What happened in history on this day: November 27?
On November 27 in ...
- 1980 - The 200th episode of US TV show The Waltons airs.
- 1980 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Bosom Buddies, with Tom Hanks.
- 1985 - United Artists releases the film Rocky IV to theaters.
- 1996 - Buena Vista releases the live-action film 101 Dalmatians to theaters.
- 2013 - Buena Vista releases the film Frozen to theaters.
Births on November 27
- 1903 - Birth of Mona Washbourne; actress (Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver's Seat).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Emil Schmidt AKA Buffalo Bob Smith in Buffalo, New York, USA; TV host (Howdy Doody).
- 1918 - Birth of Stephen Elliott in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Chicago Hope, Trial and Error, Saint Elsewhere, Falcon Crest, Executive Suite, Beacon Hill, A World Apart, As The World Turns).
- 1924 - Birth of Jack Kane in England; bandleader/arranger, musical director (On Stage, The Jackie Rae Show, Summertime '57, Music Makers '58, Music Makers '59, Music '60 Presents the Jack Kane Hour).
- 1925 - Birth of Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois, USA; actor (Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari).
- 1925 - Birth of Michael Tolan in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Nurses, Senator, Murder She Wrote, Bold Ones: The Senator, Adams Chronicles).
- 1940 - Birth of Bruce Lee in San Francisco, California, USA; karate star/actor (Green Hornet).
- 1945 - Birth of Barbara Anderson in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Eve - Ironside, Mission Impossible).
- 1948 - Birth of James Avery; actor (Fresh Prince of Bel Aire, The Closer, The Division).
- 1951 - Birth of Jayne Kennedy in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body and Soul).
- 1953 - Birth of Curtis Armstong; actor (Boston Legal, One on One, The Chronicle, Moonlighting).
- 1954 - Birth of Patricia McPherson in Oak Harbor, Washington, USA; actress (Bonnie - Knight Rider).
- 1956 - Birth of William Fichtner; actor (Prison Break, Invasion, Grace Under Fire, As the World Turns).
- 1963 - Birth of Fisher Stevens in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (My Science Project, Short Circuit, Early Edition, Key West, Ryan's Hope).
- 1964 - Birth of Robin Simone Givens in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Darlene - Head of the Class, Forgive or Forget).
- 1968 - Birth of Michael Vartan; actor (Alias).
- 1976 - Birth of Jaleel White in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Steve Urkel - Family Matters).
- 1985 - Birth of Alison Pill in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Book of Daniel, What Katy Did).
Deaths on November 27
- 1965 - Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at age 64.
- 1986 - Death of Steve Tracy from AIDS at age 61; actor (Percy Dalton - Little House on the Praire TV show).
- 1988 - Death of John Carradine at age 82 of kidney failure; actor (Dracula, King David, Kung Fu TV show).
- 2019 - Death of Sir Jonathan Miller at age 85; British director ("Alice in Wonderland" TV show (1966), "Rigoletto" play (1982), "La Donne è Mobile" play (1982), "Così fan Tutte" play (1995), "St Matthew Passion" play, "The Drinking Party" play, "Beyond the Fringe" play (1960)).
- 2021 - Death of Eddie Mekka at age 69 in Newhall, California, USA; actor (Carmine Raqusa - Laverne & Shirley TV show).
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