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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.

Citazione del giorno : 27 Novembre

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Xiaozong, Imperatore di Cina (1127)
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Seconda moglie di Luigi XIV (1635)
Anders Celsius, Astronomo svedese (1701)
Robert R. Livingston, Primo segretario degli Stati Uniti agli affari esteri (1746)
Charles Scott Sherrington, Neurofisiologo inglese, Premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1857)
Chaim Weizmann, Primo presidente di Israele (1874)
Konosuke Matsushita, Industriale giapponese, fondatore di Panasonic (1894)
Lars Onsager, Chimico statunitense novegese, Premio Nobel (1903)
Lyon Sprague de Camp, Scrittore americano (1907)
Alexander Dubček, Uomo politico slovacco (1921)
John Maddox, Scrittore scientifico inglese (1925)
Marshall Thompson, Attore americano (1925)
Clément Michu, Attore francese (1936)
Bruce Lee, Artista marziale cinese americano (1940)
Aimé Jacquet, Allenatore di calcio francese (1941)
Jimi Hendrix, Musicista americano (1942)
Barbara Anderson, Attrice americana (1945)
James Avery, Attore americano (1948)
Philippe Delerm, Scrittore francese (1950)
Kathryn Bigelow, Regista americana (1951)
Caroline Kennedy, Scrittrice americana (1957)
Yulia Tymoshenko, Politica ucraina (1960)
Mike Bordin, Musicista americano (Faith No More) (1962)
Robin Givens, Attrice americana (1964)
Rachida Dati, Politica francese (1965)
Michael Vartan, Attore americano francese (1968)
Kirk Acevedo, Attore americano (1971)
Shane Salerno, Sceneggiatore americano (1972)
Hilary Hahn, Violinista americana (1979)

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Ada Lovelace, Matematica inglese (1852)
Alexandre Dumas, fils, Scrittore francese (1895)
Eugene O'Neill, Drammaturgo americano (1953)
Léon Mba, Primo presidente del Gabon (1967)
Harvey Milk, Uomo politico americano (1978)
André Hunebelle, Regista francese (1985)
John Carradine, Attore americano (1988)
Alain Peyrefitte, Uomo politico francese (1999)
V. P. Singh, Uomo politico indiano (2008)
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