November 27th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

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On this day in the year 1095, Pope Urban II ordered the First Crusade. In 1868 on this day, General George Custer massacred the Cheyenne on Washita River. Hindenburg celebrated the Warsaw campaign on this day in 1914. On this day in 1940, the Iron Guard massacred the former Romanian government. In 1940 on this day, martial arts legend Bruce Lee was born. On this day in 1942, legendary guitarist and musician Jimi Hendrix was born.

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• 399 - St Anastasius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 

• 1095 - Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade 

• 1237 - Battle of Cortenuova: Emperor Frederik II vs Lombardische steden 

• 1295 - The first elected representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by King Edward I to attend what later became known as "The Model Parliament". 

• 1382 - Battle of Westrozebeke/Roosebeke. French army defeats the Flemish army. Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed and corpse displayed 

• 1495 - Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck 

• 1587 - Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break 

• 1684 - Japan's shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa was born.   

• Anders Celsius was born on this day in 1701 in Sweden. He would go on to become the inventor of the Celsius thermometer.   

• 1703 - The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703. 

• In 1779 on this day, the College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first legally recognized university in America. 

• 1798 - Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St Peterburg jail 

• 1807 - The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops 

• 1815 - City of Kraków (Poland) declared a free republic state by the Congress of Vienna 

Pictures from my first visit to Kraków, Poland, in 2014:

Sun setting in Krakow, seen near of the outer fortifications of the Wawel.

The dragon of Krakow

• 1815 - Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland 

• 1817 - US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War 

• 1826 - John Walker invents friction match in England 

• 1839 - American Statistical Association organizes in Boston 

• 1843 - Opera "Bohemian Girl" is produced (London) 1863 - -29] Battle at Fort Esperanza Texas 

• 1852 Lord Byron's daughter Ada died. She had assisted Charles Babbage with his "analytical engine" and is credited with inventing computer language. 

• 1863 - Battle of Payne's Farm, VA 

• 1864 - 2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia US Cavalry Commander George Armstrong CusterUS Cavalry Commander George Armstrong Custer 

Bust of General George Custer at the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana

• 1868 - Battle at Washita River, Oklahoma. General Custer attacks group of Native American Indians, their chief Black Kettle dies in the attack 

• 1870 - NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game" 

• 1877 - Burkina Faso adopts its constitution 

• 1885 - Earliest photograph of a meteor shower made 

• 1889 - 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) 

• 1889 - Hermann Sudermann's "Ehre" premieres in Berlin 1890 - 1st signal box for SF Police Department goes into operation 

Nobel Prize

• On this day in 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize. 

• 1896 - "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt 

• 1901 - Army War College forms in Washington DC 

• 1901 - Gerhart Hauptmanns "Der rote Hahn" premieres in Berlin 

• 1901 - U.S. Army War College is established. 

• 1903 - Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich) 

• 1910 - NY's Penn Station opens as world's largest railway terminal 1911 - Audience throws vegetables at actors for 1st recorded time in US Author and Nobel Laureate Gerhart HauptmannAuthor and Nobel Laureate Gerhart Hauptmann 

• 1912 - Albanian National Flag adopted 

• 1912 - Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms 

• 1914 - 1st women elected political agent (Grantham, Linconshire UK) 

• 1919 - Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies & Bulgaria 

• 1924 - In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. 1925 - German Parliament ratifies treaty of Locarno 1926 - 110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie 1926 - Béla Bartoks ballet "Miraculous Mandarin" premieres in Keulen 

• 1926 - Italian & Albania sign peace treaty 

• 1926 - Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins

• 1932 - Poland & USSR signs non-attack treaty 

• 1934 - Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI. 1937 - Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU 1939 - Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC 1940 - 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) 

• On this day in 1940 in San Francisco, iconic martial arts legend Bruce Lee was born.

• 1940 - Nazis signs Technical Hague court Delft 

• 1941 - British 13th Army corp reaches Tobruk 

• 1941 - USSR begins a counter offensive causes Germany to retreat 

• 1942 - French navy at Toulon scuttles ships & subs so Nazis don't take them 

• 1942 - Tito appoints Anti fascist Liberation board in Yugoslavia 1943 - 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14 

Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Statue of soldier, author and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London

• In 1943 on this day during World War II, the Conference of Teheran took place, with leading Allies like British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Soviet premiere Josef Stalin attending.

• 1944 - 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed 

• 1944 - US 121st Infantry regiment opens assault on Hurtgen 

• 1945 - Gen George C Marshall named special US envoy to China 

• 1945 - Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina 

• 1945 - Trial against NSB-leader Mussert begins 

• 1945 - Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina 1946 - English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 1947 - Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote Soviet Union Premier Joseph StalinSoviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin 1948 - 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 

• 1948 - Honda 1st opens in America 1950 - Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1950 - Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague 

• 1951 - 1st rocket to intercept an airplane, White Sands, NM 

• 1951 - Cease-fire & demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea 

• 1954 - Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. 

