November 27

• AD 25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han.
• 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.
• 395 – Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas.
• 511 – King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve.
• 602 – Byzantine Emperor Maurice is forced to watch as the usurper Phocas executes his five sons before Maurice is beheaded himself.
• 1095 – Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
• 1382 – Al-Salih Hajji, the last Qalawunid sultan, was deposed by Barquq in 1382, ending the long period of the Turkic Bahri Mamluk period in general and particularly the Qalawunid dynasty and starting the reign of the Circassian Burji Mamluk.Holt, 2014, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TqasAgAAQBAJ 128]
• 1542 – Palace plot of Renyin year: A group of Ming dynasty palace women fail to murder the Jiajing Emperor, and are executed by slow-slicing.{{cite book

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|quote=二十一年……帝宿端妃宮。金英等伺帝熟寢，以組縊帝項，誤為死結，得不絕。同事張金蓮知事不就，走告后。后馳至，解組，帝蘇。

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• 1727 – The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.
• 1755 – An earthquake in northern Morocco devastates the cities of Fes and Meknes.{{cite journal |last1=Moratti |first1=G. |last2=Piccardi |first2=L. |last3=Vannucci |first3=G. |last4=Belardinelli |first4=M.E. |last5=Dahmani |first5=M. |last6=Bendkik |first6=A. |last7=Chenakeb |first7=M. |title=The 1755 "Meknes" earthquake (Morocco): field data and geodynamic implications |journal=Journal of Geodynamics |date=August 2003 |volume=36 |issue=1–2 |pages=305–322 |doi=10.1016/S0264-3707(03)00052-8|bibcode=2003JGeo...36..305M }}
• 1809 – The Berners Street hoax is perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.
• 1815 – Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.
• 1830 – Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition.
• 1835 – James Pratt and John Smith are hanged in London; they are the last two to be executed for sodomy in England.
• 1839 – In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.
• 1856 – The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution.
• 1863 – American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South.
• 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
• 1868 – American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.
• 1879 – War of the Pacific: Battle of Tarapacá: The confrontation between the Chilean Army and the Peruvian Army takes place in Tarapacá, the Peruvian victory is consummated with the death of the 2 generals and the capture the Chilean general in said place of battle, headed by the Peruvian victory of General Juan Buendía y Noregia.{{cite book| title=Historia de la República del Perú (1822-1933)| author=Basadre Grohmann, Jorge| year=2005| publisher=Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A. | isbn= 978-997-2205-71-2}}
• 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.
• 1896 – Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.

• 1901 – The U.S. Army War College is established.
• 1912 – Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
• 1917 – P. E. Svinhufvud becomes the chairman of his first senate, technically the first Prime Minister of Finland.{{Cite web|url=http://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers|title=Governments and Ministers since 1917|website=Finnish Government|language=en-US|access-date=2021-11-16}}
• 1918 – The Makhnovshchina is established.
• 1924 – In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
• 1940 – In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.
• 1940 – World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.
• 1942 – World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
• 1944 – World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people.
• 1945 – CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is founded to send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.
• 1954 – Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
• 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.
• 1968 – Penny Ann Early becomes the first woman to play in a major professional men's basketball league, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars.
• 1971 – The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
• 1973 – Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States Senate votes 92–3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On December 6, the House will confirm him 387–35).
• 1975 – The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.
• 1978 – In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.
• 1978 – The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is founded in the Turkish village of Fis.
• 1983 – Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181.
• 1984 – Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agrees to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.
• 1989 – Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack.
• 1992 – For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.
• 1997 – Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
• 1999 – The centre-left 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.
• 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 – Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• 2004 – Blackwater 61 crash: A CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes into the Koh-i-Baba mountain range in Afghanistan, killing six.{{cite web |date=November 8, 2006 |title=Controlled Flight Into Terrain, CASA C-212-CC, N960BW, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, November 27, 2004 |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAB0607.pdf |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |id=NTSB/AAB-06/07}}
• 2006 – The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
• 2008 – XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board.{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20081127-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-232 D-AXLA Canet-Plage|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-11-19}}
• 2009 – Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries.
