November 27 in History

Pope Urban II presides over the Council of Clermont and calls the First Crusade into being to free the Holy Places at Jerusalem

Preaches for the First Crusade at Clermont to free the Holy Places at Jerusalem. Pope Urban II presides over the Council of Clermont and calls the First Crusade into being to free the Holy Places at Jerusalem

Urbans call to arms to recapture the holy land begins the 1st Crusade

The Teutonic Knights & Swordbrothers unite

Opens Parliament to rally England against the threat of the French & the Scots

Chosen king after Frederick fails to secure the German crown.

The Peasant revolt is ruthlessly suppressed by French knights at the Battle of Rosbecque, conditions for the peasantry worsen

Charles VI's army defeats the Flemish rebels at Roosebeke and breaks the power of Philip van Artevelde.

Organizes the palace response that saves the Jiajing Emperor and orders action against women implicated in the assassination attempt.

Survives an attempt by palace women to strangle him with a silk cord during the Renyin Palace Plot.

Pole presents his legatine authority before Mary’s parliament.

Charles I appoints Nicholas as Secretary of State.

The Venetians surrender the city of Candia to the Turks

The Venetians surrender the city of Candia to the Turks

Proposes that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocity greater than light.

Publishes a paper proposing that sufficiently massive stars could have escape velocities exceeding the speed of light, an important precursor to the black hole concept.

Louis XVI confronted the Assembly's decree requiring clergy to swear loyalty to the constitutional church settlement.

Crosses the Beresina but only 25,000 of his Grande Armee remain

Grants the Kingdom of Poland a constitution providing a parliament and limited civil guarantees.

Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms

Schwarzenburg & Manteuffel meet to discuss peace terms

Purchases 40% Suez canal Company shares from the Khedive with a 4 million pounds Rothschild bank loan

Completes the purchase of Egypt's Suez Canal Company shares for £4,000,000 with Rothschild financing.

Purchases 40% Suez canal Company shares from the Khedive with a 4 million pound Rothschild bank loan

Enters Pirot after Bulgarian troops break the Serbian defense.

Withdraws after Bulgarian forces capture Pirot.

Assumes leading authority after Khrustalev-Nosar's arrest.

Churchill defends the Navy's discipline, power and efficiency during a Commons debate.

Rommel marries Lucie Mollin

The German high command agrees to armistice negotiations to begin on 2 Dec

Bolsheviks decree the creation of Workers Committee's at placres of work

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

In all enterprises of "state importance" all matters should be deferred to the state. Bolsheviks decree the creation of Workers Committee's at placres of work

His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

Issues a decree establishing Workers Committee's in enterprises with 5 or more workers

Concludes a peace Treaty with the Allies

The Reichstag approves the Locarno treaties, allowing the German government to proceed toward ratification.

Delivers In Defense of October in Copenhagen, presenting a public defense and historical interpretation of the Russian Revolution.

Military commanders remove Salamanca while he visits the Chaco front.

The surrender of Gondar ends the principal organized Italian military resistance in East Africa.

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Has the task of supporting Paulus, given 1 Luftwaffe, 4 panzer & 6 infantry divisions

Deane joins the American military delegation bringing recent knowledge of Soviet strategic priorities from Moscow.

Churchill arrives in Tehran with the British delegation for the first wartime meeting of the three principal Allied leaders.

Stalin arrives in Tehran with the Soviet delegation before the conference formally opens on 28 November.

Clark Kerr joins Harriman and Molotov in preparatory talks about conference security and arrangements.

Harriman reaches Tehran with Roosevelt's party and prepares for discussions with Soviet and British representatives.

Hopkins accompanies Roosevelt to Tehran and participates in political and strategic discussions during the summit.

Molotov discusses security and Roosevelt's accommodation with Harriman and Clark Kerr before the formal conference begins.

Leahy accompanies Roosevelt to Tehran as the President's senior military adviser.

Roosevelt lands at Gale Morghe airfield and proceeds to the American Legation under tight security.

Roosevelt flies from Cairo to Tehran to meet Churchill and Stalin for the first Big Three summit.

Molotov participates in late-night preparatory discussions before the formal Tehran sessions open the following day.

Warns Roosevelt that Black Sea ports may be unsuitable for a major conference during winter.

Appointed President of the Government Junta of Venezuela after the assassination of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud

The armistice negotiations reach an agreement over the "demarcation line"

Demands that Western powers end their occupation rights in West Berlin and proposes transforming it into a free city.

Challenges Western NATO powers over their occupation rights and military presence in Berlin.

