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{{redirect|November 26th|the attacks in India|2008 Mumbai attacks}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[783]] – The [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturian]] queen [[Adosinda]] is held at a monastery to prevent her nephew from retaking the throne from [[Mauregatus of Asturias|Mauregatus]]. *[[1161]] – [[Battle of Caishi]]: A [[Song dynasty]] fleet fights a naval engagement with [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]] ships on the [[Yangtze]] river during the [[Jin–Song Wars]]. *[[1476]] – [[Vlad the Impaler]] defeats [[Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân|Basarab Laiota]] with the help of [[Stephen the Great]] and [[Stephen V Báthory]] and becomes the ruler of [[Wallachia]] for the third time. ===1601–1900=== *[[1778]] – In the [[Hawaiian Islands]], Captain [[James Cook]] becomes the first European to visit [[Maui]]. *[[1789]] – A national [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President [[George Washington]] at the request of [[United States Congress|Congress]]. *[[1805]] – Official opening of [[Thomas Telford]]'s [[Pontcysyllte Aqueduct]]. *[[1812]] – The [[Battle of Berezina]] begins during [[Napoleon]]'s retreat from [[Russia]]. *[[1852]] – An earthquake as high as [[1852 Banda Sea earthquake|magnitude 8.8 rocks the Banda Sea]], triggering a tsunami and killing at least 60 in the [[Dutch East Indies]].<ref name="Ringer">{{cite journal |last1=H. Ringer, J. P. Whitehead, J. Krometis, R. A. Harris, N. Glatt-Holtz, S. Giddens, C. Ashcraft, G. Carver, A. Robertson, M. Harward, J. Fullwood, K. Lightheart, R. Hilton, A. Avery, C. Kesler, M. Morrise, M. H. Klein |title=Methodological Reconstruction of Historical Seismic Events From Anecdotal Accounts of Destructive Tsunamis: A Case Study for the Great 1852 Banda Arc Mega-Thrust Earthquake and Tsunami |journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth |date=2021 |volume=126 |issue=4 |doi=10.1029/2020JB021107 |url=http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/sites/default/files/2021_jgr_banda_1852_reconstruciton.pdf |access-date=19 June 2021 |arxiv=2009.14272 |bibcode=2021JGRB..12621107R |s2cid=222066748 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/sites/default/files/2021_jgr_banda_1852_reconstruciton.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1863]] – United States President [[Abraham Lincoln]] proclaims November 26 as a national [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]], to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the [[Franksgiving]] controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years. *[[1865]] – [[Battle of Papudo]]: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of [[Valparaíso]], Chile. ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[HMS Bulwark (1899)|HMS ''Bulwark'']] is destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men while at anchor near [[Sheerness]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Heaver|first=Stuart|title=The Coal Black Sea: Winston Churchill and the Worst Naval Catastrophe of the First World War|location=Cheltenham|publisher=The History Press|date=2022|isbn=9780750999601|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7uldEAAAQBAJ|page=89}}</ref> *[[1917]] – ''[[The Guardian|The Manchester Guardian]]'' publishes the 1916 secret [[Sykes-Picot Agreement]] between the United Kingdom and France.<ref>{{cite book|last=Regan|first=Bernard|title=The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine|location=London|publisher=Verso|date=2017|isbn=9781786632470|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K595DwAAQBAJ|page=69}}</ref> * 1917 – The [[National Hockey League]] is formed, with the [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Montreal Wanderers]], [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]], [[Quebec Bulldogs]], and [[Toronto Arenas]] as its first teams. *[[1918]] – The Montenegrin [[Podgorica Assembly]] votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the [[Kingdom of Serbia]]. *[[1920]] – [[Ukrainian War of Independence]]: The [[Red Army]] launches a [[Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict#Surprise attack|surprise attack]] against the [[Makhnovshchina]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Malet|title=Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War|year=1982|isbn=0-333-25969-6|oclc=1194667963|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|location=[[London]]|pages=67–72}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Howard Carter]] and [[George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon|Lord Carnarvon]] become the first people to enter the [[Tomb of Tutankhamun|tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun]] in over 3,000 years.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carter|first1=Howard|last2=Mace|first2=Arthur Cruttenden|title=The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen|location=New York|publisher=Dover Publications|date=1977|isbn=9780486235004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=25Y2fiAWpWkC|page=94}}</ref> * 1922 – ''[[The Toll of the Sea]]'' debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone [[Technicolor]]. (''[[The Gulf Between (1917 film)|The Gulf Between]]'' was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) *[[1924]] – The [[Mongolian People's Republic]] is officially established after a new [[Constitutions of the Mongolian People's Republic|constitution]], passed by the first [[State Great Khural]], abolishes the [[Bogd Khanate of Mongolia|monarchy]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=A. P. Samest Blaustein|author2=Jay Adrian Sigler|author3=Benjamin R. Beede|title=Independence documents of the world. 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FzT7IFsSKoC&q=bogda+khan&pg=PA482|year=1977|publisher=Brill Archive|isbn=978-0-379-00795-4|pages=482–}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Shelling of Mainila]]: The [[Soviet Army]] orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the [[Winter War]] with Finland four days later. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Hull note]] is given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and [[French Indochina]], in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Crowley|first=James B.|chapter=A New Deal for Japan and Asia: One Road to Pearl Harbor|title=Japan and North America. Volume 1: First Contacts to the Pacific War|editor-last1=Krauss|editor-first1=Ellis S.|editor-last2=Nyblade|editor-first2=Benjamin|location=New York|publisher=RoutledgeCurzon|date=2004|isbn=9780415275156|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=io6auqu0n9IC|page=225}}</ref> On the same day, Japan's 1st Air Fleet departs [[Kasatka Bay|Hitokappu Bay]] for Hawaii.