• 2015 – An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians are also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered.
• 2020 – Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran.{{Cite news|date=2020-11-27|title=Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, assassinated near Tehran|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55105934|access-date=2020-11-28}}
• 2020 – Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.{{cite news|last=Pietsch|first=Bryan|date=November 29, 2020|title=That Mysterious Monolith in the Utah Desert? It's Gone, Officials Say – The metal structure has been removed, Utah officials said on Saturday, adding that they had not taken it down.|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/monolith-utah-disappeared.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216173228/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/monolith-utah-disappeared.html|archive-date=December 16, 2020}}
• 2024 – Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria.{{Cite web |last=Agencies and ToI Staff |title=Rebels launch large-scale attack on Assad's forces in northwestern Syria |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rebels-launch-large-scale-attack-on-assads-forces-in-northwestern-syria/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}

• 111 – Antinous, Greek favourite of Hadrian (d. 130)
• 1127 – Emperor Xiaozong of Song (d. 1194)
• 1380 – King Ferdinand I of Aragon (d. 1416)
• 1422 – Gaston IV, Count of Foix, French nobleman (d. 1472)
• 1548 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (d. 1598)
• 1558 – Mingyi Swa, Crown Prince of Burma (d. 1593)
• 1576 – Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyō (d. 1638)
• 1582 – Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (d. 1651)
• 1586 – Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet, English politicians and Roundheads supporter (d. 1655) {{Cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsW3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225021/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsW3.htm|archive-date=1 May 2008|title=House of Commons|publisher=Leigh Rayment|url-status=usurped|access-date=9 October 2023}}

• 1630 – Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (d. 1665)
• 1635 – Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)
• 1640 – Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (d. 1709)
• 1701 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1744)
• 1710 – Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (d. 1787)
• 1746 – Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs (d. 1813)
• 1746 – Increase Sumner, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)
• 1754 – Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (d. 1794)
• 1759 – Franz Krommer, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1831)
• 1779 – Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1865)
• 1798 – Andries Pretorius, Boer leader after whom Pretoria was named, Prime Minister of the Natalia Republic (d. 1853){{Cite web |title=Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/andries-wilhelmus-jacobus-pretorius-0 |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=South African History Online}}
• 1804 – Julius Benedict, German-English conductor and composer (d. 1885)
• 1809 – Fanny Kemble, English actress, playwright, and poet (d. 1893)
• 1814 – Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French politician and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (d. 1886)
• 1820 – Rachel Brooks Gleason, fourth woman to earn a medical degree in the United States (d. 1905)
• 1823 – James Service, Scottish-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Victoria (d. 1899)
• 1833 – Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)
• 1841 – Nikoline Harbitz, Norwegian author (d. 1898){{cite book|last1=Haaland|first1=Mogens|title=Nikoline Harbitz, 1841-1898 : familiebakgrunn, liv og forfatterskap|date=1982|location=Drammen|url=https://www.nb.no/items/4a98ed02cb4506763d36245a051ea531?|language=no}}
• 1843 – Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)
• 1845 – Frederic Crowninshield, American artist and author (d. 1918)
• 1853 – Frank Dicksee, English painter and illustrator (d. 1928)
• 1857 – Charles Scott Sherrington, English physiologist, bacteriologist, and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
• 1859 – William Bliss Baker, American painter (d. 1886)
• 1862 – Katherine Sleeper Walden, American environmental activist (d. 1949){{Citation |last=Suinby |first=Robert S. |title=Certificate of Death - Catharine Sleeper Walden |date=March 3, 1949 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Death_certificate_-_Katharine_Sleeper_Walden.jpg |place=Tamworth, New Hampshire}}
• 1865 – Janez Evangelist Krek, Slovene priest, journalist, and politician (d. 1917)
