November 27th, 1921

Born on November 27th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1921

70

Alexander Dubček

First Secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party (1921-1992)

*November 27th, 1921, Uhrovec †November 7th, 1992, Prague

102

Rafael Ponce

Argentinian association football player

*November 27th, 1921, La Plata

91

Dora Dougherty Strother

American military pilot

*November 27th, 1921, Saint Paul †November 19th, 2013, Fort Worth

86

Charles H. Gray

Actor (1921-2008)

*November 27th, 1921, St. Louis †August 2nd, 2008, San Bernardino

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77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

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

24

Emma Muscat

Maltese singer-songwriter, pianist and model

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

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

Hans von Aulock

German private banker, coin collector and numismatist

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

92

Claude Lanzmann

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

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

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

33

Blackbear

American singer

*November 27th, 1990, Daytona Beach

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

27

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

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

101

Claude Alphandéry

French politician

*November 27th, 1922, Paris

32

Alexia Runggaldier

Italian biathlete

*November 27th, 1991, Brixen

88

Peter Tuddenham

British actor (1918-2007)

*November 27th, 1918, Ipswich †July 9th, 2007

78

Pasquale Squitieri

Italian film director (1938-2017)

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

62

Samantha Bond

British actress

*November 27th, 1961, London

86

Stephen Elliott

American actor

*November 27th, 1918, New York City †May 21st, 2005, Woodland Hills

42

Bruno Alves

Portuguese footballer

*November 27th, 1981, Póvoa de Varzim

66

Marshall Thompson

American film/TV actor (1925-1992)

*November 27th, 1925, Peoria †May 18th, 1992, Royal Oak

73

Ernie Wise

English comedian (1925-1999)

*November 27th, 1925, Bramley †March 21st, 1999, Wexham

51

Ronit Elkabetz

Israeli actress and filmmaker

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

49

Alec Newman

Scottish actor

*November 27th, 1974, Glasgow

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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