November 27th, 1944

Born on November 27th, 1944

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What happened on November 27th, 1944?

November 27th, 1944

World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fauld_explosion

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fauld_explosion

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on November 27th, 1944

79

Carlo Scognamiglio

Italian politician

*November 27th, 1944, Varese

79

Erich Hamann

German footballer

*November 27th, 1944, Pasewalk

79

Gregory Hoblit

American film director, television director and television producer

*November 27th, 1944, Abilene

44

Mickey Leland

American politician (1944-1989)

*November 27th, 1944, Lubbock †August 7th, 1989, Gambela Region

77

Celso Scarpini

Brazilian basketball player

*November 27th, 1944, Porto Alegre †September 23rd, 2022, Porto Alegre

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 27th?

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

27

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

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

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

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

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

24

Emma Muscat

Maltese singer-songwriter, pianist and model

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

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

76

Alain de Cadenet

British racing driver and television presenter

*November 27th, 1945, London †July 2nd, 2022

33

Blackbear

American singer

*November 27th, 1990, Daytona Beach

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

68

James Avery

American actor (1945–2013)

*November 27th, 1945, Pughsville †December 31st, 2013, Los Angeles

32

Alexia Runggaldier

Italian biathlete

*November 27th, 1991, Brixen

83

John Alderton

English actor

*November 27th, 1940, Gainsborough

73

Hans von Aulock

German private banker, coin collector and numismatist

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

42

Bruno Alves

Portuguese footballer

*November 27th, 1981, Póvoa de Varzim

51

Ronit Elkabetz

Israeli actress and filmmaker

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

77

David Saul

Bermudian politician (1939-2017)

*November 27th, 1939, Warwick Parish †May 15th, 2017, Devonshire Parish

62

Norbert Dickel

German footballer

*November 27th, 1961, Berghausen

72

Kathryn Bigelow

American filmmaker

*November 27th, 1951, San Carlos

49

Alec Newman

Scottish actor

*November 27th, 1974, Glasgow

Same year
Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Yes: 1944 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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