<ref>{{cite news|last=Twomey|first=Steve|title=Countdown to Pearl Harbor|work=Prologue|date=Winter 2016|page=29|accessdate=November 26, 2023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FDQpzHsqWwIC&dq=1st+Air+Fleet+departs+Hitokappu+Bay+%22November+26%22&pg=RA3-PA29}}</ref> *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Yugoslav Partisans]] convene the first meeting of the [[Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia]] at [[Bihać]] in northwestern [[Bosnia (region)|Bosnia]]. * 1942 – ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'', the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City.<ref>{{cite book|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|title=Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of 'Casablanca': Bogart, Bergman, and World War II|location=New York|publisher=Hyperion Books|date=1992|isbn=9781562829414|page=284}}</ref> *[[1943]] – World War II: [[HMT Rohna|HMT ''Rohna'']] is sunk by the [[Luftwaffe]] in an air attack in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] north of [[Béjaïa]], [[Algeria]]. *[[1944]] – World War II: A German [[V-2 rocket]] hits a Woolworth's shop in [[New Cross]], London, killing 168 people. * 1944 – World War II: [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] begins [[V-1 flying bomb|V-1]] and [[V-2 rocket|V-2]] attacks on [[Antwerp]], Belgium. *[[1949]] – The [[Constituent Assembly of India]] adopts the [[Constitution of India|constitution]] presented by Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar]]. *[[1950]] – [[Korean War]]: Communist Chinese troops launch a massive counterattack ([[Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River]] and [[Battle of Chosin Reservoir]]) against United Nations and South Korean forces. *[[1965]] – France launches ''[[Astérix (satellite)|Astérix]]'', becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster. *[[1968]] – [[Vietnam War]]: [[United States Air Force]] helicopter pilot [[James P. Fleming]] rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by [[Viet Cong]] fire. He is later awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]. *[[1970]] – In [[Basse-Terre]], [[Guadeloupe]], {{convert|1.5|in|mm|order=flip}} of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. *[[1977]] – An unidentified hijacker named [[Vrillon]], claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's [[Southern Television]] for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm. *[[1979]] – [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740]] crashes near [[Taif]] in [[Mecca Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]], killing all 156 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-340C AP-AWZ Taif|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19791126-0|access-date=2021-11-26|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Brink's-Mat robbery]]: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at [[Heathrow Airport]]. *[[1986]] – [[Iran–Contra affair]]: U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] announces the members of what will become known as the [[Tower Commission]]. * 1986 – The trial of [[John Demjanjuk]], accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi [[Treblinka extermination camp]], starts in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Anti-Semitism%20and%20the%20Holocaust/Documents%20and%20communiques/THE%20DEMJANJUK%20CASE-%20FACTUAL%20AND%20LEGAL%20DETAILS%20-%2028 |title=The Demjanjuk case: John was in trial for accessory to murder charges |publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |date=28 July 1993 |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] [[Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast|abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast]] of [[Azerbaijan]] and renames several cities with Azeri names. *[[1998]] – [[Tony Blair]] becomes the first [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] to address the [[Oireachtas]], the parliament of the [[Republic of Ireland]]. * 1998 – The [[Khanna rail disaster]] takes 212 lives in [[Khanna, Ludhiana]], [[India]]. *[[1999]] – The 7.5 {{M|w}} [[1999 Ambrym earthquake|Ambrym earthquake]] shakes [[Vanuatu]] and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured. *[[2000]] – [[George W. Bush]] is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by [[Katherine Harris]], going on to win the [[2000 United States presidential election|United States presidential election]], despite losing in the national popular vote. *[[2003]] – The [[Concorde]] makes its final flight, over [[Bristol]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3238674.stm |title=BBC News: Last Concorde lands |work=BBC News |date=27 November 2003 |access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Ruzhou School massacre]]: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in [[Ruzhou]], China. * 2004 – The last [[Poʻouli]] (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of [[avian malaria]] in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct. *[[2008]] – [[2008 Mumbai attacks|Mumbai attacks]], a series of [[Terrorism|terrorist attacks]] killing approximately 175 citizens by 10 members of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], a [[Pakistan]] based extremist [[Islamist]] terrorist organisation. * 2008 – The ocean liner ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2]]'', now out of service, docks in Dubai. *[[2011]] – [[NATO attack in Pakistan]]: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others. * 2011 – The [[Mars Science Laboratory]] launches to Mars with the [[Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity]] Rover.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39642506/the_daily_sentinel/|title=NASA Launches Super-Size Rover to Mars|last1=Dunn|first1=Marcia|newspaper=The Daily Sentinel |agency=Associated Press|date=27 November 2011|page=5C|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> *[[2018]] – The [[Robotic spacecraft|robotic probe]] [[InSight|Insight]] lands on [[Elysium Planitia]], [[Mars]]. *[[2019]] – A [[2019 Albania earthquake|magnitude 6.4 earthquake]] strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1,000 injured. This was the world's deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/albania-biggest-earthquake-in-decades-takes-deadly-toll/a-51414371 |title=Albania: Biggest earthquake in decades takes deadly toll |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=26 November 2019 |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The [[World Health Organization]] identifies the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2022-01-05|title=CDC Museum COVID-19 Timeline|url=https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[907]] – [[Rudesind]], Galician bishop (died 977) *[[1288]] – [[Emperor Go-Daigo|Go-Daigo]], Japanese emperor (died 