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November 27, 1963

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Headlines from November 27, 1963

STOCK MARKET UP $15 BILLION ON RECORD DAY; BIG LOSS ERASED Wall Street Attributes Rally to Confidence in New President Pattern Varied Elsewhere Stock Prices Surge To $15 Billion Gain Biggest Rise in History Erases Friday's Drop --Trading Is Heavy Johnson Assessed Plan on Haupt Noted

By Vartanig G. Vartan

mkt stages biggest 1-day rally in history; aggregate value of NYSE list up some $15 billion; vol 9.32 million shares; Dow-Jones avg up 32.03, biggest 1-day gain ever; closes at 743.52; NYSE floor before opening illus; surge held by Wall St to be sign of confidence in Pres Johnson

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 1963, covering November 27, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Second Barbra Streisand Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Second Barbra Streisand Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16
  5. 5
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

Fisher Stevens

1963Fisher Stevens, American actor, director, and producer[†]

Stephen Fisher, known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jahveri in Short Circuit (1986) and Short Circuit 2 (1988). He is also a documentary filmmaker, having won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for The Cove (2009). He also directed the documentaries Crazy Love (2007) and Before the Flood (2016).

Historical Context for November 27, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]