• 1867 – Charles Koechlin, French composer and educator (d. 1950)
• 1870 – Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish academic and politician, 7th President of Finland (d. 1956)
• 1871 – Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1950)
• 1874 – Charles A. Beard, American historian, author, and educator, co-founded The New School (d. 1948)
• 1874 – Chaim Weizmann, Belarusian-Israeli chemist and politician, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952)
• 1875 – Julius Lenhart, Austrian gymnast (d. 1962)
• 1877 – Katharine Anthony, American biographer (d. 1965){{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GvwUAAAAYAAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GvwUAAAAYAAJ/page/n34 53]|title=Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915|last=Leonard|first=John William|date=1914|publisher=American Commonwealth Company|language=en}}
• 1878 – Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian poet and critic (d. 1948)
• 1878 – Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (d. 1969)
• 1885 – Daniel Mendaille, French actor (d. 1963)
• 1885 – Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian author and playwright (d. 1944)
• 1886 – Tsuguharu Foujita, Japanese–French painter and printmaker (d. 1968){{cite web | url=https://www.wikiart.org/en/tsuguharu-foujita | title=Tsuguharu Foujita - 161 artworks - painting }}
• 1887 – Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian activist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 1956)
• 1894 – Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (d. 1989)
• 1894 – Katherine Milhous, American author and illustrator (d. 1977)
• 1894 – Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian monk and saint (d. 1971)
• 1898 – Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (d. 1981)
• 1900 – Jovette Bernier, Canadian journalist, author, and radio show host (d. 1981)

• 1901 – Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)
• 1903 – Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
• 1905 – Astrid Allwyn, American actress (d. 1978){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Astrid+Allwyn%22&pg=PA34|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|last=Ellenberger|first=Allan R.|date=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786409839|pages=34|language=en}}
• 1907 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (d. 2003)
• 1907 – L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (d. 2000)
• 1909 – James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 1955)
• 1909 – Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1967)
• 1911 – Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (d. 2011){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 27: Bill Nye, Caroline Kennedy |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/27/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-27-Bill-Nye-Caroline-Kennedy/3781669490265/#:~:text=27%3A%20Bill%20Nye%2C%20Caroline%20Kennedy,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=UPI |access-date=25 November 2023 |date=27 November 2022}}
• 1911 – David Merrick, American director and producer (d. 2000)
• 1912 – Connie Sawyer, American actress (d. 2018)
• 1916 – Chick Hearn, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (d. 1998)
• 1918 – Stephen Elliott, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (d. 1985)
• 1920 – Buster Merryfield, English actor (d. 1999)
• 1920 – Cal Worthington, Automobile dealer and television personality (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Dora Dougherty Strother, American pilot and academic (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (d. 1992)
• 1922 – Hall Bartlett, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
• 1922 – Nicholas Magallanes, American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (d. 1977)
• 1923 – J. Ernest Wilkins Jr., American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Derroll Adams, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2000)
• 1925 – John Maddox, Welsh chemist, physicist, and journalist (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Marshall Thompson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
• 1925 – Ernie Wise, English actor, comedian, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
• 1926 – Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 1987)
• 1927 – William E. Simon, American soldier and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Josh Kirby, English painter and illustrator (d. 2001)
• 1929 – Alan Simpson, English screenwriter and producer (d. 2017){{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38906672|title=Steptoe writer Alan Simpson dies|date=2017-02-08|access-date=2019-08-28|language=en-GB}}
• 1930 – Joe DeNardo, American meteorologist (d. 2018)
