- 1095 27 Nov Pope Urban II proclaims the First Crusade to reclaim sacred Christian sites from Islamic hands.
- 1942 27 Nov The French navy scuttles its fleet of 70 ships and submarines at Toulon to keep them from the Germans.
- 1967 27 Nov French president Charles de Gaulle vetoes Britain's membership of the EEC for a second time.
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