1339) *[[1401]] – [[Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset]] (died 1418) *[[1436]] – [[Catherine of Portugal (nun)|Catherine of Portugal]] (died 1463) *[[1466]] – [[Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings]], English noble (died 1506) *[[1518]] – [[Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora]], Catholic cardinal (died 1564) *[[1534]] – [[Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley]] (died 1613) *[[1552]] – [[Seonjo of Joseon]], King of Joseon (died 1608) *[[1594]] – [[James Ware (historian)|James Ware]], Irish genealogist (died 1666) ===1601–1900=== *[[1604]] – [[Johannes Bach]], German organist and composer (died 1673) *[[1607]] – [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]], English minister and philanthropist (died 1638) *[[1609]] – [[Henry Dunster]], English-American clergyman and academic (died 1659) *[[1657]] – [[William Derham]], English minister and philosopher (died 1735) *[[1678]] – [[Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan]], French geophysicist and astronomer (died 1771) *[[1679]] – [[Isidro de Espinosa]], Franciscan missionary from Spanish Texas (died 1755)<ref name="HTIE">{{Cite news |last=Donald E. Chipman |title=Isidro de Espinosa |publisher=Handbook of Texas Online |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fes04 |access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref> *[[1703]] – [[Theophilus Cibber]], English actor and playwright (died 1758) *[[1727]] – [[Artemas Ward]], American general and politician (died 1800) *[[1731]] – [[William Cowper]], English poet and hymnwriter (died 1800) *[[1792]] – [[Sarah Moore Grimké]], American author and activist (died 1873) *[[1811]] – [[Zeng Guofan]], Chinese general and politician, [[Viceroy of Liangjiang]] (died 1872)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zeng-Guofan|title=Zeng Guofan|author=Shan-yüan Hsieh|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> *[[1817]] – [[Charles Adolphe Wurtz]], Alsatian-French chemist (died 1884) *[[1827]] – [[Ellen G. White]], American religious leader and author, co-founded the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] (died 1915) *[[1828]] – [[Robert Battey]], American surgeon and academic (died 1895) * 1828 – [[René Goblet]], French journalist and politician, 52nd [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 1905) *[[1832]] – [[Rudolph Koenig]], German-French physicist and academic (died 1901) * 1832 – [[Mary Edwards Walker]], American surgeon and activist, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (died 1919) *[[1837]] – [[Thomas Playford II]], English-Australian politician, 17th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1915) *[[1853]] – [[Bat Masterson]], American police officer and journalist (died 1921) *[[1857]] – [[Ferdinand de Saussure]], Swiss linguist and author (died 1913) *[[1858]] – [[Katharine Drexel]], American nun and saint (died 1955) *[[1864]] – [[Edward Higgins]], English 3rd [[General of the Salvation Army]] (died 1947) *[[1869]] – [[Maud of Wales]] (died 1938) *[[1870]] – [[Hari Singh Gour|Sir Hari Singh Gour]], founder and Vice-Chancellor of [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University|the University of Sagar]] (died 1949) *[[1873]] – [[Fred Herd]], Scottish golfer (died 1954) *[[1876]] – [[Willis Carrier]], American engineer, invented [[air conditioning]] (died 1950) *[[1878]] – [[Major Taylor]], American cyclist (died 1932) *[[1885]] – [[Heinrich Brüning]], German lieutenant, economist, and politician, [[List of Chancellors of Germany|Chancellor of Germany]] (died 1970) *[[1888]] – [[Ford Beebe]], American director and screenwriter (died 1978) *[[1889]] – [[Albert Dieudonné]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1976) *[[1891]] – [[Scott Bradley (composer)|Scott Bradley]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1977) *[[1894]] – [[James Charles McGuigan]], Canadian cardinal (died 1974) * 1894 – [[Norbert Wiener]], American-Swedish mathematician and philosopher (died 1964) *[[1895]] – [[Bill W.]], American activist, co-founded [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] (died 1971) *[[1898]] – [[Karl Ziegler]], German chemist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1973) *[[1899]] – [[Richard Hauptmann]], German-American murderer (died 1936) *[[1900]] – [[Anna Maurizio]], Swiss biologist, known for her study of bees (died 1993) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[William Sterling Parsons]], American admiral (died 1953) *[[1902]] – [[Maurice McDonald]], American businessman, co-founded [[McDonald's]] (died 1971) *[[1903]] – [[Alice Herz-Sommer]], Czech-English pianist and educator (died 2014)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alice Herz-Sommer ... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/world/europe/alice-herz-sommer-pianist-who-survived-holocaust-dies-at-110.html |access-date=26 Nov 2024 |work=NY Times}}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Armand Frappier]], Canadian physician and microbiologist (died 1991) * 1904 – [[K. D. Sethna]], Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (died 2011) *[[1905]] – [[Bob Johnson (outfielder)|Bob Johnson]], American baseball player (died 1982) *[[1907]] – [[Ruth Patrick]], American botanist (died 2013)<ref>{{Cite news |title=In Memorium: Ruth Patrick |url=https://amnat.org/announcements/MemoriamRP.html |access-date=26 Nov 2024 |work=American Society of Natulists}}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Charles Forte, Baron Forte]], Italian-Scottish businessman, founded [[Forte Group]] (died 2007) * 1908 – [[Lefty Gomez]], American baseball player and manager (died 1989)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 26: Natasha Bedingfield, Peter Facinelli |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/26/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-26-Natasha-Bedingfield-Peter-Facinelli/2871669248865/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Nov.,%2C%20Peter%20Facinelli%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=24 November 2023 |date=26 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Fritz Buchloh]], German footballer and manager (died 1998) * 1909 – [[Frances Dee]], American actress and singer (died 2004) * 1909 – [[Eugène Ionesco]], Romanian-French playwright and critic (died 1994)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1910]] – [[Cyril Cusack]], South African-born Irish actor (died 1993) *[[1911]] – [[Samuel Reshevsky]], Polish-American chess player and author (died 1992) *[[1912]] – [[Eric Sevareid]], American journalist (died 1992)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1915]] – [[Inge King]], German-born Australian sculptor (died 2016) * 1915 – [[Earl Wild]], American pianist and composer (died 2010) *[[1917]] – [[Nesuhi