• 1956 - F Goodrich & A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank" premieres in Neth 

• 1957 - Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 

The flag of the USSR (Soviet Union)

• In 1958 on this day, the Soviet Union (USSR) abrogated the Allied wartime agreements on the control of postwar Germany.

1960 - CBS radio cancels "Have Gun Will Travel" 

• 1960 - Dr Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast 1960 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points 1960 - Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville Congo 

• 1960 - Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 1961 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games 1961 - KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 

• 1962 - 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place 

• 1963 - The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention is signed at Strasbourg. 

Bust of American President Lyndon B. Johnson

• On this day in 1963, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress. It came to be known as the "Let Us Continue" speech, and was delivered to a nation still reeling from the shock of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy days earlier.

• 1965 - 15-25,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Wash DC 

• 1965 - 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space 1965 - 53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16 1966 - In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41 

Flag of Uruguay

•  Uruguay adopted a new constitution on this day in 1966.

    

    

• 1967 - Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour" 

• 1967 - Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price 1970 - Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year 

• 1970 - George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass" 

• 1970 - Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest 

• 1971 - Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars 

 

• On this day in 1972, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau formed a new government.

• In 1973, the American Senate voted 92-3 in favor of confirming Gerald R Ford as the Vice-President, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew. 

 

• 1975 - The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England. 1976 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship 1976 - Miss Teenage America Pageant 1977 - "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 perf 1977 - 65th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6 

• 1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by Dan White, a former supervisor.  

1979 - 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG 

• 1980 - Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched 

• 1983 - Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 181 

• In 1985 on this day, the British House of Commons approved the Anglo-Irish accord giving the Republic of Ireland a consulting role in the governing of British-ruled Northern Ireland.  

• 1987 - French hostages Jean-Louis Normandin and Roger Auque were set free by their pro-Iranian captors in West Beirut, Lebanon.  

1987 - "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney 1987 - Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset England 

• 1989 - Colombian jetliner bombed killing 107 1989 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 

• 1989 - George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" & "Poor Little Girl" 

• 1989 - Luis Alberto Lacelle elected president of Uruguay 

• 1989 - US 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) returns from space 

• 1990 - Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher 

Flag of the United Nations

• On this day in 1991, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that led the way for the establishment of a UN peacekeeping operation in Yugoslavia.  

• 1992 - In Venezuela, rebel forces tried but failed to overthrow President Carlos Andres Perez for the second time in ten months.

1992 - Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire 1993 - Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart) 1993 - India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12 1993 - Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World 1994 - 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Balt Stallions, 26-23 

• 1994 - Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed 1994 - Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay 1997 - Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher 

Flag of Algeria

• 1997 - Twenty-five are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria. 

The flag of New Zealand

• 1999 - The left-wing Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history. 

WWF Wrestler Hulk HoganWWF Wrestler Hulk Hogan 2001 - A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet. 

• 2004 - New Zealand's All Blacks thump Six Nations Rugby Union Champions France 45-6 in Paris 

Sculpture of Pope John Paul II at the Salt Mines (Kopalnia soli Wieliczka) near Krakow, Poland

Picture of a bust of Pope John Paul II taken at the Basilique Saint-Sernin in Toulouse.

• 2004 - Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church. 

• 2005 - The first partial human face transplant is completed in Amiens, France. 2005 - President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, was re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term. 

• 2006 - The Canadian House of Commons endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper's motion to declare Québécois a nation within a unified Canada. 

• 2006 - Francesco Cossiga, Italian politician and former President of the Italian Republic, resigned from his position as lifetime senator. 

• 2012 - 29 people are killed and 126 are wounded by 8 car bombings across Iraq 

• 2012 - The eurozone announces that it will pay out 43.7 billion euros in Loans to Greece

  1839 - The American Statistical Association was founded in Boston.   1889 - Curtis P. Brady was issued the first permit to drive an automobile through Central Park in New York City.   1901 - The Army War College was established in Washington, DC.   1910 - New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.   1939 - The play "Key Largo," by Maxwell Anderson, opened in New York.   1951 - Hosea Richardson became the first black horse racing jockey to be licensed in Florida.  1970 - Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, was attacked at the Manila airport by a Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.   1973 - The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew.     1980 - Dave Williams (Chicago Bears) became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for touchdown in overtime.   1983 - 183 people were killed when a Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashed near Barajas airport in Madrid.      1989 - 107 people were killed when a bomb destroyed a Colombian jetliner minutes after the plane had taken off from Bogota's international airport. Police blamed the incident on drug traffickers.  

 1910 New York's Pennsylvania Station opened. 1953 Playwright Eugene O'Neill died in Boston at age 65. 1970 Pope Paul VI was attacked at the Manila airport by a Bolivian painter disguised as a priest. 

The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/nov27.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory