Births on November 27

Alain de Cadenet

Born on November 27, 1945

Alain de Cadenet, English race car driver

Alain de Cadenet (born 27 November 1945 in London) is a television presenter and former racing driver. After a career in sports car endurance racing, he has hosted numerous shows and broadcasts for the Speed Channel, ESPN, the Velocity Channel and the Petrolicious website. De Cadenet hosted Legends of Motorsport for Speed between 1996 and 2000, as well as the network's coverage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the 2000s, he hosted Speed's Victory By Design, in which he drove vintage racing cars and discussed their history. In 2012, de Cadenet hosted Renaissance Man for the Velocity Channel (now called the Motor Trend network), covering cars, motorcycles, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine and racing at Monaco.

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Events on 1945

23 Feb

Manila
World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
23 Feb

History of Poland (1939-45)
World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznań. The city is liberated by Soviet and Polish forces.
25 Feb

Turkey
World War II: Turkey declares war on Germany.
9 Mar

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
World War II: The first nocturnal incendiary attack on Tokyo inflicts damage comparable to that inflicted on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
30 Aug

Douglas MacArthur
The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Douglas MacArthur lands at Atsugi Air Force Base.

Births on November 27

Alain de Cadenet

Born on November 27, 1945

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Events on 1945

Manila

History of Poland (1939-45)

Turkey

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Douglas MacArthur