What happened on November 27

57 documented historical events happened on November 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: A Song dynasty fleet defeated Jin ships in a naval engagement on the Yangtze river during the Jin–Song Wars. On the same day, in another year: The great storm of 1703, one of the most severe storms to strike southern Great Britain, destroyed the first Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 27, including Ninoy Aquino, Jacques Godbout, Gordon S. Wood. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

118 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 27, including Horace, Galla Placidia, Clovis I. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

18 observances are celebrated on November 27 around the world: Christian feast day: Acarius of Tournai, Christian feast day: Barlaam and Josaphat, Christian feast day: Bilihildis of Altmünster, Christian feast day: Congar of Congresbury, Christian feast day: Facundus and Primitivus, Christian feast day: Humilis of Bisignano. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.