# On this day: November 27

November 27 is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years), with 34 days left until the end of the year.

## November 27 in one line

Headline entries for November 27, from Wikipedia: in 1895, Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, setting aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death; born 1940: Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (died 1973); died 8 BC: Horace, Roman soldier and poet (born 65 BC). In 2026 it is a Friday, in 2027 a Saturday.

## Events on November 27

- 511 King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_I)
- 602 Byzantine Emperor Maurice is forced to watch as the usurper Phocas executes his five sons before Maurice is beheaded himself. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_(emperor))
- 1095 Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Clermont)
- 1161 A Song dynasty fleet defeated Jin ships in a naval engagement on the Yangtze river during the Jin–Song Wars. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caishi)
- 1703 The great storm of 1703, one of the most severe storms to strike southern Great Britain, destroyed the first Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_storm_of_1703)
- 1835 James Pratt and John Smith became the last people to be executed in England for sodomy. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pratt_and_John_Smith)
- 1856 William III unilaterally revised the constitution of Luxembourg, greatly expanding his powers as grand duke. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_coup_of_1856)
- 1895 Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, setting aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel)
- 1896 Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra)
- 1942 World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttling_of_the_French_fleet_at_Toulon)
- 1943 World War II: Australian forces began the Battle of Wareo by conducting clearing operations between Bonga and North Hill. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wareo)
- 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. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fauld_explosion)
- 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. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARE_International)
- 1950 Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched multiple attacks against United Nations forces, beginning the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir)
- 1963 President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered the "Let Us Continue" speech, in which he advocated for civil-rights legislation and national cohesion, to a joint session of the U.S. Congress five days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Us_Continue)
- 1965 Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson)
- 1978 The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the Turkish village of Fis. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Workers'_Party)
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-61-B, with Rodolfo Neri Vela becoming the first Mexican astronaut. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-61-B)
- 1989 A bomb placed by the Medellín Cartel in an attempt to kill Colombian presidential candidate César Gaviria destroyed Avianca Flight 203, killing all 107 people on board, excluding Gaviria, who was not on the flight. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_203)
- 1991 Operations at the Reagan Test Site were disrupted due to the nearby formation of Tropical Storm Zelda. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Zelda_(1991))
- 1999 The Labour Party defeated the governing National Party in the New Zealand general election, with Labour's Helen Clark becoming the country's first female prime minister to have won office at an election. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Clark)
- 2001 Astronomers announced the detection of sodium in the atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HD 209458 b, the first exoplanet atmosphere to be measured. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_209458_b)
- 2004 Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church)
- 2009 A bomb exploded under, and derailed, a Russian high-speed train travelling between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, killing 28 passengers. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nevsky_Express_bombing)
- 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. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_Ball_Tour)
- 2020 Nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, regarded as the chief of Iran's nuclear program, was assassinated, allegedly by Mossad. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Fakhrizadeh)

## Born on November 27

- 1701 Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (died 1744) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Celsius)
- 1754 Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (died 1794) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Forster)
- 1857 Charles Scott Sherrington, English physiologist, bacteriologist, and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1952) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Scott_Sherrington)
- 1870 Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish academic and politician, 7th President of Finland (died 1956) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juho_Kusti_Paasikivi)
- 1874 Chaim Weizmann, Belarusian-Israeli chemist and politician, 1st President of Israel (died 1952) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Weizmann)
- 1894 Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (died 1989) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dnosuke_Matsushita)
- 1903 Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Onsager)
- 1921 Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (died 1992) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Dub%C4%8Dek)
- 1939 Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 2001) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent-D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9_Kabila)
- 1940 Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (died 1973) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee)
- 1942 Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1970) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix)
- 1945 James Avery, American actor (died 2013) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Avery)
- 1946 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopian-Djiboutian lawyer and politician, President of Djibouti [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Omar_Guelleh)
- 1951 Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer, and screenwriter [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Bigelow)
- 1953 Steve Bannon, American media executive and political figure [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon)
- 1957 Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer and diplomat, 27th United States Ambassador to Australia, daughter of President John F. Kennedy [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy)
- 1960 Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraine [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko)
- 1964 Roberto Mancini, Italian footballer and manager [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Mancini)
- 1970 Han Kang, South Korean writer [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Kang)
- 1981 Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Alves)
- 1982 Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Russian footballer [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kerzhakov)
- 1992 Chanyeol, South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and model [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanyeol)

