On November 27, history records 49 notable events, 211 famous births and 109 deaths, spanning the years 176 to 1815.
Events on this day include: Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions. (176); Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas. (395).
Notable people born on November 27 include Antinous (111), Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380).
Notable figures who died on this day include Rufinus (consul) (395), Galla Placidia (450), Clovis I (511).
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See all →Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.
Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas.
Emperor Maurice is forced to watch his five sons be executed before being beheaded himself.
The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.
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Birthdays on 27 November 211
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