Famous Deaths In November - 26

1896  On this day in history death of emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (b. 1818)  

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

1923  On this day in history alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer, dies at 60  

1925  On November - 26 johannes Haarklou, composer, dies at 78  

1926  John M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies on November - 26.  

1927  On this day in history death of jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch performer (governess), assassinated at 47  

1928  Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (WW I), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1929  Michele Esposito, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1933  Edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1934  Death of Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866) on November - 26.  

1938  On this day in history henry Schultz, US farm commune, dies  

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

1941  On November - 26 death of niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861)  

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

1950  Hedwig Courts-Mahler, German author, dies at 83 on November - 26.  

1952  On this day in history death of sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865)  

1954  Death of Bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891) on November - 26.  

1956  On this day in history tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51  

1957  Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84  

1961  Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1962  Albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 November - 26 arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81  

1970  On this day in history b O Davis Sr, 1st black general, dies at 93 in Chicago  

1971  On November - 26 joe Adonis, US crime-syndicate boss in NY & NJ, dies at 68  

1973  On November - 26 john Rostill, rocker, dies at 31  

1974  Death of Cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. September 10, 1903) on this day in history.  

1980  Rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53 on November - 26.  

1981  Machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80 on November - 26.  

1982  On November - 26 dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73  

1985  Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.  

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.  

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  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.