Ertegun]], Turkish-American record producer (died 1989) *[[1918]] – [[Patricio Aylwin]], Chilean lawyer and politician, 31st [[President of Chile]] (died 2016) *[[1919]] – [[Ryszard Kaczorowski]], Polish soldier and politician, 6th [[List of heads of state of Poland|President of the Republic of Poland]] (died 2010) * 1919 – [[Frederik Pohl]], American journalist and author (died 2013) * 1919 – [[Ram Sharan Sharma]], Indian historian and academic (died 2011) *[[1920]] – [[Daniel Petrie]], Canadian-American director and producer (died 2004) *[[1921]] – [[Verghese Kurien]], Indian engineer and businessman, founded [[Amul]] (died 2012) *[[1922]] – [[Charles M. Schulz]], American cartoonist, created ''[[Peanuts]]'' (died 2000)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1923]] – [[Tom Hughes (Australian politician)|Tom Hughes]], Australian politician and barrister (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ripley |first=Amy |date=November 28, 2024 |title=Renowned barrister Tom Hughes was admired and feared in equal measure |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/renowned-barrister-tom-hughes-was-admired-and-feared-in-equal-measure-20211208-p59frm.html |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> *1923 – [[V. K. Murthy]], Indian cinematographer (died 2014) *[[1924]] – [[Jasu Patel]], Indian cricketer (died 1992) * 1924 – [[George Segal (artist)|George Segal]], American painter and sculptor (died 2000) *[[1925]] – [[Gregorio Conrado Álvarez]], Uruguayan dictator (died 2016) * 1925 – [[Eugene Istomin]], American pianist (died 2003) *[[1926]] – [[Arturo Luz]], Filipino visual artist (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/29/ust-mourns-death-of-national-artist-arturo-luz|title=UST mourns death of National Artist Arturo Luz|last=Baron|first=Gabriela|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|date=May 29, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Rabi Ray]], Indian activist and politician, 10th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] (died 2017) *[[1927]] – [[Ernie Coombs]], American-Canadian television host (died 2001) *[[1928]] – [[Nishida Tatsuo]], Japanese linguist and academic (died 2012) *[[1929]] – [[Slavko Avsenik]], Slovenian singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 2015) * 1929 – [[Betta St. John]], American actress, singer and dancer (died 2023) *[[1930]] – [[Berthold Leibinger]], German engineer and philanthropist, founded [[Berthold Leibinger Stiftung]] (died 2018) *[[1931]] – [[Adolfo Pérez Esquivel]], Argentinian painter, sculptor, and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref name="UPI" /> * 1931 – [[Adrianus Johannes Simonis]], Dutch cardinal (died 2020) *[[1933]] – [[Robert Goulet]], American-Canadian singer and actor (died 2007) * 1933 – [[Richard Holloway]], Scottish bishop and radio host * 1933 – [[Stanley Long]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) * 1933 – [[Jamshid Mashayekhi]], Iranian actor (died 2019) * 1933 – [[Tony Verna]], American director and producer, invented [[instant replay]] (died 2015) *[[1934]] – [[Cengiz Bektaş]], Turkish architect, engineer, and journalist (died 2020) * 1934 – [[Jerry Jameson]], American director and producer *[[1935]] – [[Marian Mercer]], American actress and singer (died 2011) *[[1936]] – [[Margaret Boden]], English computer scientist and psychologist *[[1937]] – [[Bob Babbitt]], American bass player (died 2012) * 1937 – [[John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh]], English businessman and politician, [[Secretary of State for Health]] (died 2019) * 1937 – [[Boris Yegorov]], Russian physician and astronaut (died 1994) *[[1938]] – [[Elizabeth Bailey]], American economist (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/us/elizabeth-bailey-dead.html|title=Elizabeth Bailey, Who Helped Deregulate Airlines, Dies at 83|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}</ref> * 1938 – [[Porter Goss]], American soldier and politician, 19th [[Director of the CIA]] * 1938 – [[Rodney Jory]], Australian physicist and academic (died 2021) * 1938 – [[Rich Little]], Canadian-American comedian, actor, and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1939]] – [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]], Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2025 |title=Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85 |url=https://apnews.com/article/abdullah-ahmad-badawi-malaysia-death-pak-lah-f5913c60f4c61c904df225e61f262039 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Wayland Flowers]], American actor and puppeteer (died 1988) * 1939 – [[John Gummer]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Environment]] * 1939 – [[Mark Margolis]], American actor (died 2023)<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Mark Margolis, Actor on 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul,' Dies at 83 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mark-margolis-dead-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-1235551107/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804155309/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mark-margolis-dead-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-1235551107/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1939 – [[Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie]], Irish-Scottish politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (died 2021) * 1939 – [[Art Themen]], English saxophonist and surgeon * 1939 – [[Tina Turner]], American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock n Roll', dies aged 83 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/tina-turner-dies-aged-83-12888593 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Enrico Bombieri]], Italian mathematician and academic * 1940 – [[Davey Graham]], English guitarist and songwriter (died 2008) * 1940 – [[Kotozakura Masakatsu I|Kotozakura Masakatsu]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (died 2007) * 1940 – [[Quentin Skinner]], English historian, author, and academic *[[1941]] – [[Susanne Marsee]], American mezzo-soprano *1941 – [[Jeff Torborg]], American baseball player and manager (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenwald |first=Michael S. |date=January 21, 2025 |title=Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/sports/baseball/jeff-torborg-dead.html |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Maki Carrousel]], Japanese actor * 1942 – [[Olivia Cole]], American actress (died 2018) * 1942 – [[Jan Stenerud]], Norwegian-American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jan Stenerud |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jan-stenerud/ |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Đặng Thùy Trâm]], Vietnamese physician and author (died 1970) *[[1943]] – [[Paul Burnett]], English radio host * 1943 – [[Bruce Paltrow]], American director and producer (died 2002) * 1943 – [[Marilynne Robinson]], American novelist and essayist * 1943 – [[Dale Sommers]], American radio host (died 2012) *[[1944]] – [[Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin]], English academic and politician, [[Minister of State for Europe]] * 1944 – [[Jean Terrell]], American singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1945]] – [[Daniel Davis (actor)|Daniel Davis]], American actor * 1945 – [[John McVie]], English-American bass player<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 26, 2022 includes celebrities DJ Khaled, Rita Ora |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-26-2022-includes-celebrities-dj-khaled-rita-ora.