Events for November 27

November 27, 0784

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.

November 27, 1703

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.

November 27, 1906

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.

November 27, 1878

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.