• 1930 – Dick Poole, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1930 – Rex Shelley, Singaporean engineer and author (d. 2009)
• 1932 – Benigno Aquino Jr., Filipino journalist and politician (d. 1983)
• 1933 – Jacques Godbout, Canadian journalist, author, director, and screenwriter
• 1933 – Gordon S. Wood, American historian and academic
• 1934 – Ammo Baba, Iraqi footballer and manager (d. 2009)
• 1934 – Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1975)
• 1934 – Gilbert Strang, American mathematician and academic
• 1935 – Les Blank, American director and producer (d. 2013)
• 1935 – Daniel Charles, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 2008)
• 1935 – Willie Pastrano, American boxer (d. 1997)
• 1936 – Gail Sheehy, American journalist and author (d. 2020)
• 1938 – John Ashworth, English biologist and academic
• 1938 – Apolo Nsibambi, Ugandan academic and politician, Prime Minister of Uganda (d. 2019)
• 1939 – Dave Giusti, American baseball player and manager
• 1939 – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 2001)
• 1939 – Buzz Cason, American singer and songwriter (d. 2024){{cite web|title=Buzz Cason, Songwriter Best Known for 'Everlasting Love,' Dies at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/arts/music/buzz-cason-dead.html|date=June 27, 2024|last=Friskics-Warren|first=Bill|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 27, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/everlasting-love-songwriter-buzz-cason-dead-dies/|title='Everlasting Love' Songwriter Buzz Cason Dies|first1=Billy |last1=Dukes|date=June 17, 2024|website=Tasteofcountry.com|access-date=June 17, 2024}}
• 1940 – Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
• 1941 – Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (d. 2015)
• 1941 – Aimé Jacquet, French footballer, coach, and manager
• 1941 – Eddie Rabbitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
• 1941 – Louis van Dijk, Dutch pianist (d. 2020){{cite web | url=https://louisvandijk.nl/biografie/ | title=Biografie }}
• 1942 – Marilyn Hacker, American poet and critic
• 1942 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1970)
• 1943 – Nicole Brossard, Canadian author and poet
• 1943 – Jil Sander, German fashion designer
• 1944 – Mickey Leland, American activist and politician (d. 1989)
• 1945 – James Avery, American actor (d. 2013)
• 1945 – Phil Bloom, Dutch model and actress
• 1945 – Randy Brecker, American trumpeter and flugelhornist
• 1945 – Alain de Cadenet, English race car driver (d. 2022)
• 1945 – Benigno Fitial, Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 7th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
• 1945 – Simon Townsend, Australian journalist and television host (d. 2025)
• 1946 – Richard Codey, American politician, 53rd Governor of New Jersey
• 1946 – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopian-Djiboutian lawyer and politician, President of Djibouti
• 1947 – Neil Rosenshein, American tenor and actor
• 1949 – Jim Price, American basketball player and coach{{cite web |title=Jim Price |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77883/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1949 – Masanori Sekiya, Japanese race car driver
• 1950 – Gavyn Davies, English journalist and businessman
• 1951 – Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer, and screenwriter{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 27, 2022 includes celebrities Robin Givens, Alison Pill |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-27-2022-includes-celebrities-robin-givens-alison-pill.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=25 November 2023 |date=27 November 2022}}
• 1951 – Vera Fischer, Brazilian actress, Miss Brasil 1969
• 1951 – Gunnar Graps, Estonian singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
• 1952 – Sheila Copps, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• 1952 – Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2022)
• 1952 – Jim Wetherbee, American captain, engineer, and astronaut
• 1953 – Curtis Armstrong, American actor, singer, and producer
• 1953 – Steve Bannon, American media executive and political figure
• 1953 – Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – Tarmo Kõuts, Estonian admiral and politician
• 1953 – Lyle Mays, American keyboardist and composer (d. 2020)
• 1953 – Richard Stone, American composer (d. 2001)
• 1954 – Arthur Smith, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1955 – Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 – Bill Nye, American engineer, educator, and television host
• 1956 – William Fichtner, American actor
• 1956 – John McCarthy, English journalist and author
• 1956 – Nazrin Shah of Perak, Sultan of Perak
• 1957 – Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish race car driver
• 1957 – Edda Heiðrún Backman, Icelandic actress, singer, director and artist (d. 2016)