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=24 November 2023 |date=26 November 2022}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Jim Mullen]], Scottish guitarist * 1945 – [[Michael Omartian]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer * 1945 – [[Björn von Sydow]], Swedish academic and politician, 27th [[Minister for Defence (Sweden)|Swedish Minister for Defence]] *[[1946]] – [[Raymond Louis Kennedy]], American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (died 2014) * 1946 – [[Art Shell]], American football player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> * 1946 – [[Itamar Singer]], Romanian-Israeli historian and author (died 2012) *[[1947]] – [[Roger Wehrli]], American football player *[[1948]] – [[Elizabeth Blackburn]], Australian-American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1948 – [[Claes Elfsberg]], Swedish journalist * 1948 – [[Marianne Muellerleile]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1948 – [[Galina Prozumenshchikova]], Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (died 2015) * 1948 – [[Peter Wheeler (rugby union)|Peter Wheeler]], English rugby player *[[1949]] – [[Mari Alkatiri]], East Timorese geographer and politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of East Timor]] * 1949 – [[Shlomo Artzi]], Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1949 – [[Martin Lee (singer)|Martin Lee]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1949 – [[Vincent A. Mahler]], American political scientist and academic * 1949 – [[Ivan Patzaichin]], Romanian canoe world and Olympic champion (died 2021) *[[1951]] – [[Ilona Staller]], Hungarian-Italian porn actress, singer, and politician * 1951 – [[Sulejman Tihić]], Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2014) *[[1952]] – [[Elsa Salazar Cade]], Mexican-American science teacher and entomologist * 1952 – [[Wendy Turnbull]], Australian tennis player *[[1953]] – [[Hilary Benn]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for International Development]] * 1953 – [[Shelley Moore Capito]], American politician * 1953 – [[Harry Carson]], American football player * 1953 – [[Jacki MacDonald]], Australian television host and actress * 1953 – [[Julien Temple]], English director, producer, and screenwriter * 1953 – [[Desiré Wilson]], South African race car driver *[[1954]] – [[Roz Chast]], American cartoonist * 1954 – [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]], Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (died 2009) *[[1955]] – [[Jelko Kacin]], Slovenian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament * 1955 – [[Gisela Stuart]], German-English academic and politician *[[1956]] – [[Dale Jarrett]], American race car driver and sportscaster * 1956 – [[Don Lake]], Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1956 – [[Keith Vaz]], Indian-English lawyer and politician, [[Minister of State for Europe]] *[[1957]] – [[Félix González-Torres]], Cuban-American sculptor (died 1996) *[[1958]] – [[Michael Skinner (rugby union)|Michael Skinner]], English rugby player *[[1959]] – [[Dai Davies (politician)|Dai Davies]] Welsh politician and independent [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP)<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=K7pDAQAAIAAJ| title = Dod's Parliamentary Companion - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->| year = 2009| publisher = Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited| isbn = 9780905702896}}</ref> * 1959 – [[Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs]], American author and academic * 1959 – [[Jamie Rose]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP" /> * 1959 – [[Jerry Schemmel]], American sportscaster * 1959 – [[Sergey Golovkin]], Russian serial killer, rapist, torturer, and necrophile (died 1996)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Головкин, Сергей Александрович |url=http://www.serial-killers.ru/karts/golovkin.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607152852/http://www.serial-killers.ru/karts/golovkin.htm |archive-date=7 June 2023 |website=serial-killers.ru |language=ru}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Chuck Eddy]], American journalist * 1960 – [[Harold Reynolds]], American baseball player and sportscaster *[[1961]] – [[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria]], Indian-English businessman, co-founded [[Cobra Beer]] * 1961 – [[Tom Carroll (surfer)|Tom Carroll]], Australian surfer * 1961 – [[Ivory (wrestler)|Ivory]], American wrestler and trainer *[[1962]] – [[Fernando Bandeirinha]], Portuguese footballer and manager * 1962 – [[Chuck Finley]], American baseball player *[[1963]] – [[Mario Elie]], American basketball player and coach * 1963 – [[Matt Frei]], German-English journalist and author * 1963 – [[Joe Lydon (rugby)|Joe Lydon]], English rugby player and coach *[[1964]] – [[Vreni Schneider]], Swiss skier *[[1965]] – [[Scott Adsit]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Des Walker]], English footballer *[[1966]] – [[Kristin Bauer van Straten]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1966 – [[Garcelle Beauvais]], Haitian-American actress and singer * 1966 – [[Fahed Dermech]], Tunisian footballer * 1966 – [[Sue Wicks]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Sue Wicks |url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/gamelog/_/id/22/sue-wicks |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Ridley Jacobs]], Antiguan cricketer *[[1968]] – [[Edna Campbell]], American basketball player * 1968 – [[Haluk Levent]], Turkish singer *[[1969]] – [[Shawn Kemp]], American basketball player * 1969 – [[Kara Walker]], American painter and illustrator<ref>{{cite web |title=Kara Walker |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/kara-walker |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2019}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[John Amaechi]], American-English basketball player and sportscaster * 1970 – [[Dave Hughes]], Australian comedian and radio host *[[1971]] – [[Vicki Pettersson]], American author * 1971 – [[Winky Wright]], American