eso ha pasado un 27 Noviembre

1868 : Custer massacred a peaceful Cheyenne village


On November 27, 1868, Colonel Custer, who had just been reinstated after a conviction for abuse of soldiers by a military court, launched a raid, without any identification, against a peaceful Cheyenne village, on reservation soil, near the Washita River in Oklahoma. Most villagers were massacred.

1942 : Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon


On November 27, 1942, after the invasion of the south of France by the Germans, Admiral Jean de Laborde, under the authority of the Vichy regime, ordered the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon. He had however been strongly suggested to join the Allies in North Africa. Nevertheless, everyone happily obeyed and 90% of the fleet was destroyed. Only 3 crews of submarines took the decision to join the Allies in North Africa.

1973 : Confirmation of Gerald Ford by the U.S. Senate


On November 27, 1973, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Gerald Ford as vice-president of the United States. Ford was chosen for this position by President Nixon following the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew for tax evasion.

1978 : Murder of San Francisco Mayor


On November 27, 1978, very respected Mayor George Moscone and very popular Supervisor Harvey Milk of the city of San Francisco were murdered by an employee who had not been not reappointed as supervisor to the city board.

1983 : Crash of a Boeing 747 in Madrid


On November 27, 1983, Avianca Flight 011, a Boeing 747, coming from Frankfurt via Paris to Bogota via Madrid, crashed near the Madrid-Barajas airport. Mishandling was made during the approach phase and the aircraft struck two hills before crashing. 181 people were killed but 11 people survived.

2009 : Attack on a train in Russia


On November 27, 2009, an explosive device corresponding to 7kg of TNT derailed the Nevsky Express train from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. 28 people were killed and over 100 injured.

Cita del día : 27 Noviembre

Jimi Hendrix
Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

Cumpleaños : 27 Noviembre

Xiaozong, Emperador de China (1127)
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Segunda esposa de Luis XIV (1635)
Anders Celsius, Astrónomo sueco (1701)
Robert R. Livingston, 1o secretario de Estados Unidos para Asuntos Exteriores (1746)
Charles Scott Sherrington, Neurofisiólogo inglés, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1857)
Chaim Weizmann, Primero presidente de Israel (1874)
Konosuke Matsushita, Industrial japonés, fundador de Panasonic (1894)
Lars Onsager, Químico estadounidense nacido en Noruega, Premio Nobel (1903)
Lyon Sprague de Camp, Escritor americano (1907)
Alexander Dubček, Político eslovaco (1921)
John Maddox, Escritor científico inglés (1925)
Marshall Thompson, Actor americano (1925)
Clément Michu, Actor francés (1936)
Bruce Lee, Artista marcial chino estadounidense (1940)
Aimé Jacquet, Entrenador francés de fútbol (1941)
Jimi Hendrix, Músico estadounidense (1942)
Barbara Anderson, Actriz americana (1945)
James Avery, Actor americano (1948)
Philippe Delerm, Escritor francés (1950)
Kathryn Bigelow, Directora de cine estadounidense (1951)
Caroline Kennedy, Escritora americana (1957)
Yulia Tymoshenko, Política ucraniana (1960)
Mike Bordin, Músico estadounidense (Faith No More) (1962)
Robin Givens, Actriz americana (1964)
Rachida Dati, Política francesa (1965)
Michael Vartan, Actor estadounidense francés (1968)
Kirk Acevedo, Actor americano (1971)
Shane Salerno, Guionista estadounidense (1972)
Hilary Hahn, Violinista estadounidense (1979)

Nos han dejado un 27 Noviembre

Ada Lovelace, Matemática inglesa (1852)
Alexandre Dumas, fils, Escritor francés (1895)
Eugene O'Neill, Dramaturgo estadounidense (1953)
Léon Mba, Primero presidente de Gabón (1967)
Harvey Milk, Político estadounidense (1978)
André Hunebelle, Director de cine francés (1985)
John Carradine, Actor americano (1988)
Alain Peyrefitte, Político francés (1999)
V. P. Singh, Político indio (2008)
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