Famous Deaths In November - 26

1896  Death of Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (b. 1818) on this day in history.   

1918  Charlie McLeod, cricketer (all-rounder for Australia 1894-1905), dies on November - 26.   

1923  On November - 26 alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer, dies at 60   

1925  Johannes Haarklou, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history john M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies   

1927  Death of Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch performer (governess), assassinated at 47 on November - 26.   

1928  On November - 26 reinhard Scheer, German admiral (WW I), dies at 65   

1929  On this day in history michele Esposito, composer, dies at 74   

1933  Edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84 on November - 26.   

1934  Death of Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866) on this day in history.   

1938  Henry Schultz, US farm commune, dies on this day in history.   

1939  On November - 26 james Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies   

1941  Death of Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861) on November - 26.   

1943  Edward H "Butch" O'hare, US pilot/lt-comdr, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1950  Hedwig Courts-Mahler, German author, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1952  On November - 26 death of sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865)   

1954  Death of Bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891) on this day in history.   

1956  On November - 26 tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51   

1957  On November - 26 aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies   

1959  On November - 26 albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84   

1961  On November - 26 alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86   

1962  Albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90 on November - 26.   

1963  Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano, dies on this day in history.   

1965  On November - 26 wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60   

1966  On this day in history harold Burrage, US singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35   

1968  On this day in history arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81   

1970  B O Davis Sr, 1st black general, dies at 93 in Chicago on this day in history.   

1971  Joe Adonis, US crime-syndicate boss in NY & NJ, dies at 68 on November - 26.   

1973  John Rostill, rocker, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history death of cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. September 10, 1903)   

1980  On November - 26 rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53   

1981  Machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1982  Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87   

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1288  On November - 26 birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)   

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on November - 26.   

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.   

1609  On November - 26 birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)   

1640  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer   

1653  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer   

1657  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

1663  On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)