• 1957 – Frank Boeijen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 – Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer and diplomat, 27th United States Ambassador to Australia, daughter of President John F. Kennedy
• 1957 – Callie Khouri, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1957 – Michael A. Stackpole, American game designer and author
• 1958 – Tetsuya Komuro, Japanese singer-songwriter, and producer
• 1958 – Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager
• 1959 – Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and songwriter
• 1959 – Viktoria Mullova, Russian violinist
• 1960 – Kevin Henkes, American author and illustrator
• 1960 – Ken O'Brien, American football player and coach
• 1960 – Tim Pawlenty, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota
• 1960 – Michael Rispoli, American actor
• 1960 – Maria Schneider, American composer and musician
• 1960 – Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraine
• 1960 – Gianni Vernetti, Italian lawyer and politician
• 1961 – Samantha Bond, English actress
• 1961 – Steve Oedekerk, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Charlie Benante, American drummer and songwriter
• 1962 – Mike Bordin, American drummer
• 1962 – Davey Boy Smith, English-Canadian wrestler (d. 2002)
• 1963 – Fisher Stevens, American actor, director, and producer
• 1964 – Robin Givens, American actress
• 1964 – Roberto Mancini, Italian footballer and manager
• 1964 – Hisayuki Sasaki, Japanese golfer (d. 2013)
• 1965 – Danielle Ammaccapane, American golfer
• 1966 – Andy Merrill, American television writer, producer and voice actor
• 1968 – Al Barrow, English bass guitarist
• 1968 – Michael Vartan, French-American actor
• 1969 – El Chombo, Panamanian singer-songwriter{{cite book|last=Jamison|first=Lee|title=Panamanian Spanish: Speak like a Native!|year=2018|isbn=978-0-692-75886-1|page=12|publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp }}
• 1969 – Ruth George, English politician
• 1969 – Damian Hinds, English politician
• 1969 – Myles Kennedy, American singer-songwriter
• 1969 – Elizabeth Marvel, American actress
• 1970 – Kelly Loeffler, American politician and businesswoman{{cite web |title=LOEFFLER, Kelly |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/25769813197 |publisher=United States House of Representatives |access-date=9 February 2023}}
• 1970 – Han Kang, South Korean writer{{Cite web |title=Han Kang – Facts – 2024 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2024/han/facts/ |access-date=October 13, 2024 |website=NobelPrize.org}}
• 1970 – Markus Vogl, Austrian politician{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Ing. Markus Vogl |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/83116 |publisher=Austrian Parliament |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929131821/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/83116 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}
• 1971 – Kirk Acevedo, American actor
• 1971 – Larry Allen, American football player (d. 2024){{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Larry Allen dies at 52: Hall of Famer, Cowboys legend died 'suddenly' on vacation with family, team announces |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/larry-allen-dies-at-52-hall-of-famer-cowboys-legend-died-suddenly-on-vacation-with-family-team-announces/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}
• 1971 – Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
• 1971 – Nick Van Exel, American basketball player and coach
• 1972 – Shane Salerno, American screenwriter and producer
• 1973 – Sharlto Copley, South African actor
• 1973 – Samantha Harris, American model and television host
• 1973 – Evan Karagias, American wrestler and actor
• 1973 – Jin Katagiri, Japanese comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter
• 1973 – Jon Runyan, American football player and politician{{cite web |title=Jon Runyan |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/1057 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1973 – Twista, American rapper and producer
• 1974 – Wendy Houvenaghel, Northern Irish racing cyclist
• 1974 – Alec Newman, Scottish actor
• 1975 – Bad Azz, American rapper (d. 2019)
• 1975 – Martín Gramática, Argentine-American football player
• 1975 – Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer
• 1976 – Jean Grae, South African-American rapper and producer
• 1976 – Chad Kilger, Canadian ice hockey player and firefighter
• 1976 – Jaleel White, American actor and screenwriter
• 1977 – Willie Bloomquist, American baseball player
• 1977 – Bendor Grosvenor, British art historian{{Cite web|title=Grosvenor, Dr Bendor Gerard Robert, (born 27 Nov. 1977), art historian; writer|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-289038|access-date=2021-11-27|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2017|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U289038|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4}}