boxer and actor *[[1972]] – [[James Dashner]], American author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1972 – [[Chris Osgood]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1972 – [[Arjun Rampal]], Indian actor and producer *[[1973]] – [[Peter Facinelli]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1974]] – [[Line Horntveth]], Norwegian tuba player, composer, and producer * 1974 – [[Tammy Lynn Michaels]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[Roman Šebrle]], Czech decathlete and high jumper *[[1975]] – [[DJ Khaled]], American rapper and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Patrice Lauzon]], Canadian figure skater *[[1976]] – [[Andreas Augustsson]], Swedish footballer * 1976 – [[Maia Campbell]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Maven (wrestler)|Maven]], American wrestler * 1976 – [[Brian Schneider]], American baseball player and manager *[[1977]] – [[Ivan Basso]], Italian cyclist * 1977 – [[Paris Lenon]], American football player * 1977 – [[Campbell Walsh]], Scottish canoe racer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kessel |first1=Anna |title=Campbell Walsh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/28/100-hopefuls-olympics-campbell-walsh |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 May 2023 |date=28 April 2011}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Jun Fukuyama]], Japanese voice actor and singer *[[1980]] – [[Jessica Bowman]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1980 – [[Satoshi Ohno]], Japanese singer * 1980 – [[Jackie Trail]], American tennis player *[[1981]] – [[Stephan Andersen]], Danish footballer * 1981 – [[Natasha Bedingfield]], English singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – [[Natalie Gauci]], Australian singer and pianist * 1981 – [[Gina Kingsbury]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1981 – [[Jon Ryan]], Canadian football player *[[1982]] – [[Keith Ballard]], American ice hockey player * 1982 – [[Luther Head]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luther Head |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101129/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Matt Garza]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Garza |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/matt-garza-490063 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Chris Hughes]], American publisher and businessman, co-founded [[Facebook]] * 1983 – [[Emiri Katō]], Japanese voice actress and singer *[[1984]] – [[Antonio Puerta]], Spanish footballer (died 2007) *[[1985]] – [[Matt Carpenter (baseball)|Matt Carpenter]], American baseball player *[[1986]] – [[Konstadinos Filippidis]], Greek pole vaulter * 1986 – [[Bauke Mollema]], Dutch cyclist * 1986 – [[Alberto Sgarbi]], Italian rugby player *[[1987]] – [[Kat DeLuna]], American singer, songwriter and dancer<ref>{{cite web|title=Twitter: KatDeLuna|url=https://twitter.com/KatDeLuna/status/5780076139 |date=November 16, 2009|quote="Who else's bday is on the 26th of Nov. like me!"}}</ref><ref>Johnson, Gregory. "Vixen: Sweet Thing" [[Vibe (magazine)|VIBE]], October 2007</ref> * 1987 – [[Georgios Tzavellas]], Greek footballer *[[1988]] – [[Blake Harnage]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1988 – [[Yumi Kobayashi]], Japanese model and actress *[[1989]] – [[Angeline Quinto]], Filipina singer and actress * 1989 – [[Junior Stanislas]], English footballer *[[1990]] – [[Avery Bradley]], American basketball player * 1990 – [[Chip (rapper)|Chip]], English rapper * 1990 – [[Gabriel Paulista]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gabriel Paulista|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10423/Gabriel-Paulista/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Rita Ora]], Kosovan-English singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1990 – [[Danny Welbeck]], English footballer *[[1991]] – [[Manolo Gabbiadini]], Italian footballer * 1991 – [[Corey Knebel]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Knebel |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/corey-knebel-608349 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Anuel AA]], Puerto Rican rapper and singer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuel AA|url=https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/anuel-aa/|website=National Today|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[James Guy (swimmer)|James Guy]], English swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=James Guy|url=https://www.olympic.org/james-guy|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Malik Beasley]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Malik Beasley |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627736/malik-beasley |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Brandon Carlo]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandon Carlo Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/player/brandon-carlo-8478443 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Louane (singer)|Louane]], French singer and actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/dz/artist/louane/603535478|title=Louane on Apple Music}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Marc Roca]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marc Roca|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-ES/player/marc-roca|website=[[La Liga]]|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Aubrey Joseph]], American actor<ref name="UPI" /> * 1997 – [[Jennie Wåhlin]], Swedish curler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennie Wåhlin |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1800081 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref> * 1997 – [[Aaron Wan-Bissaka]], English footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14164/Aaron-Wan-Bissaka/overview|title=Aaron Wan-Bissaka|website=Premier League|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Shivam Mavi]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kkr.in/players/shivam-mavi-profile-66984 |title= Shivam Mavi's profile on the KKR website |date= 8 March 2020 |accessdate= 12 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Jaycee Horn]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaycee Horn |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4362847/jaycee-horn |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Olivia O'Brien]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web| url = https://thevogue.com/artists/olivia-obrien/| title = Olivia O'Brien biography}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Jacob Shaffelburg]], Canadian soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |last=torontofc |title=Jacob Shaffelburg {{!