Daily Calendar for Sunday, November 27, 2022
Born
- Anders Celsius (astronomer) –
- James Agee (writer) –
- Buffalo Bob Smith (entertainer, Howdy Doody host) –
- Bruce Lee (martial artist & actor) –
- Jimi Hendrix (musician) –
- Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (daughter of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy) –
- Fisher Stevens (actor) –
- Michael Vartan (actor) –
Died
- Alexandre Dumas fils (author) –
- Baby Face Nelson (gangster) –
- Eugene O'Neil (playwright) –
- Lotte Lenya (actress) –
Events
- Shakespeare got a license to marry Anne Hathaway–
- The American Statistical Association founded in Boston–
- Spectacular Andromedid meteor storm, 13,000 per hour–
- Penn. Station opened in New York City–
- C.A.R.E. founded–
- Basketball player Wilt Chamberlain scored 18 baskets in a row–
- In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated by former supervisor Dan White–
- Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 2.0 was released, starting the first browser war (with Netscape’s Navigator)–
Weather
- The Portland Storm brought 27 inches of snow to New London, Connecticut–
- 0.5” snow began falling in northern Florida–
- Tallahassee, Florida, experienced freezing temperatures, with a low of 20 degrees F–
- A blizzard with lightning struck parts of South Dakota–
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