Birthdays in History on November 27

Anders Celsius

1701 Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer (proposed the Celsius temperature scale), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1744)

1710 Robert Lowth, British bishop (d. 1787)

Robert R. Livingston

1746 Robert R. Livingston, US Founding Father who delivered oath of office to George Washington, born in NYC, New York (d. 1813)

1746 Increase Sumner, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)
1756 Paul van Hemert, Dutch theologist/philosopher (Kant)

1775 Joachim G le Sage ten Broek, Dutch notary/catholic foreman/publicist
1778 John Murray, publisher
1779 Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (d. 1865)
1787 Jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland
1808 Hugh Weedon Mercer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1877)
1833 Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)
1840 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15]
1843 William Cornelius Van Horne, American railway executive (Canadian Pacific Railway), born in Frankfort, Illinois (d. 1899)
1843 Elizabeth Stride, victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
1854 Aloys L earl von Aehrenthal, Austrian minister of Foreign affairs
1857 Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (Neurophysiology), born in London, England (d. 1952)
1865 Jose Asunción Silva, Colombian poet (Nocturno III)
1870 Juho Kusti Paasikivi, president Finland
1871 Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist (d. 1950)
1874 Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (1st President)
1874 Charles A Beard, American historian (American Continentalism)
1875 Wladyslaw Orkan, [Szmaciarz-Smreczynsky], Pol author (Nowele Zebrane)
1878 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d. 1948).
1886 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japans/French painter
1891 Pedro Salinas, Spanish writer (Generation of 1927), born in Madrid (d. 1951)
1894 Forrest Shaklee, founder (Shaklee Products)
1894 Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971)
1894 Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (d. 1989)
1896 Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian author (Il giorno del giudizio)
1897 Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969)

1898 Fredric Warburg, publisher and author (d. 1981)
1907 L[yon] Sprague de Camp, American sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei)
1909 Donald John Urquhart, librarian
1909 James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family)
1909 Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (d. 1967)
1911 Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist
1912 David Merrick, [Margulois], Broadway producer (Hello Dolly), born in Hong Kong
1912 Howard de Walden, English landowner/multi-millionaire
1913 Frances Swem Anderson, technologist (nuclear medicine)
1914 Evangeline Bruce, hostess
1917 Tiny Rowland, [Roland Fuhrop], German/British owner (Observer)
1920 Elaine Greene, literary Agent
1920 John Richard Ravensdale, historian
1920 Max Tripels, Ditch politician, lawyer, and director
1921 Alexander Dubček, Uhrovec, headed Czech Communist Party (1968-69)
1921 Ole Sarvig, Danish writer/critic (Limbo, Glem Ikke)
1923 Robert A Young, (Rep-D-MO, 1977-86)
1924 Theresa R van der Pant, sculptor
1925 John Maddox, British science writer and editor
1926 Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author
1927 William Simon, US sect of Treasury
1929 Billy Nair, South African union/SACP leader (20 yrs in Robbeneiland Prison)
1930 James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut
1930 Vladimir Emel Yanovich Lev Alekseevich Samsonov Maksimov, educator
1930 Joe DeNardo, American Meteorologist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1932 Benigno Aquino Jr, Philippine opposition leader; assassinated
1934 Lawrence Martin Jenco, priest
1937 Gail Sheehy, American author (Hustling), born in Mamaroneck, New York
1943 Nicole Brossard, French Canadian poet
1944 Martin Corbett, English gay rights activist (Gay Liberation Front, OutRage!), born in London (d. 1996)
1944 Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-TX, 1979- )
1945 Alain de Cadenet, SPEED Channel personality
1946 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, 2nd President of Djibouti (1999-present), born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
1952 James D Wetherbee, Lt Cmdr USN/astr (STS 32, 52, 63, 86), born in Flushing, New York
1952 Sheila Copps, Canadian politician
1953 Stephen "Steve" Bannon, American advisor to Trump, chair of Breitbart News, born in Norfolk, Virginia
1957 Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, attorney, JFK & Jackie's daughter
1957 Terri R Adams, educator (teacher in space)
1957 Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer
1960 Kevin Henkes, American children's book writer/illustrator
1960 Tim Pawlenty, American politician
1960 Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian prime minister
1964 Robin Simone Givens, [Mrs Mike Tyson] (Darlene-Head of the Class), born in NYC, New York
1966 Edward Hall, British theatre director of Hampstead Theatre (Rose Rage), born in England
1967 Shawn Watson, American librarian
1971 Eric Menendez, NY, accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers)
1973 Jon Runyan, tackle (Tennessee Oilers)
1994 Shrek the sheep, New Zealand sheep that held world record for biggest shorn fleece, born at Bendigo Station, Otago (d. 2011)