Famous Deaths In November - 26

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

1918  On November - 26 charlie McLeod, cricketer (all-rounder for Australia 1894-1905), dies  

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

1925  Johannes Haarklou, composer, dies at 78 on November - 26.  

1926  On November - 26 john M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies  

1927  On November - 26 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  On November - 26 michele Esposito, composer, dies at 74  

1933  On this day in history edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84  

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

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

1939  On this day in history 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  On November - 26 hedwig Courts-Mahler, German author, dies at 83  

1952  Death of Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865) on November - 26.  

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

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

1957  On this day in history aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies  

1959  Albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84 on November - 26.  

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

1962  On this day in history albert P Sarraut, Indo-China premier (1933, 36), dies at 90  

1963  On November - 26 amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano, dies  

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  Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1971  Joe Adonis, US crime-syndicate boss in NY & NJ, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1973  John Rostill, rocker, dies at 31 on November - 26.  

1974  Death of Cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. September 10, 1903) on November - 26.  

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

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

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

1985  On November - 26 ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87  

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1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1436  On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  

1607  On this day in history birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on this day in history.  

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer  

1653  On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

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