On This Day for November 27 - Nobel Prizes established, Jimi Hendrix is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 27 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Jimi Hendrix READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1895 Nobel Prizes established READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2014: British mystery novelist P.D. James—who earned the sobriquet "Queen of Crime," primarily for her 14 novels featuring the fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard—died in Oxford, England. [ Take our famous writers quiz.] 1983: The revised Code of Canon Law, signed by Pope John Paul II in January, took effect. [Test your knowledge of the history of Roman Catholicism.] 1973: The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of Gerald R. Ford's succession to the vice presidency. [ How much do you know about the history of American politics?] 1953: Eugene O'Neill, playwright and author of Long Day's Journey into Night, died at age 65. [Take our literary devices quiz.] 1951: American filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow—who was the first woman to win an Oscar for best director, for The Hurt Locker (2008)—was born. [ Test your knowledge of the Academy Awards.] 1942: The French navy scuttled 73 ships at Toulon in order to avoid German seizure during World War II. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War II.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1940 Bruce Lee American-born actor 1942 Jimi Hendrix American musician 1951 Kathryn Bigelow American director 1960 Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister of Ukraine 1897 Vito Genovese American gangster 1853 Bat Masterson American lawman SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help