Events on 27 November 49
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Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of "Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the Roman legions.
Year 395
Rufinus, praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas.
Year 602
Emperor Maurice is forced to watch his five sons be executed before being beheaded himself.
Year 1810
The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1
Birthdays on 27 November 211
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Antinous
b. 111 – d. 130
Antinous, Greek favourite of Hadrian (d. 130)
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Emperor Xiaozong of Song
b. 1127 – d. 1194
Emperor Xiaozong of Song (d. 1194)
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Ferdinand I of Aragon
b. 1380 – d. 1416
King Ferdinand I of Aragon (d. 1416)
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Jacopo Mazzoni
b. 1548 – d. 1598
Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (d. 1598)
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Mingyi Swa
b. 1558 – d. 1593
Mingyi Swa, Crown Prince of Burma (d. 1593)
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Shimazu Tadatsune
b. 1576 – d. 1638
Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese daimyo (d. 1638)
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Pierre Dupuy (scholar)
b. 1582 – d. 1651
Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (b. 1582)
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Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria
b. 1630 – d. 1665
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria (d. 1665)
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Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
b. 1635 – d. 1719
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)
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Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
b. 1640 – d. 1709
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (d. 1709)
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Anders Celsius
b. 1701 – d. 1744
Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1744)
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Robert Lowth
b. 1710 – d. 1787
Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (d. 1787)
Deaths on 27 November 109
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Rufinus (consul)
d. 395 (b. 335)
Rufinus, Roman politician (b. 335)
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Galla Placidia
d. 450 (b. 392)
Galla Placidia, Roman Empress (b. 392)
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Clovis I
d. 511
Clovis I, king of the Franks
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Maurice (emperor)
d. 602 (b. 539)
Maurice, Byzantine emperor (b. 539)
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Acarius
d. 639
Acarius, bishop of Doornik and Noyon
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Sancha of León
d. 1067
Sancha of León, Queen of León (b. c. 1018)
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Constance, Queen of Sicily
d. 1198 (b. 1154)
Constance, Queen of Sicily (b. 1154)
Blanche of Castile
d. 1252 (b. 1188)
Blanche of Castile (b. 1188)
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Gregory of Sinai
d. 1346
Saint Gregory of Sinai (b. c. 1260)
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Philip van Artevelde
d. 1382 (b. 1340)
Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (b. 1340)
Guillaume Dufay
d. 1474 (b. 1397)
Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1397)
Jacopo Sansovino
d. 1570 (b. 1486)
Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)