## Died on November 27

- 8 BC Horace, Roman soldier and poet (born 65 BC) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace)
- 511 Clovis I, king of the Franks [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_I)
- 602 Maurice, Byzantine emperor (born 539) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_(emperor))
- 1252 Blanche of Castile (born 1188) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_Castile)
- 1474 Guillaume Du Fay, French composer and music theorist (born 1397) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Du_Fay)
- 1754 Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (born 1667) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_de_Moivre)
- 1852 Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1815) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace)
- 1895 Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (born 1824) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas_fils)
- 1916 Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet and playwright (born 1855) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Verhaeren)
- 1953 Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O'Neill)
- 1955 Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and academic (born 1892) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Honegger)
- 1978 Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (born 1930) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk)
- 2008 V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (born 1931) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._P._Singh)
- 2013 Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (born 1925) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADlton_Santos)

## Holidays and observances

- Christian feast day: Acarius of Tournai [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acarius)
- Christian feast day: Barlaam and Josaphat [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlaam_and_Josaphat)
- Christian feast day: Bilihildis of Altmünster [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilihildis_of_Altm%C3%BCnster)
- Christian feast day: Congar of Congresbury [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congar_of_Congresbury)
- Christian feast day: Facundus and Primitivus [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundus_and_Primitivus)
- Christian feast day: Humilis of Bisignano [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humilis_of_Bisignano)
- Christian feast day: James Intercisus [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Intercisus)
- Christian feast day: Leonard of Port Maurice [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_of_Port_Maurice)
- Christian feast day: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Roman Catholic) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous_Medal)
- Christian feast day: Secundinus [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secundinus)
- Christian feast day: Siffredus of Carpentras [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siffredus_of_Carpentras)
- Christian feast day: Vergilius of Salzburg [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_of_Salzburg)
- Christian feast day: Clovis I [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_I)
- Christian feast day: November 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- Lancashire Day (United Kingdom) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_Day)
- Maaveerar Day (Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaveerar_Naal)
- Naval Infantry Day (Russia) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russia)
- Teacher's Day (Spain) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_Days)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia — “November 27”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27) — events, births, deaths and observances (text under CC BY-SA 4.0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikipedia — “Selected anniversaries/November 27”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/November_27) — the anniversaries editors chose for the date and the article each one is about (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/) — in how many language editions each entry's own article exists, used to fill the lists (CC0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-15)

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article [“November 27”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27) and the articles it links to ([authors and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27?action=history)), retrieved 2026-10-15 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this selection is shared under the same licence. Every anniversary that Wikipedia's editors selected for November 27 stays on the list; the remaining places, up to 26 events, 22 births and 14 deaths, go to the entries whose own article — about the event itself, or else the person or thing it is about — appears in the most language editions (counted from Wikidata); an article about a person or thing, which covers far more than one day, counts half. An entry with no article of its own counts, also at half, by the least covered article it links, and one that links only places counts for nothing. Each list runs by year, and the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures, audio and video.

## November 27 in the calendar

| Year | Weekday | ISO week | Moon (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Friday | 2026-W48 | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
| 2027 | Saturday | 2027-W47 | 🌘 Waning Crescent |
| 2028 | Monday | 2028-W48 | 🌔 Waxing Gibbous |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 2029-W48 | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 2030-W48 | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |

Moon phases are for the day in UTC; at the edges of a phase your local date can differ.

## Public holidays on November 27

None of the 28 countries we track has a public holiday on November 27 in 2026 or 2027.

[Today's holidays in 28 countries →](https://whathappen.today/holidays/)

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