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First deaths from E-coli outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland
First deaths from E-coli outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland Wishaw is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow city centre. …

Michael Cusack, one of the founders of the GAA, died
Michael Cusack, one of the founders of the GAA, died Michael Cusack, one of the founders of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), passed away on November 27, 1906. He was a key figure in the establishment of the GAA in 1884, along with Maurice Davin, John Wyse Power, and others. The GAA was founded with the aim of promoting and preserving traditional Irish sports and culture. …

Sir William Orpen, painter, in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, born
Sir William Orpen, painter, in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, born . Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, KBE, RA, RHA (27 November 1878 – 29 September 1931) in Stillorgan, County Dublin, Ireland He was an Irish artist who worked mainly in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portraits for the well-to-do in Edwardian society, though many of his most striking paintings are self-portraits. …

Henry Robinson Allen, tenor and composer, dies
Henry Robinson Allen, tenor and composer, dies Henry Robinson Allen (1809 – 27 November 1876) was an Irish-born operatic tenor. …

The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, opens with a performance of She Stoops to Conquer
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, opens with a performance of She Stoops to Conquer The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St. Stephen’s Green. It specialises in operatic and musical productions, with occasional dramatic shows. …

Thomas Heazle Parke, surgeon, military officer and author, born
Thomas Heazle Parke, surgeon, military officer and author, born Birth in Clogher House, Kilmore, Co. Roscommon of Thomas Heazle Parke, surgeon, military officer and author. …

John Kyan, inventor, is born in Dublin
John Kyan, inventor, is born in Dublin John Howard Kyan (27 November 1774 – 5 January 1850) was the inventor of the ‘kyanising’ process for preserving wood, was born on November 27, 1774, in Dublin, Ireland. …

The Great Storm of 1703 hits Britain, 8,000 people die in 24 hours
The Great Storm of 1703 hits Britain, 8,000 people die in 24 hours The Great storm of 1703 was a destructive extratropical cyclone that struck central and southern England on 26 November 1703. …

Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, is the first of 40 new boroughs to be incorporated
Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, is the first of 40 new boroughs to be incorporated Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. …

St. Vergilius or Ferghil, the Geometer, died
St. Vergilius or Ferghil, the Geometer, died Virgil (c. 700– 27 November 784), also spelled Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilius, Feirgil or Fearghal, was an Irish priest and early astronomer. …