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, 1871

The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, opens with a performance of She Stoops to Conquer

The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St. Stephen’s Green. It specialises in operatic and musical productions, with occasional dramatic shows.

November 27, 1612

Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, is the first of 40 new boroughs to be incorporated

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

November 27, 1857

Thomas Heazle Parke, surgeon, military officer and author, born

Birth in Clogher House, Kilmore, Co. Roscommon of Thomas Heazle Parke, surgeon, military officer and author.