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Nov 27 1588

Valerius Andreas [Walter Driessens] Flemish historian

Nov 27 1595

Alessandro Algardi Italian sculptorarchitect

Nov 27 1627

Louise Henriette [Mlle dOrange] daughter of Frederick Henry

Nov 27 1630

Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (d. 1665)

Nov 27 1635

Franoise dAubign marquise de Maintenon wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)

Nov 27 1668

Henri F dAguesseau chancellor of France (1717..50)

Nov 27 1746

Increase Sumner 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)

Nov 27 1750

Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz composer

Nov 27 1756

Paul van Hemert Dutch theologistphilosopher (Kant)

Nov 27 1775

Joachim G le Sage ten Broek Dutch notarycatholic foremanpublicist

Nov 27 1779

Aim duc de Clermont-Tonnerre French general (d. 1865)

Nov 27 1787

Jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern governor of Gelderland

Nov 27 1804

Julius Benedict opera composer (Protoghesi) born in Stuttgart Germany

Nov 27 1808

Hugh Weedon Mercer Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1877)

Nov 27 1809

Frances Anne Fanny Kemble British Shakespearian actress (Juliet) and author born in London England (d. 1893)

Nov 27 1840

Aleksei N Apuchtin Russian poetfriend of Tsjaikovski [OS1115]

Nov 27 1843

William Cornelius Van Horne American railway executive (Canadian Pacific Railway) born in Frankfort Illinois (d. 1899)

Nov 27 1843

Elizabeth Stride victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)

Nov 27 1854

Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal Austrian minister of Foreign affairs

Nov 27 1857

Charles Scott Sherrington British physiologist Nobel laureate (Neurophysiology) born in London England (d. 1952)

Nov 27 1865

Jose Asuncin Silva Colombian poet (Nocturno III)

Nov 27 1874

Chaim Weizmann Israeli statesman (1st President)

Nov 27 1874

Charles A Beard American historian (American Continentalism)

Nov 27 1875

Wladyslaw Orkan [Szmaciarz-Smreczynsky] Pol author (Nowele Zebrane)

Nov 27 1878

Jatindramohan Bagchi Indian (Bengali) poet (d. 1948).

Nov 27 1891

Pedro Salinas Spanish writer (Generation of 1927) born in Madrid (d. 1951)

Nov 27 1894

Amphilochius of Pochayiv Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971)

Nov 27 1894

Konosuke Matsushita Japanese industrialist (d. 1989)

Nov 27 1896

Giovanni B Angioletti Italian author (Il giorno del giudizio)

Nov 27 1898

Fredric Warburg publisher and author (d. 1981)

Nov 27 1900

Leon Barzin conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58) born in Brussels Belgium

Nov 27 1900

Robert Blum Swiss composer born in Zurich (d. 1994)

Nov 27 1901

Ted Husing American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights) born in NYC New York

Nov 27 1237 Battle of Cortenuova Holy Roman Emperor Frederik II defeated the Second Lombardian League

Nov 27 1295 English King Edward I calls what later became known as The Model Parliament extending the authorities of its representatives

Nov 27 1382 Battle of WestrozebekeRoosebeke. French army defeats the Flemish army. Flemish leader Philip Van Artevelde killed and corpse displayed

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