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November 27, 1940

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ROME RUSHES HELP; Crack Air Squadron Also Reported Sent to Aid New Attempt GREEKS PUSH ON IN NORTH Claim Continued Triumphs in Pogradec Area as Fascisti Make Stand in South

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Yugoslav sources rept 14 Ital troop transports arrive, Durazzo, protected by Disperata squadron; rept Squadron A headed by Muti sent to Albania; Albanian rebels attack Ital column at Dorza; Greek-Brit planes attack Libras and Ital columns; Pogradec taken by Greeks; severe fighting reptd on Porto Edda-Argyrokastron front; Greeks claim progress on all fronts; Ital claim Greek landing force wiped out on Epirus coast; rept air raids on Greek bases; Regima Fascista comments on Koritza fall; Gayda ridicules Brit Tarante photos

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Notable Births

Bruce Lee

1940Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (died 1973)[†]

Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as eclectic, Zen Buddhist and Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.

Notable Deaths

Nicolae Iorga

1940Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1871)[†]

Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, albanologist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly (1931–32) as Prime Minister. A child prodigy, polymath and polyglot, Iorga produced an unusually large body of scholarly works, establishing his international reputation as a medievalist, Byzantinist, Latinist, Slavist, art historian and philosopher of history. Holding teaching positions at the University of Bucharest, the University of Paris and several other academic institutions, Iorga was founder of the International Congress of Byzantine Studies and the Institute of South-East European Studies (ISSEE). His activity also included the transformation of Vălenii de Munte town into a cultural and academic center.

Historical Events

Kingdom of Romania

1940In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.[†]

The Kingdom of Romania was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I, until 1947 with the abdication of King Michael I and the Romanian parliament's proclamation of the Romanian People's Republic.

World War II

1940World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.