• 1977 – Andy Panko, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Andy Panko |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1950/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1978 – Eszter Molnár, Hungarian tennis player
• 1978 – Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
• 1978 – Mike Skinner, English rapper and producer
• 1978 – Radek Štěpánek, Czech tennis player
• 1979 – Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer
• 1979 – Hilary Hahn, American violinist
• 1979 – Brendan Haywood, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Brendan Haywood |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1000/brendan-haywood |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1979 – Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer
• 1980 – Jackie Greene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1980 – Veronika Portsmuth, Estonian singer and conductor
• 1980 – Michael Yardy, English cricketer
• 1981 – Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer
• 1981 – Ryan Jimmo, Canadian mixed martial artist (d. 2016)
• 1981 – Matthew Taylor, English footballer
• 1982 – David Bellion, French footballer
• 1982 – Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Russian footballer
• 1982 – Tommy Robinson, English activist, co-founded the English Defence League
• 1983 – Professor Green, English rapper
• 1983 – Henrik Karlsson, Swedish-Kazakhstani ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Henrik Karlsson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/henrik-karlsson-8475431 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1983 – Donta Smith, American-Venezuelan basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithdo04.html|title=Donta Smith Stats | Basketball-Reference.com}}
• 1984 – Leslie Dewan, American entrepreneur
• 1984 – Izumi Kitta, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1984 – Domata Peko, American football player
• 1985 – Park Soo-jin, South Korean singer
• 1985 – Alison Pill, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Thilo Versick, German footballer
• 1986 – Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer
• 1986 – Steven Silva, American-Filipino footballer
• 1986 – Xavi Torres, Spanish footballer
• 1986 – Oritsé Williams, English singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
• 1987 – Luigi Datome, Italian basketball player{{cite web |title=Gigi Datome |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203540/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1987 – Lashana Lynch, English actress
• 1989 – Michael Floyd, American football player
• 1989 – Freddie Sears, English footballer
• 1990 – Josh Dubovie, English singer
• 1992 – Ala Boratyn, Polish singer-songwriter
• 1992 – Chanyeol, South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and model
• 1992 – Bradley Zimmer, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Bradley Zimmer |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/bradley-zimmer-605548 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=25 November 2023}}
• 1993 – Aubrey Peeples, American actress and singer
• 1995 – Suliasi Vunivalu, Fijian rugby league player
• 1996 – Mike Williams, Dutch DJ and record producer
• 2001 – Zoe Colletti, American actress{{cite instagram|postid=CIGvC0eJeH8|title=I'm officially 228 months old hehehe Thank you for all the birthday wishes, I dunno what I'd do without all you guys💕💕19💕💕|first=Zoe|last=Colletti|user=zoecolletti|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2021}}

• 8 BC – Horace, Roman soldier and poet (b. 65 BC)
• 395 – Rufinus, Roman politician (b. 335)
• 450 – Galla Placidia, Roman Empress (b. 392)
• 511 – Clovis I, king of the Franks
• 602 – Maurice, Byzantine emperor (b. 539)
• 639 – Acarius, bishop of Doornik and Noyon
• 1198 – Constance, Queen of Sicily (b. 1154)
• 1252 – Blanche of Castile (b. 1188)
• 1346 – Saint Gregory of Sinai (b. c. 1260)
• 1382 – Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (b. 1340)
• 1474 – Guillaume Du Fay, French composer and music theorist (b. 1397)
• 1570 – Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)
• 1592 – Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese commander (b. 1568)

• 1620 – Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin (b. 1577)
• 1632 – John Eliot, English politician (b. 1592)
• 1703 – Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644)
• 1754 – Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (b. 1667)
• 1811 – Andrew Meikle, Scottish engineer, designed the threshing machine (b. 1719)
• 1819 – Gustavus Conyngham, Irish-born American merchant sea captain, an officer in the Continental Navy and a privateer.
