Historical Events in November 1927

  • Nov 3 22.3 cm rainfall at Somerset, Vermont (state record)
  • Nov 3 Rodgers & Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee" premieres in NYC
  • Nov 3 Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley, Vermont

Sport awardGolf Major

Nov 5 PGA Championship, Cedar Crest CC: Walter Hagan beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to win his 4th straight PGA title

Golfer Walter Hagen
Golfer
Walter Hagen
  • Nov 9 Pastor of Have begins blessing of motorcars and motors
  • Nov 12 Notre Dame's Fighting Irish changes blue jerseys for green

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Nov 12 Leon Trotsky expelled from Soviet Communist Party, paving way for Joseph Stalin

Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky
Russian Revolutionary
Leon Trotsky
Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin
Soviet General Secretary
Joseph Stalin
  • Nov 13 New York - New Jersey Holland Tunnel, 1st twin-tube underwater auto tunnel, opens
  • Nov 14 World's largest gas tank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, explodes; 28 die
  • Nov 17 Tornado hits Washington, D.C.
  • Nov 22 1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner, Wisconsin)
  • Nov 22 George Gershwin's "Funny Face" premieres in NYC
  • Nov 22 Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St NYC
  • Nov 22 Belgian government of Henri Jaspar falls
  • Nov 26 15th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Hamilton Tigers, 9-6
  • Nov 28 J McHugh & D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels" premieres in NYC