History for November 27

History for November 27 - On-This-Day.com
"Buffalo" Bob Smith 1917, Bruce Lee 1940, Eddie Rabbit 1941


Jimi Hendrix 1942 - Musician, Caroline Kennedy 1957, Robin Givens 1964


1701 - Anders Celsius was born in Sweden. He was the inventor of the Celsius thermometer.


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.


1934 - The U.S. bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson was killed by FBI agents near Barrington, IL.


1973 - The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew.


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.


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


2008 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was taken out of service after more than 30 years. The ship was launched on September 20, 1967.