Historical Events
- 36th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-7 in Birmingham
- Soviet Mars 2 becomes 1st spacecraft to crash land on Mars
- Two Customs officials are shot by an Irish Republican Army sniper firing upon a British Army patrol investigating a bomb attack on a Customs Post near Newry, County Armagh
Famous Birthdays
- Eric Menendez, American accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers), born in NYC
- Kirk Acevedo, American actor (Oz, The Thin Red Line), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Larry Allen, American Pro Football HOF guard/tackle (Super Bowl 1995 Dallas Cowboys; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; SF 49ers), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nick Van Exel, American NBA guard (LA Lakers), born in Kenosha, Winconsin
- Sarah Kate Ellis, American journalist and human rights activist (head of GLAAD), born in New York City
Famous Weddings
Willie Mays
MLB center fielder Willie Mays (40) weds Mae Louise Allen in Mexico City
Famous Deaths
- Jekabs Medinš, Latvian composer, dies at 86
- Joe Guyon, American NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc), dies at 79
- Korneel Goossens, Flemish literary figure and art historian, dies at 70
About November 27, 1971
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 51 years and 10 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
#1 Song: Coz I Luv You - Slade
