie Howe becomes first NHLer to score 1,000 points   

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1127  On November - 27 birth of emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)   

1544  Ascanio Trombeti, composer was born on November - 27.   

1563  On November - 27 birth of robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert   

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

1576  On November - 27 birth of shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638)   

1582  Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651) was born on November - 27.   

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 November - 27.   

0450  On this day in history galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58   

0511  Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45 on November - 27.   

0640  Acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1026  On November - 27 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  On this day in history philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42   

1474  On November - 27 guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74