November 27th, 1759

Born on November 27th, 1759

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What happened on November 27th?

November 27th, 2009

Lady Gaga performed the first concert of The Monster Ball Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist.

November 27th, 2001

Astronomers announced the detection of sodium in the atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HD 209458 b (artist's impression pictured), the first exoplanet atmosphere to be measured.

November 27th, 1991

Operations at the Reagan Test Site were disrupted due to the nearby formation of Tropical Storm Zelda.

November 27th, 1989

A bomb placed by the Medellín Cartel in an attempt to kill Colombian presidential candidate César Gaviria destroyed Avianca Flight 203, killing 110 people, but Gaviria was not on the flight.

November 27th, 1963

President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the "Let Us Continue" speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress five days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, in which he advocated for civil-rights legislation and national cohesion.

November 27th, 1950

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched multiple attacks against United Nations forces, beginning the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

November 27th, 1945

A consortium of twenty-two U.S. charities founded CARE with the mission of delivering food aid to Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

November 27th, 1944

Between 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes of ordnance exploded at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in the largest non-nuclear explosion in the United Kingdom.

November 27th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces began the Battle of Wareo by conducting clearing operations between Bonga and North Hill.

November 27th, 1895

Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel (pictured) signed his last will and testament, setting aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death.

November 27th, 1856

William III (pictured) unilaterally revised the constitution of Luxembourg, greatly expanding his powers as grand duke.

November 27th, 1703

The great storm of 1703, one of the most severe storms to strike southern Great Britain, destroyed the first Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth.

November 27th, 1161

A Song dynasty fleet defeated Jin ships in a naval engagement on the Yangtze river during the Jin–Song Wars.

November 27th, 1095

At the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade, declaring holy war against the Muslims who had occupied the Holy Land and were attacking the Eastern Roman Empire.

November 27th, 2020

Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 27th

Born on November 27th, 1759

71

Franz Krommer

Czech conductor and composer

*November 27th, 1759, Kamenice †January 8th, 1831, Vienna

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24

Emma Muscat

Maltese singer-songwriter, pianist and model

*November 27th, 1999, St. Julian's

33

Blackbear

American singer

*November 27th, 1990, Daytona Beach

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

73

Hans von Aulock

German private banker, coin collector and numismatist

*November 27th, 1906, Oława †November 23rd, 1980, Ankara

32

Alexia Runggaldier

Italian biathlete

*November 27th, 1991, Brixen

27

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

*November 27th, 1942, Seattle †September 18th, 1970, Kensington

39

Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

*November 27th, 1754, Mokry Dwór, Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 10th, 1794, Paris

62

Samantha Bond

British actress

*November 27th, 1961, London

42

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)

*November 27th, 1701, Uppsala †April 25th, 1744, Uppsala

42

Bruno Alves

Portuguese footballer

*November 27th, 1981, Póvoa de Varzim

49

Alec Newman

Scottish actor

*November 27th, 1974, Glasgow

51

Ronit Elkabetz

Israeli actress and filmmaker

*November 27th, 1964, Beersheba †April 19th, 2016, Tel Aviv

38

Alison Pill

Canadian actress

*November 27th, 1985, Toronto

78

Pasquale Squitieri

Italian film director (1938-2017)

*November 27th, 1938, Naples †February 18th, 2017, Rome

42

Mary Darby Robinson

English poet, novelist, dramatist, actress (1758–1800)

*November 27th, 1758, Bristol †December 26th, 1800, Englefield Green

92

Claude Lanzmann

French journalist, film director, writer and screenwriter (1925-2018)

*November 27th, 1925, Bois-Colombes †July 5th, 2018, 12th arrondissement of Paris

62

Norbert Dickel

German footballer

*November 27th, 1961, Berghausen

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45

Friedrich Schiller

German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright (1759–1805)

*November 10th, 1759, Marbach am Neckar †May 9th, 1805, Weimar

37

Robert Burns

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

*January 25th, 1759, Alloway †July 21st, 1796, Dumfries

38

Mary Wollstonecraft

English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)

*April 27th, 1759, Spitalfields †September 10th, 1797, Somers Town

34

Georges Danton

French revolutionary (1759–1794)

*October 26th, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube †April 5th, 1794, Paris

73

William Wilberforce

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

*August 24th, 1759, Wilberforce House †July 29th, 1833, London

85

Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann

German theologian

*October 12th, 1759, Molsheim †November 15th, 1844, Strasbourg

46

William Pitt the Younger

British statesman (1759–1806)

*May 28th, 1759, Kent †January 23rd, 1806, London

68

James Edward Smith

English botanist (1759-1828)

*December 2nd, 1759, Norwich †March 17th, 1828, Norwich

43

Louis François Antoine Arbogast

French mathematician

*October 8th, 1759, Mutzig †April 18th, 1803, Strasbourg

81

Johann Georg von Dillis

German artist

*December 26th, 1759, Dorfen †September 28th, 1841, Munich

78

Thomas Andrew Knight

British botanist (1759-1838)

*August 12th, 1759, Ludlow †May 11th, 1838, London

45

Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1759-1805)

*May 14th, 1759, Vienna †March 24th, 1805, Vienna

74

François Andrieux

French man of letters and playwright (1759-1833)

*May 6th, 1759, Strasbourg †May 10th, 1833, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

57

Christian Leberecht Vogel

German painter and art historian (1759-1816)

*April 6th, 1759, Dresden †April 11th, 1816, Dresden

64

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824)

*May 15th, 1759, Vienna †February 1st, 1824, Vienna

56

Claude Lecourbe

French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1759-1815)

*February 22nd, 1759, Besançon †October 22nd, 1815, Belfort

39

Adrien Duport

French politician (1759-1798)

*February 24th, 1759, Paris †July 6th, 1798, Gais

51

Israel Smith

American judge and politician (1759–1810)

*April 4th, 1759, Suffield †December 2nd, 1810, Rutland

65

Friedrich August Wolf

German philologist

*February 15th, 1759, Hainrode †August 8th, 1824, Marseille

54

Markus Vetsch

(1759-1813)

*September 21st, 1759, Grabs †December 19th, 1813, Grabs

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