On this day: November 27

POSTED: 10:35 PM PST Nov 26, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 26, 2012 

Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prize, Baby Face Nelson dies in a shootout with the FBI, Harvey Milk is assassinated, MTV bans Madonna, and Tiger Woods crashes his SUV, all on this day.

OTD November 27 - John Carradine
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Samuel Goldwyn Productions

1988: Actor John Carradine, one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history, dies of multiple organ failure at the age of 82 in Milan, Italy. The patriarch of the Carradine acting family, four of Carradine's five sons would become actors: David, Robert, Keith and Bruce. David Carradine, who starred in the TV series "Kung Fu," would also see his own daughter, Calista, join Robert's daughter Ever and Keith's son Cade and daughter Martha Plimpton as actors.

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