Lumumba leaves confinement and attempts to reach supporters in Stanleyville.

Promulgates Chile's first modern agrarian reform law.

Addresses a joint session of Congress and asks lawmakers to carry forward John F. Kennedy’s legislative programme.

Johnson urged Congress to honor Kennedy's memory by securing the earliest possible passage of the civil rights bill Kennedy had championed.

Johnson told Congress that the government must overcome uncertainty and delay after Kennedy's death and demonstrate its capacity for decisive action.

Johnson pledged that the United States would maintain its international commitments and continue seeking peace while preserving national strength.

Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress five days after Kennedy's assassination and asked legislators and the nation for their help.

Johnson told Congress that Kennedy's ideas and ideals should be translated into effective action rather than halted by the assassination.

Johnson used the phrase "let us continue" to frame his commitment to carry forward the national program begun under President Kennedy.

Johnson appealed for national unity after the assassination and said Americans could derive strength rather than weakness from their differences.

Johnson urged Americans to reject political fanaticism, bitterness, bigotry, hatred, and violence in the aftermath of Kennedy's assassination.

Johnson called for early passage of Kennedy's pending tax bill, arguing that continuing the measure would advance the late President's economic program.

De Gaulle again opposed British membership, delaying enlargement of the European Communities.

Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in the USA

Releases All Things Must Pass

The Kinks release Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround.

Mars 2 reaches Mars and its lander becomes the first human-made object to impact the planet.

Appointed Secretary for Agriculture of the CPSU Central Committee at its plenum

Supports stronger European political cooperation during the London European Council.

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term

The Agreement is approved in Parliament by 473 votes to 47

Heseltine & Hurd stand down from the party leadership contest. 2nd round leadership ballot, Major wins 185 votes, Heseltine 131 & Hurd 56

A general two-hour strike of the population

A general two-hour strike of the population

In the second leadership ballot Major receives 185 votes, Heseltine 131 and Hurd 56; Heseltine and Hurd then withdraw.

In the second leadership ballot John Major receives 185 votes, Michael Heseltine 131 and Douglas Hurd 56; Heseltine and Hurd subsequently withdraw.

Wins the Party leadership election, Major 185 votes, Heseltine 131 & Hurd 56

Receives 185 votes in the second ballot; after Heseltine and Hurd withdraw, Major becomes Conservative Party leader.

Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term

During the Schengen process, Dumas welcomes Italy into the Schengen arrangements as the original group begins to expand. France supports mobility alongside common visa and security arrangements.

During the Schengen process, Eyskens welcomes Italy's entry into the Schengen arrangements at Paris. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.

During the Schengen process, Genscher backs Italy's Paris accession to the Schengen Convention. Germany supports freer travel alongside common security and visa rules.

Kohl helps lead Germany as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. Bonn also backs intensive police cooperation between participating states.

Lubbers helps lead Netherlands as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. The Hague also supports common visa rules and effective external controls.

Martens helps lead Belgium as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.

Rocard helps lead France as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. Paris also emphasises effective controls at the Schengen area's external frontier.

During the Schengen process, van den Broek welcomes Italy's accession as Schengen begins expanding beyond the original five. The Netherlands links free movement with practical law-enforcement cooperation.

Answers a parliamentary question concerning the Local Government Commission.

A second military rebellion attempted to remove President Carlos Andres Perez but failed.

Wins the presidential election and prepares to return for a 2nd term

The Government of Wales Bill is introduced to the House of Commons

Perform benefit shows at the Royal Albert Hall.

Chairs the third session of the UNMOVIC College.

Commissioners assess preparations while Iraq remains closed to inspections.

The Nyrup Rasmussen Premiership ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.

Hubble detects sodium in the atmosphere of HD 209458b, providing the first direct atmospheric measurement of an exoplanet.

UNMOVIC inspections resume in Iraq after nearly four years.

Blix directs the renewed chemical, biological and missile verification effort.

Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated amid enrichment tensions.

Anders Celsius is born into an academic family in Uppsala.

Birth of Maximilian von Prittwitz

Birth of Alexander Dubcek

Birth of Laurent-Desire Kabila

Birth of Jimi Hendrix

Death of Alexander Dumas

Death of John Carradine

Death of Ernie Wise

Death of Malcolm Bradbury

Death of Irvin Kershner

The Teutonic Knights & Swordbrothers unite. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Lombard Guelfs in Italy

The Peasant revolt is ruthlessly suppressed by French knights at the Battle of Rosbecque, conditions for the peasantry worsen

The French bombard Vera Cruz using new explosive shells forcing the Mexicans to pay reparations

Recrowns Henry II