Famous Deaths In November - 26

1896  Death of Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (b. 1818) on November - 26.   

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

1923  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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 November - 26.   

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

1933  On November - 26 edward Julius Biedermann, composer, dies at 84   

1934  On November - 26 death of mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866)   

1938  Henry Schultz, US farm commune, dies on November - 26.   

1939  James Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies on November - 26.   

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

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

1950  On this day in history hedwig Courts-Mahler, German author, dies at 83   

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 November - 26.   

1956  Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51 on November - 26.   

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

1959  Albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer, dies at 86   

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 November - 26.   

1965  On this day in history wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60   

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

1968  Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Junge frau 1914), dies at 81 on November - 26.   

1970  B O Davis Sr, 1st black general, dies at 93 in Chicago on November - 26.   

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

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

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

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.   

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

1653  On November - 26 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.