• 1822 – Old Billy, English barge horse, oldest recorded horse (b. 1760){{Cite web |title=Old Billy The Barge Horse |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Old-Billy-The-Barge-Horse/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Historic UK |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Liz |date=2021-01-19 |title=Old Billy, the World's Oldest Horse |url=https://equineink.com/2021/01/18/old-billy-the-worlds-oldest-horse/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=EQUINE Ink |language=en-US}}
• 1830 – André Parmentier, Belgian-American architect (b. 1780)
• 1852 – Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1815)
• 1875 – Richard Christopher Carrington, English astronomer and educator (b. 1826)
• 1881 – Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (b. 1794)
• 1884 – Fanny Elssler, Austrian ballerina (b. 1810)
• 1890 – Mahatma Phule, Indian Activist (b. 1827)
• 1895 – Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (b. 1824)
• 1899 – Constant Fornerod, Swiss academic and politician, 10th President of the Swiss Council of States (b. 1819)

• 1901 – Clement Studebaker, American businessman, co-founded Studebaker (b. 1831)
• 1908 – Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1827)
• 1916 – Emile Verhaeren, Belgian poet and playwright (b. 1855)
• 1919 – Manuel Espinosa Batista, Panamanian pharmacist and politician (b. 1857)
• 1920 – Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1853)
• 1921 – Douglas Cameron, Canadian contractor and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (b. 1854)
• 1921 – Mary Grant Roberts, Australian zoo owner (b. 1841){{cite book |last1=Guiler |first1=Eric |title=Roberts, Mary Grant (1841–1921) |chapter=Mary Grant Roberts (1841–1921) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/roberts-mary-grant-8228 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=9 January 2020}}
• 1930 – Simon Kahquados, Potawatomi political activist (b. 1851){{cite web |url=https://www.wxpr.org/post/remembering-life-simon-kahquados#stream/0 |title=Remembering the Life of Simon Kahquados |date=12 December 2018 |publisher=WXPR |accessdate=September 13, 2020}}
• 1931 – Lya De Putti, Slovak-American actress (b. 1899)
• 1934 – Baby Face Nelson, American criminal (b. 1908)
• 1936 – Basil Zaharoff, Greek-French businessman and philanthropist (b. 1849)
• 1940 – Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1871)
• 1943 – Ivo Lola Ribar, Croatian soldier and politician (b. 1916)
• 1944 – Leonid Mandelstam, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1879)
• 1953 – Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1955 – Arthur Honegger, French-Swiss composer and academic (b. 1892)
• 1958 – Georgi Damyanov, Bulgarian politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (b. 1892)
• 1958 – Artur Rodziński, Polish-American conductor (b. 1892)
• 1960 – Frederick Fane, Irish-English cricketer (b. 1875)
• 1960 – Dirk Jan de Geer, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1870)
• 1962 – August Lass, Estonian footballer (b. 1903)
• 1967 – Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician, 1st President of Gabon (b. 1902)
• 1969 – May Gibbs, English Australian children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist, (b. 1877)
• 1970 – Helene Madison, American swimmer and nurse (b. 1913)
• 1973 – Frank Christian, American trumpet player (b. 1887)
• 1975 – Alberto Massimino, Italian automotive engineer (b. 1895)
• 1975 – Ross McWhirter, English author and activist, co-founded the Guinness Book of Records (b. 1925)
• 1977 – Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (b. 1936)
• 1978 – Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1930){{cite magazine |last1=Schulman |first1=Michael |title=What Became of the Oscar Streaker? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/06/what-became-of-the-oscar-streaker |access-date=31 January 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker |issue=48 |date=30 January 2023 |page=47 |volume=98 |url-access=subscription |issn=0028-792X}}
• 1978 – George Moscone, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of San Francisco (b. 1929)
• 1980 – F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, designed the Villa Vizcaya (b. 1882)
• 1981 – Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (b. 1898)
• 1985 – Rendra Karno, Indonesian actor (b. 1920)
• 1986 – Steve Tracy, American actor (b, 1952)
• 1988 – John Carradine, American actor (b. 1906)
• 1988 – Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player and author (b. 1927)
• 1989 – Carlos Arias Navarro, Spanish politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1908){{cite web |title=Carlos Arias Navarro {{!}} prime minister of Spain {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlos-Arias-Navarro |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=19 May 2022 |language=en}}
• 1990 – David White, American actor (b. 1916)
• 1990 – Basilis C. Xanthopoulos, Greek physicist and academic (b. 1951)
• 1992 – Ivan Generalić, Croatian painter (b. 1914)
• 1994 – Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (b. 1906)
• 1997 – Buck Leonard, American baseball player and educator (b. 1907)
