Birthdays in History on November 27

Anders Celsius (1701-1744)

Swedish astronomer (proposed the Celsius temperature scale), born in Uppsala, Sweden

1710 Robert Lowth, British Bishop of the Church of England and grammarian (A Short Introduction to English Grammar), born in Winchester, England (d. 1787)
1746 Increase Sumner, American politician (5th Governor of Massachusetts), born in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1799)

Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813)

US Founding Father who delivered the oath of office to George Washington, born in NYC, New York

1756 Paul van Hemert, Dutch theologist and philosopher (Kant) (d. 1825)
1775 Joachim le Sage ten Broek, Dutch notary and publicist, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1847)
1778 John Murray II, Scottish publisher (publisher Lord Byron) (d. 1843)
1779 Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and statesman, born in Paris (d. 1865)
1787 Jacob van Rechteren van Appeltern, Dutch politician (advocated for elections as one of "Nine Men"), born in Appeltern, Netherlands (d. 1845)
1808 Hugh W. Mercer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia (d. 1877)
1833 Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, granddaughter of George III, grandmother of Edward VIII and George VI and great-grandmother of Elizabeth II, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1897)
1840 Aleksey Apukhtin, Russian poet and friend of Tsjaikovski, born in Bolkhov, Russian Empire (d. 1893) [OS=11/15]
1843 Elizabeth Stride "Long Liz", English victim of Jack the Ripper, born in Torslanda, Sweden (d. 1888)
1843 William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian railway executive (Canadian Pacific Railway), born in Frankfort, Illinois (d. 1915)
1854 Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal, Austrian diplomat (Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary 1906-12), born in Groß Skal, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1912)
1857 Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist (Nobel 1932-functions of neurons), born in London (d. 1952)
1865 Jose Asunción Silva, Colombian poet (Nocturno III), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1896)
1870 Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish politician (7th President of Finland 1946-56), born in Tampere, Finland (d. 1956)
1871 Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and electrical engineer (Giorgi system of measurement), born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1950)

Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952)

Israeli statesman and Zionist leader (1st President of Israel 1949-52), born in Motal, Russian Empire

1874 Charles A. Beard, American historian (American Continentalism), born in Knightstown, Indiana (d. 1948)
1875 Władysław Orkan [Franciszek Ksawery Smaciarz], Polish author (Nowele Zebrane), born in Poręba Wielka, Austria-Hungary (d. 1930)
1878 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet, born in Jamsherpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1948).
1886 Tsugouharu Foujita, Japanese-French painter and printmaker, born in Tokyo (d. 1968)
1891 Pedro Salinas, Spanish writer (Generation of 1927), born in Madrid (d. 1951)
1894 Amphilochius of Pochayiv [Yakov Varnavovich Golovatyuk], Ukrainian Orthodox Christian saint, born in Mala Ilovytsya, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine (d. 1971)
1894 Forrest C. Shaklee, American chiropractor and founder (Shaklee Products), born in Carlisle, Iowa (d. 1985)
1894 Kōnosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (founded Panasonic), born in Wakayama, Empire of Japan (d. 1989)
1896 Giovanni Battista Angioletti, Italian author (Il giorno del giudizio), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1961)
1897 Vito Genovese, Italian-American crime syndicate boss, born in Risigliano, Tufino, Italy (d. 1969)
1898 Fredric Warburg, British publisher (Animal Farm) and author, born in Paddington, London (d. 1981)
1907 L. Sprague de Camp, American sci-fi author (Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
1909 Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (decidability of various algebraic groups), born in Moscow (d. 1967)
1909 Donald John Urquhart, English librarian, born in Whitley Bay, England (d. 1994)
1909 James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 1955)
1911 David Merrick, American theatrical producer (Hello Dolly), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2000)
1911 Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist of the Philippines, born in Manila, Philippine Islands (d. 2011)
1913 Frances Swem Anderson, American technologist (nuclear medicine), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2019)
1914 Evangeline Bruce, American society hostess and writer, born in England (d. 1995)
1917 Tiny Rowland [Roland Fuhrop], German-British businessman and corporate raider (Observer, tried to take over Harrods), born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1998)
1920 Elaine Greene, literary Agent
1920 John Richard Ravensdale, historian
1920 Max Tripels, Dutch politician, lawyer, and director, born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1993)

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992)

Slovak politician who headed the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and was deposed after the Soviet invasion, born in Uhrovec, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)

1921 Ole Sarvig, Danish writer and critic (Limbo, Glem Ikke), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1981)
1923 Robert A. Young, American politician (Rep-D-MO, 1977-87), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
1924 Theresia van der Pant, Dutch sculptor, born in Schiedam. Netherlands (d. 2013)
1925 John Maddox, British science writer and editor (Nature), born in Penllergaer, Wales (d. 2009)
1926 Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet, French alpine skier (World C'ship gold Giant Slalom 1954), born in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France (d. 2022)
1927 William E. Simon, American businessman, US Secretary of Treasury under Nixon, born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2000)
1929 Billy Nair, South African union/SACP leader (20 yrs in Robbeneiland Prison)
1930 James M. Taylor, American USAF/astronaut, born in Stamps, Arkansas (d. 1970)
1930 Joe DeNardo, American Meteorologist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1930 Vladimir Maksimov, Russian writer and dissident, born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1995)
1932 Benigno Aquino Jr, Philippine opposition leader who was assassinated, born in Concepcion, Philippines (d. 1983)
1934 Lawrence Jenco, American Roman Catholic priest held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon, born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 1996)
1937 Gail Sheehy, American author (Hustling), born in Mamaroneck, New York
1943 Nicole Brossard, French Canadian poet, born in Montreal, Quebec
1944 Martin Corbett, English gay rights activist (Gay Liberation Front, OutRage!), born in London (d. 1996)
1944 Mickey Leland, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1979-89), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1989)
1946 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, 2nd President of Djibouti (1999-present), born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
1952 James D. Wetherbee, American Naval officer and astronaut (STS 32, 52, 63, 86), born in Flushing, New York
1952 Sheila Copps, Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1993-97), born in Hamilton, Ontario
1953 Stephen "Steve" Bannon, American advisor to Trump, chair of Breitbart News, born in Norfolk, Virginia
1957 Caroline Kennedy. American attorney and diplomat ,daughter of JFK & Jackie Kennedy, born in New York City
1957 Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer (Hacksaw Ridge), born in Long Island, New York
1957 Terri R Adams, educator (teacher in space)
1960 Kevin Henkes, American children's book writer/illustrator (Caldecott Medal), born in Racine, Wisconsin
1960 Tim Pawlenty, American politician, Governor of Minnesota (2003-11), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1960 Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian politician and co-leader of the Orange Revolution, Prime Minister (2005, 2007-10), born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
1966 Edward Hall, British theatre director of Hampstead Theatre (Rose Rage), born in England
1971 Eric Menendez, American accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers), born in NYC
1994 Shrek the sheep, New Zealand sheep that held world record for biggest shorn fleece, born at Bendigo Station, Otago (d. 2011)