Historical Anniversaries this Week

November 27

 Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – The Provisional IRA assassinates Ross McWhirter, after a press conference in which McWhirter had announced a reward for the capture of those responsible for multiple bombings and shootings across England.

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Julius Lenhart, Austrian gymnast (died 1962)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Derroll Adams, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2000)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – John Maddox, Welsh chemist, physicist, and journalist (died 2009)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Marshall Thompson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1992)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Ernie Wise, English actor, comedian, singer, and screenwriter (died 1999)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Bad Azz, American rapper (died 2019)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Martín Gramática, Argentine-American football player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Rain Vessenberg, Estonian footballer

 Deaths (150 years ago today): 1875 – Richard Christopher Carrington, English astronomer and educator (born 1826)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Alberto Massimino, Italian automotive engineer (born 1895)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Ross McWhirter, English author and activist, co-founded the Guinness Book of Records (born 1925)

November 28

 Events (100 years ago today): 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.

 Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Timor-Leste declares its independence from Portugal.

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1978)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist and composer (died 1983)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Bakarhythm, Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian journalist and author

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Park Sung-bae, South Korean footballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

 Deaths (350 years ago today): 1675 – Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English soldier and politician (born 1608)

 Deaths (350 years ago today): 1675 – Leonard Hoar, English minister and academic (born 1630)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Peder Furubotn, Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader (born 1890)

November 29

 Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (died 1893)^[70]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (died 2015)^[114]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Craig Ireland, Scottish footballer^[219]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Scott McCulloch, Scottish footballer^[220]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Graham Hill plane crash

Commemorations:
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People


November 30

 Births (400 years ago today): 1625 – Jean Domat, French scholar and jurist (died 1696)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French painter and educator (died 1905)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Myron Grimshaw, American baseball player (died 1936)^[31]

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1941)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Maryon Pittman Allen, American journalist and politician (died 2018)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – William H. Gates, Sr., American lawyer and philanthropist (died 2020)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Mark Blount, American basketball player^[58]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Ben Thatcher, English footballer

 Deaths (500 years ago today): 1525 – Guillaume Crétin, French poet (born c. 1460)

 Deaths (350 years ago today): 1675 – Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (born 1605)

December 1

 Births (500 years ago today): 1525 – Tadeá? Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer (died 1600)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Martin Rodbell, American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Matt Fraction, American author

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer (died 2014)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Thomas Schie, Norwegian racing driver and sportscaster

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Farah Shah, Pakistani actress and host

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer

 Deaths (200 years ago today): 1825 – Alexander I, emperor and autocrat of Russia (born 1777)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (born 1927)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (born 1898)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (born 1906)

Commemorations:
World AIDS Day


December 2

 Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

 Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – Pedro II of Brazil (died 1891)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Julie Harris, American actress (died 2013)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Mark Kotsay, American baseball player and manager

Commemorations:
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery


December 3

 Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – American Revolution: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Continental Union Flag (precursor to the "Stars and Stripes"); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.^[2]

 Events (100 years ago today): 1925 – Final agreement is signed between the Irish Free State, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom formalizing the Partition of Ireland.^[7]

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (died 1955)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (died 2011)

Commemorations:
International Day of Persons with Disabilities