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With a career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema.
Famous Birthdays on November 27
1940 — Bruce Lee
American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (died 1973)
November 27 has 245 recorded notable births across history, from 111 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on November 27
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- 1999 The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand government with leader Helen Clark becoming the first elected female prime minister in New Zealand's history. Source
- 1971 The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Source
- 2001 A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet. Source
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-61-B, with Rodolfo Neri Vela becoming the first Mexican astronaut. Source
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Robert R. Livingston was known as "The Chancellor" after the high New York state legal office he held for 25 years.
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Eddie Rabbitt's career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974.
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Mike Scioscia managed the Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season, and was the longest-tenured manager in MLB and second-longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four", behind only Gregg Popovich, at the time of his retirement.
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In doubles, he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2012 Australian Open, along with Indian partner Leander Paes, defeating the Bryan Brothers in the final.
More major people born on November 27
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1746
Robert R. Livingston
American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs (died 1813)
Robert Robert Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States.
1941
Eddie Rabbitt
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998)
Edward Thomas Rabbitt was an American country music singer and songwriter.
1958
Mike Scioscia
American baseball player and manager
Michael Lorri Scioscia, nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe", is an American former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB).
1978
Radek Štěpánek
Czech tennis player
Radek Štěpánek is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4.
1916
Chick Hearn
American sportscaster and actor (died 2002)
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years, as well as the team's assistant general manager…
1874
Charles A. Beard
American historian, author, and educator, co-founded The New School (died 1948)
Charles Austin Beard was an American historian and professor, who wrote primarily during the first half of the 20th century.
1972
Shane Salerno
American screenwriter and producer
Shane Salerno is an American screenwriter, producer, New York Times bestselling author, and Chief Creative Officer of The Story Factory, which has placed 34 books on the New York Times bestseller list, with seven books…
1878
Charles Dvorak
American pole vaulter and coach (died 1969)
Charles Edward Dvorak was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the pole vault.
1127
Emperor Xiaozong of Song (died 1194)
Emperor Xiaozong of Song, personal name Zhao Shen, courtesy name Yuanyong, was the 11th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the second emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.
1920
Abe Lenstra
Dutch footballer (died 1985)
Abe Minderts Lenstra was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands.
1980
Michael Yardy
English cricketer
Michael Howard Yardy is an English cricket coach and former professional cricketer who played limited over internationals for the England cricket team between 2006 and 2011.
1984
Izumi Kitta
Japanese voice actress and singer
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1973
Sharlto Copley
South African actor
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1989
Michael Floyd
American football player
Michael Floyd Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1927
William E. Simon
American soldier and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2000)
William Edward Simon was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1898
Fredric Warburg
English author and publisher (died 1981)
Fredric John Warburg was a British publisher, who in 1935 founded the company Secker & Warburg. He is best known for his association with the author George Orwell.
1932
Benigno Aquino Jr.
Filipino journalist and politician (died 1983)
Benigno Simeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was a Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967).
1960
Kevin Henkes
American author and illustrator
Kevin Henkes is an American author of children's books. He is known for writing and illustrating picture books, the most notable of which feature young anthropomorphic mice as their main characters.
1754
Georg Forster
German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (died 1794)
Johann George Adam Forster, also known as Georg Forster, was a German geographer, naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary.