Birthdays
1701 - Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. best known for invention of the Celsius temperature scale. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and the following year proposed (an inverted form of) the Centigrade temperature scale which was later renamed Celsius in his honour.
1759 - Franz Krommer, Czech violinist, conductor, composer of classical music. Three years younger than Mozart, his 71-year lifespan began half a year after the death of George Frideric Handel and ended nearly four years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven. Krommer's output was prolific, with at least 300 published compositions in at least 110 opus numbers including at least 9 symphonies, seventy string quartets and many others for winds and strings, about fifteen string quintets and much sonorous, idiomatic and at times powerful music for wind ensemble, for which he is best known today.(Franz Krommer - Clarinet Concerto in E-flat major, Op. 36. Uploaded by KuhlauDilfeng2. Accessed November 27, 2014.)
1880 - Sir Ralph Freeman, English structural engineer, responsible for the design of several of the world's most impressive bridges. He is best remembered for his design work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Birchenough Bridge in the Chipinge area of Zimbabwe. His son, also called Ralph Freeman, was also an engineer, senior partner at Freeman Fox & Partners, and President of the Institution of Civil Engineers; had been responsible for the design of the Humber Suspension Bridge. Sir Freeman's grandson, Ralph Anthony Freeman, was also an engineer who worked on numerous bridges including The RAMA IX Bridge in Bangkok.
1909 - James Rufus Agee, American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, he was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family, won the author a posthumous 1958 Pulitzer Prize.
1932 - Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (Nov 27, 1932 – Aug 21, 1983), Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. He was the husband of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and father of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Shortly after the imposition of martial law, he was arrested in 1972 and incarcerated for seven years. He ran in the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, but lost in the election. In 1980, Aquino was permitted by Marcos to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile. His death revitalized opposition against Marcos, catapulted his widow, Corazon, into the political limelight, and prompted her to successfully run for a six-year term as President of the Philippines. Among other public structures, Manila International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honour, and the anniversary of his death is a national holiday.
1942 - Jimi Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix), American musician, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career spanned only four years but he was widely regarded one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".
1957 - Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, American lawyer, author, the only daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, older sister of John F. Kennedy, Jr. After Obama selected United States Senator Hillary Clinton to serve as Secretary of State, Kennedy expressed interest in being appointed to Clinton's vacant Senate seat from New York, but she later withdrew from consideration, citing "personal reasons." In 2013, President Obama appointed Kennedy as the United States Ambassador to Japan. Aside from co-authoring and editing some New York Times best-selling volumes, Kennedy is author of A Family Christmas, a collection of poems, prose, and personal notes from her family history (2007). In April 2011, a new collection of poetry, She Walks In Beauty – A Woman's Journey Through Poems, edited and introduced by Caroline Kennedy, was published. She launched the book at the John F Kennedy Library & Museum at Columbia Point, Dorchester, MA.
Leftie:
Author and lawyer Caroline Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg
1932 - Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (Nov 27, 1932 – Aug 21, 1983), Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. He was the husband of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and father of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Shortly after the imposition of martial law, he was arrested in 1972 and incarcerated for seven years. He ran in the 1978 Philippine parliamentary election, but lost in the election. In 1980, Aquino was permitted by Marcos to travel to the United States for medical treatment following a heart attack. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport in 1983 upon returning from his self-imposed exile. His death revitalized opposition against Marcos, catapulted his widow, Corazon, into the political limelight, and prompted her to successfully run for a six-year term as President of the Philippines. Among other public structures, Manila International Airport has since been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honour, and the anniversary of his death is a national holiday.
1942 - Jimi Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix), American musician, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career spanned only four years but he was widely regarded one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".
1957 - Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, American lawyer, author, the only daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, older sister of John F. Kennedy, Jr. After Obama selected United States Senator Hillary Clinton to serve as Secretary of State, Kennedy expressed interest in being appointed to Clinton's vacant Senate seat from New York, but she later withdrew from consideration, citing "personal reasons." In 2013, President Obama appointed Kennedy as the United States Ambassador to Japan. Aside from co-authoring and editing some New York Times best-selling volumes, Kennedy is author of A Family Christmas, a collection of poems, prose, and personal notes from her family history (2007). In April 2011, a new collection of poetry, She Walks In Beauty – A Woman's Journey Through Poems, edited and introduced by Caroline Kennedy, was published. She launched the book at the John F Kennedy Library & Museum at Columbia Point, Dorchester, MA.
Leftie:
Author and lawyer Caroline Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg
More birthdays and historical events, November 27 - On This Day
Historical Events
1582 - English Poet and playwright William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway by special license. He is 18 years old. She is 26 and pregnant.
1770 - Horatio Nelson joins the Royal Navy as a 12-year-old midshipman on the HMS Raisonnable.
1893 - Women vote for the first time in a national election in New Zealand - the first nation to grant all women the right to vote and to hold a general election.
1896 - Richard Strauss's tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" is first performed, in Frankfurt, Germany.
1924 - The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is held in New York City.
1972 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony is first performed in public posthumously, in Munich.
Video Credit:
Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra - Dudamel. YouTube, uploaded by Classical Vault 1. Accessed November 27, 2016.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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