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For Those With Birthdays 27th November or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1910, 1924, 1925, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1944, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009, Born This Day,
Japan
1944 World War II Tokyo Bombing

27th November, 1944 : Once again Tokyo had been hit with B-29 bombers. Enemy camps in Thailand also had been hit as well. Numerous Japanese vessels such as a heavy cruiser, planes, and other ships were destroyed.



U.S.
1924 U.S.A. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

27th November, 1924 : New York City's Macy's department store held its first Thanksgiving Day parade down a two-mile stretch of Broadway from Central Park West to Herald Square .



U.S.
1910 U.S.A. < Penn Station

27th November, 1910: Penn Station opens in New York .



Turkey
1925 Turkey Disputed Land

27th November, 1925: The Turkish council of ministers refused to be involved in the compulsory arbitration by way of the League of Nations, concerning the Mosul Territory. This is a piece of land that was heavily disputed by Great Britain and Turkey.



U.S.
1934 U.S.A. Baby Face Nelson

27th November, 1934: Baby Face Nelson wanted after shoot out with federal agents in Illinois. Melvin Purvis, head of the Chicago Bureau of the Department of Justice told his men, "Get 'Baby Face' Nelson – dead or alive."



Italy
1935 Italy Sanctions

27th November, 1935 : Concern about Italian oil and coal embargo mounted. It was expected that “forceful resistance” would be carried out if this was the case. The League of Nations was possibly one of the organizations involved in sanctions against Italy at this time. Part of the reason for this undertaking against Italy was to “punish” this nation for invading Ethiopia. Great Britain was appealing to the League of Nations for help regarding this action.



France
1942 World War II French Fleet Scuttled

27th November, 1942 : French Admiral Jean de Laborde scuttles the French fleet anchored in Toulon harbor, off the southern coast of France, in order to keep it out of German hands.



European Union
1953 Europe Unification

27th November, 1953 : The two-week debate regarding the unification of Europe was expected to end. An assembly was planning on voting on issues such as the re-arming of West Germany. It was possible also at this time that it would be agreed upon that President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill would be attending the December 4th conference. The newly-elected Premier Joseph Laniel expected to be there as well.



Somalia
1961 Somalia Flooding

27th November, 1961 : Somalia has suffered wide spread flooding after the two main rivers, the Shabelle and the Juba, broke their banks and merged in a vast flood plain. The Prime Minister of Somalia has requested help as the extent of the disaster is far beyond the resources of the Somali government and people. Britain and the United States are flying in Famine relief and medical teams to fight the malaria, typhoid, dysentery and rheumatic fever for the estimated 300,000 who are already homeless. Most of the local food crops have been destroyed, and roads and airstrips are under water, making the task of moving food and medical supplies almost impossible.



Congo
1964 Congo Church

27th November, 1964 : At least 28 more bodies were found inside a church. Among the bodies found, it was reported that some of the lives lost were those of priests and nuns. (Possibly even most of the bodies found were clergy members or helpers.)



France
1967 France Charles de Gaulle

27th November, 1967 : The French President, Charles de Gaulle, has said he will veto Britain's application to join the Common Market.



U.S.
1973 U.S.A. Gerald R. Ford

27th November, 1973 : The US Senate approved Gerald R. Ford as the nation's 40th vice president, following the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew after pleading guilty to income tax evasion.



UK
1975 United Kingdom Scotland / Wales Self Rule

27th November, 1975: The government of Britain decided to grant partial self-rule to both Scotland and Wales. However, Scotland was not going to allow any action to be used to undermine the unity of Britain. For instance, Scotland would not be awarded huge oil deposits, as that would cause too much disruption.



UK
1975 United Kingdom Guinness Book of Records

27th November, 1975: Guinness Book of Records co-founder and editor Ross McWhirter is shot dead outside his North London home. Police believe it may have been an IRA hit as Mr. McWhirter had offered a reward of £50,000 for information leading to the arrest of IRA bombers.



U.S.
1978 U.S.A. San Francisco Mayor George Moscone

27th November, 1978 : Dan White a former employee murders San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk when he guns them down in City Hall.



Italy
1983 Italy Missile Deployment

27th November, 1983 : Missile shipments arrived in Italy. According to the Italian Defense Ministry, these military weapons were scheduled to be strategically placed very soon. Surprisingly to certain groups, anti-war forces had not yet demonstrated in reaction to this missile deployment.



Spain
1983 Spain Plane Crash

27th November, 1983 : A Boeing 747 jumbo jet traveling from Paris to Madrid crashed today about five miles east of Madrid's Barajas Airport.



UK
1990 UK John Major

27th November, 1990 : John Major is chosen by the Conservative party to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister.



Haiti
1995 Haiti Peace Keeping Mission

27th November, 1995 : The plan was to end the Haiti peace-keeping mission in February. However, President Clinton mentioned that the troops made need to stay in this country for a little while longer. A total of 2,500 of the 6,000 troops stationed in Haiti were from the U.S. It was not officially known at this time when exactly the U.S. forces would come home.



Algeria
1997 Algeria Souhane massacre

27th November, 1997 : The second of three massacres by Armed Islamic Group (GIA ) on the small mountain town of Souhane leaves a further 18 men, 3 women an 4 children dead. The town with just 4,000 inhabitants was attacked in an even worse massacre in August where 64 were killed. The GIA conducted a violent campaign of civilian massacres, sometimes wiping out entire villages in its area of operation in an attempt to overthrow the Algerian government and replace it with an Islamic state. During it's reign of terror the GIA is believed to have been responsible for the murder of between 2,000 and 5,000 innocent civilians.



New Zealand
1999 New Zealand Helen Clark

27th November, 1999 : Helen Clark representing the centre-left New Zealand Labour Party becomes the first elected female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history heading a coalition government of members of Labour and the Alliance party.



U.S.
2002 U.S.A. Money Flow stopped To Terrorists

27th November, 2002 : Per order of President George W. Bush on the day before, the U.S. government was working to stop the money flow to terrorists. This was an action being implemented on a worldwide basis-particularly in Saudi Arabia. Much more work was yet to be done, however.



Canada
2006 Canada Québécois Nation Motion

27th November, 2006 : The Québécois nation motion ( "That this House recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada." ) is approved by the House of Commons in the Parliament of Canada.



Dubai
2009 Dubai Dubai Dept

27th November, 2009 : The country of Dubai requests a debt deferment following its massive renovation and development projects, Due to the economic crisis many of the highly expensive and extravagant projects had failed to find buyers leaving the country deeply in debt. The announcement caused global stock markets to drop

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