}} Toronto FC |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/players/jacob-shaffelburg/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=torontofc |language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Lamecha Girma]], Ethiopian athlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/lamecha-girma-423358 |title=Lamecha Girma Athlete Profile |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=12 November 2023}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Pau Víctor]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pau Víctor|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/barca-b/players/3638530/pau-victor|website=[[FC Barcelona]]|access-date=26 November 2024}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[399]] – [[Pope Siricius|Siricius]], pope of the Catholic Church (born 334)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Siricius {{!}} Roman Catholic, Bishop, Defender {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Siricius |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> * [[946]] – [[Li Congyan]], Chinese general (born 898) * [[975]] – [[Conrad of Constance]], German bishop and saint (bornc. 900) *[[1014]] – [[Swanehilde of Saxony]], margravine of [[Margravate of Meissen|Meissen]] *[[1236]] – [[Al-Aziz Muhammad|Al-Aziz Muhammad ibn Ghazi]], Ayyubid emir of [[Aleppo]] (born 1216) *[[1267]] – [[Sylvester Gozzolini]], Italian founder of the [[Sylvestrines]] (born 1177) *[[1473]] – [[Diego Fernández de la Cueva, 1st Viscount of Huelma]] *[[1504]] – [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]], queen of [[Crown of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]] (born 1451) ===1601–1900=== *[[1621]] – [[Ralph Agas]], English surveyor and cartographer (born 1540) *[[1639]] – [[John Spottiswoode]], Scottish archbishop and historian (born 1565)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Spottiswoode (1565-1639) |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/spottiswoode-john |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=24 May 2023 |language=English |date=31 May 2013}}</ref> *[[1651]] – [[Henry Ireton]], English-Irish general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (born 1611) *[[1661]] – [[Luis Méndez de Haro]], Spanish general and politician (born 1598) *[[1688]] – [[Philippe Quinault]], French playwright and composer (born 1635) *[[1689]] – [[Marquard Gude]], German archaeologist and scholar (born 1635) *[[1717]] – [[Daniel Purcell]], English organist and composer (born 1664) *[[1719]] – [[John Hudson (classicist)|John Hudson]], English librarian and scholar (born 1662) *[[1780]] – [[James Steuart (economist)|James Steuart]], Scottish economist (born 1712)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir James Steuart Denham, 4th Baronet {{!}} Scottish economist {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-James-Steuart-Denham-4th-Baronet |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1829]] – [[Thomas Buck Reed]], American lawyer and politician (born 1787) *[[1836]] – [[John Loudon McAdam]], Scottish engineer (born 1756) *[[1851]] – [[Jean-de-Dieu Soult]], French general and politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1769) *[[1855]] – [[Adam Mickiewicz]], Polish poet and playwright (born 1798) *[[1857]] – [[Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff]], German poet and author (born 1788) *[[1860]] – [[Benjamin Greene (brewer)|Benjamin Greene]], English brewer, founded [[Greene King]] (born 1780) *[[1872]] – [[Pavel Kiselyov]], Russian general and politician (born 1788) *[[1882]] – [[Otto Theodor von Manteuffel]], Prussian lawyer and politician, [[Minister President of Prussia]] (born 1805) *[[1883]] – [[Sojourner Truth]], American activist (born 1797) *[[1885]] – [[Thomas Andrews (scientist)|Thomas Andrews]], Irish chemist and physicist (born 1813) *[[1892]] – [[Charles Lavigerie]], French cardinal and academic (born 1825) *[[1895]] – [[George Edward Dobson]], Irish zoologist, photographer, and surgeon (born 1848) *[[1896]] – [[Coventry Patmore]], English poet and critic (born 1823) ===1901–present=== *[[1912]] – [[Joachim III of Constantinople]] (born 1834) *[[1917]] – [[Elsie Inglis]], Scottish surgeon and suffragette (born 1864)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elsie Inglis: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/i/elsieinglis.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Felipe Ángeles]], Mexican general (born 1868) *[[1920]] – [[Semen Karetnyk]], Ukrainian anarchist military commander (born 1893)<ref>{{cite book |last=Darch|first=Colin|title=Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917-1921|year=2020|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]|isbn=9781786805263|oclc=1225942343|pages=117–118}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Ernest Belfort Bax]], English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist and historian (born 1854)<ref>{{cite news |title=Death of Belfort Bax – Philosopher and Socialist |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21067587 |access-date=18 February 2023 |page=15 |date=29 November 1926 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |via=[[Trove]]}}</ref> * 1926 – [[John Browning]], American weapons designer, founded the [[Browning Arms Company]] (born 1855) *[[1928]] – [[Reinhard Scheer]], German admiral (born 1863) *[[1929]] – [[John Cockburn (Australian politician)|John Cockburn]], Scottish-Australian politician, 18th [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1850) *[[1934]] – [[Mykhailo Hrushevsky]], Ukrainian historian and politician (born 1866) *[[1936]] – [[Şükrü Naili Gökberk]], Turkish general (born 1876) *[[1937]] – [[Silvestras Žukauskas]], Lithuanian general (born 1860) *[[1941]] – [[Ernest Lapointe]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (born 1876) *[[1943]] – [[Edward O'Hare]], American lieutenant and pilot (born 1914) * 1943 – [[Helen Maud Merrill]], American litterateur and poet (born 1865) *[[1950]] – [[Hedwig Courths-Mahler]], German writer (born 1867) *[[1952]] – [[Sven Hedin]], Swedish geographer and explorer (born 1865) *[[1954]] – [[Bill Doak]], American baseball player and coach (born 1891) *[[1956]] – [[Tommy Dorsey]], American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer (born 1905) *[[1959]] – [[Albert Ketèlbey]], English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1875) *[[1962]] – [[Albert Sarraut]], French lawyer and politician, 106th [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1872) *[[1963]] – [[Amelita Galli-Curci]], Italian soprano (born 1882) *[[1971]] – [[Giacomo Alberione]], Italian priest and publisher (born 1884) *[[1973]] – [[John Rostill]], English bass player and songwriter (born 1942) *[[1974]] – [[Cyril Connolly]], English author and critic (born 1903) *[[1977]] – [[Yoshibayama Junnosuke]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (born 1920) *[[1978]] – [[Ford Beebe]], American director and