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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">November 27</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Nanak_Gurpurab" title="Guru Nanak Gurpurab">Guru Nanak Gurpurab</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a>, 2023) 
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835" title="1835">1835</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pratt_and_John_Smith" title="James Pratt and John Smith">James Pratt and John Smith</a></b> became the last people to be executed in England for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy" title="Sodomy">sodomy</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1856" title="1856">1856</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_the_Netherlands" title="William III of the Netherlands">William III</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_coup_of_1856" title="Luxembourg coup of 1856">unilaterally revised</a></b> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Luxembourg" title="Constitution of Luxembourg">constitution of Luxembourg</a>, greatly expanding his powers as grand duke.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>: The Chinese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Volunteer_Army" title="People's Volunteer Army">People's Volunteer Army</a> launched multiple attacks against United Nations forces, beginning the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir" title="Battle of Chosin Reservoir">Battle of Chosin Reservoir</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a> – President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> delivered the "<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Us_Continue" title="Let Us Continue">Let Us Continue</a></b>" speech to a joint session of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> five days after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">assassination of John F. Kennedy</a>, in which he advocated for civil-rights legislation and national cohesion.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009" title="2009">2009</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> performed the first concert of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_Ball_Tour" title="The Monster Ball Tour">The Monster Ball Tour</a></b>, which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacopo_Mazzoni" title="Jacopo Mazzoni">Jacopo Mazzoni</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1548); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Brooks_Gleason" title="Rachel Brooks Gleason">Rachel Brooks Gleason</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1820); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Milk" title="Harvey Milk">Harvey Milk</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1978); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrie_Massey" title="Harrie Massey">Harrie Massey</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1983)</p>