Summary of the Day ✨ 27 November (27/11)
Violent incidents erupted globally as Syrian rebels launched a ground offensive, Iran’s top nuclear scientist was assassinated, and a Colorado Springs shooter killed two civilians and injured six before surrendering. Meanwhile, the mysterious Utah monolith was removed by recreationists while a bomb on Russia’s Nevsky Express train killed 28 people and injured 96 others.
Historical Events 📜
- 2024: Syrian rebel groups led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria.
- 2020: Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, is assassinated near Tehran.
- 2020: Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.
- 2015: An active shooter inside a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shoots at least four police officers. One officer later dies. Two civilians are also killed, and six injured. The shooter later surrendered.
- 2009: Nevsky Express bombing: A bomb explodes on the Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, derailing it and causing 28 deaths and 96 injuries.
- 2008: XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board.
- 2006: The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
- 2004: Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- 2004: Blackwater 61 crash: A CASA C-212 Aviocar crashes into the Koh-i-Baba mountain range in Afghanistan, killing six.
- 2001: A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
- 1999: The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand’s history.
- 1997: Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
- 1992: For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.
- 1989: Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack.
- 1985: Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-61-B, with Rodolfo Neri Vela becoming the first Mexican astronaut.
Famous Births 👶
- 2003: Adéla Jergová, Slovak singer-songwriter
- 2001: Zoe Colletti, American actress
- 1996: Mike Williams, Dutch DJ and record producer
- 1995: Suliasi Vunivalu, Fijian rugby league player
- 1993: Aubrey Peeples, American actress and singer
- 1992: Ala Boratyn, Polish singer-songwriter
- 1992: Chanyeol, South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and model
- 1992: Bradley Zimmer, American baseball player
- 1990: Josh Dubovie, English singer
- 1989: Michael Floyd, American football player
- 1989: Freddie Sears, English footballer
- 1987: Luigi Datome, Italian basketball player
- 1987: Lashana Lynch, English actress
- 1986: Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer
- 1986: Steven Silva, American-Filipino footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Mary McGee, American motorcycle racer (born 1936)
- 2021: Apetor, Norwegian YouTuber (born 1964)
- 2020: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian nuclear scientist (born 1958)
- 2016: Ioannis Grivas, Greek statesman (born 1923)
- 2015: Mark Behr, Tanzanian-South African author and academic (born 1963)
- 2015: Maurice Strong, Canadian businessman and diplomat (born 1929)
- 2015: Garrett Swasey, American figure skater and coach (born 1971)
- 2015: Philippe Washer, Belgian tennis player and golfer (born 1924)
- 2014: Wanda Błeńska, Polish physician and missionary (born 1911)
- 2014: Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (born 1988)
- 2014: P. D. James, English author (born 1920)
- 2014: Jack Kyle, Irish rugby player and humanitarian (born 1926)
- 2014: Fernance B. Perry, Portuguese-American businessman and philanthropist (born 1922)
- 2013: Lewis Collins, English-American actor (born 1946)
- 2013: Herbert F. DeSimone, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Rhode Island (born 1929)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- 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 - Christian feast day:
James Intercisus - Christian feast day:
Leonard of Port Maurice - Christian feast day:
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Roman Catholic) - Christian feast day:
Secundinus - Christian feast day:
Siffredus of Carpentras - Christian feast day:
Vergilius of Salzburg - Christian feast day:
Clovis I - Christian feast day:
November 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Lancashire Day (United Kingdom)