Thursday November 27, 2008

Historical Events

• QE2, the longest-serving Ocean Liner in history is now retired.
• Air New Zealand's Airbus A320 with 7 passengers crashes into the ocean off the coast of southern France during a training flight. This happened exactly 29 years after Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Antarctica.
• According to a Polish ABW secret agency report, the shooting incident in Georgia involving President Lech Kaczynski of Poland and President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia was most likely ampquota provocationampquot by the Georgians
• 2008 Santa Catarina Floods: Brazil's federal government has authorized nearly 2 billion Brazilian reais (881 millions U.S. Dollars) in emergency relief funds.
• Brazil and Russia call for the first BRIC summit (Brazil Russia India China) of the major emerging markets countries in Russia in order to address the financial crisis in 2009.
• One person is killed when a suicide car bomb explodes in the vicinity of Kabul, Afghanistan's United States Embassy.
• One Australian soldier was killed and many others were injured during fighting in Afghanistan's Oruzgan Province.
• 2008 Thai political crisis:
• Two airports are under emergency control by the government.
• A defamation suit brought against the People's Alliance for Democracy by Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand, was dismissed by Thailand's Criminal Court.
• Thai schools, agencies, and companies send their students/employees home after the coup rumours.
• People's Alliance for Democracy protestors shut down Don Mueang International Airport one day after closing Suvarnabhumi Airport. This leaves Bangkok without any airports. (AFP via ABC). The international transferring will be moved to the nearest U-Tapao International Airport. However, it will take longer than an hour to reach Bangkok by car.
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See also

What happened on November 27 in history? Find out the list of November 27th major events

What was 2008 famous for? Discover everything about 2008

Who died on November 27, 2008?

• V P Singh

  Indian Prime Minister (Born 1931).

• Pekka Pohjola
• Vishwanath Pratap Singh (विश्वनाथ प्रताप सिंह)

Other November 27th famous deaths

• Harvey Milk

  American city government official who was shot and killed in San Francisco along with Mayor George Moscone.

• William Nigh

  Director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr Wong), dies at 74.

• John Carradine

  American actor, dies at age 82 of kidney failure (born 1906).

• Giancarlo Baghetti

  Italian race-car driver in Formula One.

See all famous people who died on November 27th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Sagittarius

Sagittarius personality

Who should a Sagittarius marry?

Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius

Personality of November born

Chinese Zodiac

Rat

The day of the week was Thursday.

November 27th marks the 331st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2008.

There are 34 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

November 2008 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. T.I. - Live Your Life
2. T.I. - Whatever You Like
3. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
4. Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
5. Pink - So What

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
3. Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
4. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight
5. T.I. - Whatever You Like

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Luis Fonsi - No Me Doy Por Vencido
2. Enrique Iglesias - Lloro Por Ti
3. RKM & Ken-Y - Te Regalo Amores
4. Ricardo Arjona - Como Duele
5. Marco Antonio Solis - No Molestar

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