Page 5: Historical Events In November - 27

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

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

1937  Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU on this day in history.   

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 November - 27.   

1941  On this day in history uSSR begins a counter offensive causing Germany to retreat   

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

1942  French navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them on November - 27.   

1942  The birth of Jimi Hendrix, American Guitarist and singer on November - 27.   

1942  Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ on this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China   

1946  English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote   

1948  36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 on this day in history.   

1950  Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract on November - 27.   

1951  On this day in history the First rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM   

1951  On this day in history 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM   

1952  On this day in history kTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 November - 27.   

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

1958  Artur Rodzinski, Polish conductor/composer, dies at 66 on November - 27.   

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

1960  Gordie Howe becomes first NHLer to score 1,000 points on this day in history.   

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1127  Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1576  Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638) was born on November - 27.   

1582  On November - 27 birth of pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651)   

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

1595  On this day in history birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect   

0008  On this day in history death of horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC)   

0450  Galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

0640  On November - 27 acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies   

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

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