• 1998 – Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 1998 – Gloria Fuertes, Spanish poet and author of children's literature (b. 1917)
• 1999 – Yasuhiro Kojima, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1937)
• 1999 – Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, French Minister of Justice (b. 1925)
• 1999 – Elizabeth Gray Vining, American author and librarian (b. 1902)
• 2000 – Malcolm Bradbury, English author and academic (b. 1932)
• 2000 – Uno Prii, Estonian-Canadian architect (b. 1924)
• 2000 – Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist (b. 1922)
• 2002 – Billie Bird, American actress (b. 1908)
• 2002 – Shivmangal Singh Suman, Indian poet and academic (b. 1915)
• 2005 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (b. 1919)
• 2005 – Joe Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
• 2006 – Don Butterfield, American tuba player (b. 1923)
• 2006 – Bebe Moore Campbell, American author and educator (b. 1950)
• 2006 – Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
• 2007 – Bernie Banton, Australian activist (b. 1946)
• 2007 – Robert Cade, American physician and academic, co-invented Gatorade (b. 1927)
• 2007 – Sean Taylor, American football player (b. 1983)
• 2007 – Bill Willis, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
• 2008 – V. P. Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (b. 1931)
• 2009 – Al Alberts, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
• 2010 – Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
• 2011 – Len Fulford, English photographer and director (b. 1928)
• 2011 – Ken Russell, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 2011 – Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1969)
• 2012 – Mickey Baker, American guitarist (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Ab Fafié, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Érik Izraelewicz, French journalist and author (b. 1954)
• 2012 – Marvin Miller, American businessman and union leader (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Jack Wishna, American photographer and businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (b. 1958)
• 2013 – Lewis Collins, English-American actor (b. 1946)
• 2013 – Herbert F. DeSimone, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Rhode Island (b. 1929)
• 2013 – Volker Roemheld, German physiologist and biologist (b. 1941)
• 2013 – Nílton Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Manuel F. Segura, Filipino colonel (b. 1919)
• 2014 – Wanda Błeńska, Polish physician and missionary (b. 1911)
• 2014 – Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (b. 1988){{cite news |last1=Tomarchio |first1=Cameron |title=Tragic news. Phil Hughes has died at the age of 25 |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/phillip-hughes-australian-cricketer-dies-aged-25/news-story/5040a82933a3cc2b0276442e54f7fc82 |access-date=15 August 2020 |publisher=News.Com.Au |date=27 November 2014 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Peter |title=Phillip Hughes obituary: a very modern batsman destined for greatness |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/27/phillip-hughes-obituary |access-date=15 August 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=27 November 2014}}
• 2014 – P. D. James, English author (b. 1920)
• 2014 – Jack Kyle, Irish rugby player and humanitarian (b. 1926)
• 2014 – Fernance B. Perry, Portuguese-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
• 2015 – Mark Behr, Tanzanian-South African author and academic (b. 1963)
• 2015 – Maurice Strong, Canadian businessman and diplomat (b. 1929)
• 2015 – Garrett Swasey, American figure skater and coach (b. 1971)
• 2015 – Philippe Washer, Belgian tennis player and golfer (b. 1924)
• 2016 – Ioannis Grivas, Greek statesman (b. 1923)
• 2020 – Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian nuclear scientist (b. 1958)
• 2021 – Apetor, Norwegian YouTuber (b. 1964){{cite web |title=Tor Eckhoff |website=vareminnesider.no |url=https://boebegravelse.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/print_funeral_info.php?order_id=3952528&sign=d99499ac49a77985945a04f0ccb4db5a}}
• 2024 – Mary McGee, American motorcycle racer (b. 1936){{Cite web |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Female racing pioneer 'Motorcycle Mary' McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released |url=https://apnews.com/article/motorcycle-mary-mcgee-dead-documentary-hamilton-6e17e5a0ba0dad90b30b088fc9584584 |access-date=November 30, 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}

• Christian feast day:
• Acarius of Tournai
• Barlaam and Josaphat
• Bilihildis of Altmünster
• Congar of Congresbury
• Facundus and Primitivus
• Humilis of Bisignano
• James Intercisus
• Leonard of Port Maurice
• Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Roman Catholic)
• Secundinus
• Siffredus of Carpentras
• Vergilius of Salzburg
• Clovis I
• November 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Lancashire Day (United Kingdom)
• Maaveerar Day (Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka)
• Naval Infantry Day (Russia)
• Teacher's Day (Spain)

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