screenwriter (born 1888) * 1978 – [[Frank Rosolino]], American trombonist (born 1926) *[[1981]] – [[Pete DePaolo]], American race car driver (born 1898) * 1981 – [[Max Euwe]], Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (born 1901) *[[1982]] – [[Juhan Aavik]], Estonian composer and conductor (born 1884) *[[1985]] – [[Vivien Thomas]], American surgeon and academic (born 1910) *[[1986]] – [[Betico Croes]], Aruban activist and politician (born 1938) *[[1987]] – [[Thomas George Lanphier, Jr.]], American colonel and pilot (born 1915) * 1987 – [[J. P. Guilford]], American psychologist and academic (born 1897) * 1987 – [[Peter Hujar]], American photographer (born 1934) *[[1989]] – [[Ahmed Abdallah]], Comorian politician, [[List of heads of state of the Comoros|President of Comoros]] (born 1919) *[[1991]] – [[Ed Heinemann]], American engineer (born 1908) * 1991 – [[Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1931)|Bob Johnson]], American ice hockey player and coach (born 1931) *[[1993]] – [[César Guerra-Peixe]], Brazilian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1914) *[[1994]] – [[David Bache]], English car designer (born 1925) * 1994 – [[Arturo Rivera y Damas]], Salvadoran archbishop (born 1923) *[[1996]] – [[Michael Bentine]], English actor and screenwriter (born 1922) * 1996 – [[Paul Rand]], American art director and graphic designer (born 1914) *[[1997]] – [[Marguerite Henry]], American author (born 1902) *[[1998]] – [[Jonathan Kwitny]], American journalist and author (born 1941) *[[2001]] – [[Nils-Aslak Valkeapää]], Finnish author, poet, and painter (born 1943) *[[2002]] – [[Polo Montañez]], Cuban singer-songwriter (born 1955) * 2002 – [[Verne Winchell]], American businessman, founded [[Winchell's Donuts]] (born 1915) *[[2003]] – [[Soulja Slim]], American rapper (born 1977) * 2003 – [[Stefan Wul]], French surgeon and author (born 1922) *[[2004]] – [[Philippe de Broca]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1933) * 2004 – [[C. Walter Hodges]], English author and illustrator (born 1909) *[[2005]] – [[Takanori Arisawa]], Japanese composer and conductor (born 1951) * 2005 – [[Stan and Jan Berenstain|Stan Berenstain]], American author and illustrator, co-created the ''[[Berenstain Bears]]'' (born 1923) * 2005 – [[Mark Craney]], American drummer (born 1952) *[[2006]] – [[Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos]], Portuguese painter and poet (born 1923) * 2006 – [[Dave Cockrum]], American author and illustrator (born 1943) * 2006 – [[Isaac Gálvez]], Spanish cyclist (born 1975) * 2006 – [[Raúl Velasco]], Mexican television host and producer (born 1933) *[[2007]] – [[Silvestre S. Herrera]], Mexican-American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1917) * 2007 – [[Mel Tolkin]], Russian-Canadian screenwriter and producer (born 1913) * 2007 – [[Herb McKenley]], Jamaican sprinter (born 1922) *[[2010]] – [[Leroy Drumm]], American songwriter (born 1936) *[[2011]] – [[Manon Cleary]], American painter and academic (born 1942) *[[2012]] – [[Celso Advento Castillo]], Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1943) * 2012 – [[Peter Marsh (athlete)|Peter Marsh]], Australian table tennis player (born 1948) * 2012 – [[Joseph Murray]], American surgeon and soldier, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1919) * 2012 – [[M. C. Nambudiripad]], Indian author and translator (born 1919) *[[2013]] – [[Arik Einstein]], Israeli singer-songwriter (born 1939) * 2013 – [[Jane Kean]], American actress and singer (born 1923) * 2013 – [[Saul Leiter]], American photographer and painter (born 1923) * 2013 – [[Tony Musante]], American actor and screenwriter (born 1936) *[[2014]] – [[Mary Hinkson]], American dancer and choreographer (born 1925)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kisselgoff |first1=Anna |title=Mary Hinkson, a star for Martha Graham, dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/arts/dance/-mary-hinkson-a-star-for-martha-graham-dies-at-89.html |access-date=11 October 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=29 November 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Gilles Tremblay (ice hockey)|Gilles Tremblay]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1938) * 2014 – [[Peter Underwood (parapsychologist)|Peter Underwood]], English parapsychologist and author (born 1932) *[[2015]] – [[Amir Aczel]], Israeli-American mathematician, historian, and academic (born 1950) * 2015 – [[Guy Lewis]], American basketball player and coach (born 1922) *[[2016]] – [[Fritz Weaver]], American actor (born 1926) *[[2018]] – [[Stephen Hillenburg]], American animator, voice actor, and marine science educator (born 1961) *[[2021]] – [[Stephen Sondheim]], American composer and lyricist (born 1930)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/theater/stephen-sondheim-dead.html |access-date=26 November 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=November 26, 2021 |archive-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/theater/stephen-sondheim-dead.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Vikram Gokhale]], Indian actor and director (born 1945)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=Remembering VIKRAM GOKHALE |magazine=Filmfare |date=December 2022 |pages=112–113 |volume=71 |issn=0971-7277 |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/celebrity/Filmfare/REMEMBERING-VIKRAM-GOKHALE |access-date=6 January 2023 |via=Magzter}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Jim Abrahams]], American film director and writer (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=November 26, 2024 |title=Jim Abrahams, Slapstick Icon Behind ‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun’ and More, Dies at 80 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236223683/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast days]]: ** [[Alypius the Stylite]] ** [[Basolus|Basolus (Basle)]] ** [[Bellinus of Padua]] ** [[Conrad of Constance]] ** [[Æthelwine of Athelney|Ethelwine of Athelney]] ** [[John Berchmans]] ** [[Pope Siricius]] ** [[Stylianos of Paphlagonia]] ([[Eastern Orthodoxy]]) ** [[Sylvester Gozzolini]] ** [[Isaac Watts]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) ** [[November 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Public holidays in Abkhazia|Constitution Day]] ([[Abkhazia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) * [[Constitution Day (India)]] * [[Public holidays in Mongolia|Republic Day]] ([[Mongolia]]) == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/26 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=11|day=26}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/november/26 |title=Historical Events on November 26 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:November 26}} [[Category:Days of November]]
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