27 November

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27 November

8 BC     Horace (died), Roman poet (born 65 BC)

176       Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.

1811      Andrew Meikle (died), Scottish engineer, designed the Threshing machine (born 1719)

1839     In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.

1843     Cornelius Vanderbilt II (born), American businessman (died 1899)

1886     German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for “Effi Briest”, a classic work of German literature.

1895     At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies.

1901     Clement Studebaker (died), American businessman, co-founded Studebaker (born 1831)

1901     The U.S. Army War College is established.

1909     James Agee (born), American author and screenwriter (died 1955)

1917     Buffalo Bob Smith (born), American television host (died 1998)

1924     In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

1934     Al Jackson, Jr. (born), American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.’s) (died 1975)

1934     Baby Face Nelson (died), American criminal (born 1908)

1934     Bank robber Baby Face Nelson, AKA Lester Gillis (born 1908), dies in a shoot-out with the FBI.

1940     Bruce Lee (born), American actor and martial artist (died 1973)

1941     Louis van Dijk (born), Dutch pianist

1942     Jimi Hendrix (born), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Blue Flame) (died 1970)

1953     Eugene O’Neill (died) American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)

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

1960     Tim Pawlenty (born), American politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota

1973     The United States Senate votes 92 to 3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on 6 December, the House confirmed him 387 to 35).

1978     George Moscone (died), American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of San Francisco (born 1929)

1978     Harvey Milk (died), American politician and activist (born 1930)

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