Historical Events In November - 27

1934  On this day in history "Baby Face" Nelson, [Lester Gillis], gangster, shot by FBI at 26   

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

1937  On November - 27 pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU   

1939  Inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) on this day in history.   

1939  Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1941  USSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat on November - 27.   

1941  British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk on November - 27.   

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   

1942  On this day in history bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ   

1942  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

1945  Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China on this day in history.   

1946  On November - 27 english soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2   

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

1948  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1953  Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP on November - 27.   

1953  Eugene O'Neill, playwright (Nobel 1936), dies in Boston at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1955  Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history f Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth   

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 November - 27.   

1958  USSR abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany on November - 27.   

1958  On November - 27 artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66   

1959  Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36 on November - 27.   

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

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)   

1544  On November - 27 birth of ascanio Trombeti, composer   

1563  On this day in history birth of robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert   

1569  Ottavio Vernizzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1582  Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history birth of valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian   

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

0008  Death of Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC) on this day in history.   

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

0511  On this day in history clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45   

0640  Acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies on November - 27.   

1026  On this day in history adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies   

1198  Death of Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154) on this day in history.   

1382  On this day in history philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42   

1474  Guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74 on November - 27.