November 27

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on November 27, include:

• Blackout Wednesday - November 27, 2024 (Day before Thanksgiving)
• National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
  
• National Craft Jerky Day 
• National Electric Guitar Day
• National Jukebox Day - November 27, 2024 (Day Before Thanksgiving)
• National Pins and Needles Day 
• Pie in the Face Day 
• Spitegiving - November 27, 2024 (Day before Thanksgiving)
• Tie One on Day - November 27, 2024 (Day Before Thanksgiving)
• Turtle Adoption Day 
• What Do You Love About America Day - November 27, 2024 (Six Days after Third Thursday in November)

2024 Weekly Holidays that include November 27, are:

• Better Conversation Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Always Thanksgiving Week)
• Church / State Separation Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Always Thanksgiving Week)
• GERD Awareness Week (Gastroesophaseal Reflux Disease) - November 24-30, 2024 (Week of Thanksgiving)
• National Adoption Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Week of U.S. Thanksgiving)
• National Bible Week - November 24 - December 1, 2024 (Week of U.S. Thanksgiving - Sunday to Sunday) 
• National Deal Week - November 27 - December 3, 2024 (Week that begins on the Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving)
• National Family Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Thanksgiving Week and also on May 5-11, 2024 - First Full Week of May)
• National Farm-City Week - November 22-28, 2024 (Week that always ends on Thanksgiving Day)
  
• National Game & Puzzle Week - November 24-30, 2024 (Sunday-Saturday of Thanksgiving Week)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include November 27, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 27 is Sagittarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1942 - Jimi Hendrix, American singer, songwriter, and producer (d, 1970)
• 1957 - Caroline Kennedy, American lawyer, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, and 29th United States Ambassador to Japan

Famous Deaths

• 1975 - Ross McWhirter, English author who co-founded the Guinness Book of Records (b. 1925)
• 2013 - Earl McClung, Veteran and original member of the "Band of Brothers" 

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1971 - Baseball center fielder Willie Mays marries Mae Louise Allen
• 2006 - Actress Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) divorces singer Kid Rock
• 2010 - U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell (Operation Red Wings) marries Melanie Juneau
• 2013 - Actor Ashton Kutcher divorces actress Demi Moore

Quote of the Day

Today, November 27th is Turtle Adoption Day!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Info. to Come shortly! 

This Day in History

• 1727 - The foundation stone of the Jerusalem Church in Berlin i laid
• 1901 - The U.S. Army War College is established
• 1924 - The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City
• 1965 - The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if they are to succeed in the Vietnam War that the number of American troops has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000
• 1973 - The U.S. Senates votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States
• 1983 - Avianca Flight 011 (Boeing 747) crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181 people on board
• 1989 - Avianca Flight 203 (Boeing 727) explodes over Columbia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground - The Medellin Cartel claim responsibility
• 2009 - The Nevsky Express train between Moscow and Saint Peterburg derails after a bomb explodes causing 28 deaths with 96 people injured
• 2015 - A shooter in a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado shoots four police officer, one police officer and two civilians die and six are injured
• 2020 - Days after the discovery is announced, the Utah monolith is removed 

This Day in Music

• 1968 - Steppenwolf's self-title debut album is certified gold
• 1970 - All Things Must Pass is released by George Harrison as his first solo album since the breakup of The Beatles
• 1995 - Anthology I by The Beatles sets a first week sales record of 1.2 million copies
• 2000 - The Beatles's album 1 with a collection of their 27 #1 hits, reaches #1 in America 
• 2017 - Country singer Blake Shelton is named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
• 2021 - All Too Well, the extended version by Taylor Swift with a time of 10:13, hits #1 on the Hot 100

Video Above: God's Country by Blake Shelton

This Day in Sports

• 1870 - Baseball is called "The National Game" by The New York Times
• 1941 - Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees, is named the AL MVP for the 2nd time
• 1947 - Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees, wins his 3rd AL MVP
• 1956 - American Al Oerters throws an Olympic record 56.36m in the men's discus and wins the first of 4 consecutive men's discus gold medals
• 1960 - Gordie Howe becomes the 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points
• 1961 - Gordie Howe becomes the 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!