Page 5: Historical Events In November - 26
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
1927 John Carter, Center Ridge Ark, actor (Max-Falcon Crest). 

1927 Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch performer (governess), assassinated at 47. 

1928 Paul Claudel's "Lepdrehumily," premieres in Dresden. 

1928 Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (WW I), dies at 65. 

1929 Betta St John, Hawthorne Calif, actress (Corridors of Blood). 

1929 Michele Esposito, composer, dies at 74 

1930 Berthold Leibinger, German Entrepreneur and Philanthropist 

1931 Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Buenos Argentina, (1980 Nobel Peace Prize). 

1932 Bradman completes 10000 runs in inaugural-class cricket, 126 innings 

1932 Alan Stout, composer 

1933 Robert Goulet, American actor is born. 

1933 Camille Chautemps is recorded as becoming French premier. 

1933 Garrett "Garnet" Mimms, US singer (Enchanters-Cry Baby) 

1933 Edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84 

1934 German theologist Karl Barth surrenders to nazi. 

1934 Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866) 

1938 Tina Turner, American singer and actress is born 

1938 Tina Turner born 

1938 Henry Schultz, US farm commune, dies 

1939 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border. 

1939 James Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies 

1940 Nazis force 500000 Warsaw Jews to live in walled ghetto 

1940 Leidse students strike 

1941 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro 

1941 Lebanon gains independence from France. 

1941 Thanksgiving Holiday delcared by FDR 

1942 "Casablanca" premieres at Hollywood Theatre, NYC. 

1943 Edward H "Butch" O'hare, US pilot/lt-comdr, dies in battle 

1944 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor. 

1945 During snow storm, school bus crashes, killing 15 (Washington). 

1945 During snow storm, school bus crashes, results in the deaths of 15 (Washington). 

1949 In this year, India formally adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic. 

1949 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 

1950 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River. 

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