On This Day — November 26

🕰️ Notable Events on November 26

• 2011 — NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani check post in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Mumbai attacks by Lashkar-e-Taiba. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — The Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Iran-Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — "Anarchy in the U.K.", the debut single of the Sex Pistols, is released, heralding the arrival of punk rock Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in London, United Kingdom, killing 168 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaíso, Chile. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1842 — The University of Notre Dame is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1825 — At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity. Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — The Battle of Berezina begins during Napoleon's retreat from Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1805 — Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui. Wikipedia ↗
• 1476 — Vlad the Impaler defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Báthory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1161 — Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin-Song Wars. Wikipedia ↗
• 783 — The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 26

• 1991 — Manolo Gabbiadini, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Chip, English rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Avery Bradley, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Rita Ora, Kosovan-English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Danny Welbeck, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Junior Stanislas, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Angeline Quinto, Filipina singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Blake Harnage, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Georgios Tzavellas, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Bauke Mollema, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Alberto Sgarbi, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Matt Carpenter (baseball), American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Chris Hughes, American publisher and businessman, co-founded Facebook Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Emiri Katō, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Keith Ballard, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Natasha Bedingfield, English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Natalie Gauci, Australian singer and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Gina Kingsbury, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jon Ryan, Canadian football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jason Griffith, American voice actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jackie Trail, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Ivan Basso, Italian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Paris Lenon, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Campbell Walsh, Scottish canoe racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Andreas Augustsson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Maven Huffman, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Brian Schneider, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — DJ Khaled, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Patrice Lauzon, Canadian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Line Horntveth, Norwegian tuba player, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Roman Šebrle, Czech decathlete and high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Peter Facinelli, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Chris Osgood, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Arjun Rampal, Indian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Vicki Pettersson, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Winky Wright, American boxer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — John Amaechi, American-English basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Dave Hughes, Australian comedian and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Shawn Kemp, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kara Walker, American painter and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Edna Campbell, American basketball player, sportscaster, and nurse Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Haluk Levent, Turkish singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Ridley Jacobs, Antiguan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian-American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Fahed Dermech, Tunisian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Scott Adsit, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Des Walker, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Mario Elie, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Matt Frei, German-English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Joe Lydon, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Fernando Bandeirinha, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Chuck Finley, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tom Carroll, Australian surfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ivory, American wrestler and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria, Indian-English businessman, co-founded Cobra Beer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Chuck Eddy, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Harold Reynolds, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Jerry Schemmel, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michael Skinner, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Félix González-Torres, Cuban-American sculptor (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dale Jarrett, American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Don Lake, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Keith Vaz, Yemeni-English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Gisela Stuart, German-English academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Roz Chast, American cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Hilary Benn, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Harry Carson, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jacki MacDonald, Australian television host and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Desiré Wilson, South African race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Elsa Salazar Cade, an award-winning Mexican American science teacher and entomologist. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Julien Temple, English director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Wendy Turnbull, Australian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Ilona Staller, Hungarian-Italian porn actress, singer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Honey Wilder, American porn actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Mari Alkatiri, East Timorese geographer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of East Timor Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Martin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Vincent A. Mahler, American political scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Elizabeth Blackburn, Australian-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Claes Elfsberg, Swedish journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Marianne Muellerleile, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Peter Wheeler, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Roger Wehrli, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Raymond Louis Kennedy, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Art Shell, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Daniel Davis, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John McVie, English-American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jim Mullen, Scottish guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Omartian, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Björn von Sydow, Swedish academic and politician, 27th Swedish Minister for Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jean Terrell, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Paul Burnett, English radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Bruce Paltrow, American director and producer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Marilynne Robinson, American novelist and essayist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Dale Sommers, American radio host (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Maki Carrousel, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Olivia Cole, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese physician and author (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Susanne Marsee, American soprano and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Davey Graham, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Quentin Skinner, English historian, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Wayland Flowers, American actor and puppeteer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — John Gummer, English politician, Secretary of State for the Environment Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, Irish-Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Art Themen, English saxophonist and surgeon Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Porter Goss, American soldier and politician, 19th Director of the CIA Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Rodney Jory, Australian physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Rich Little, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Bob Babbitt, American bass player (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Margaret Boden, English computer scientist and psychologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Cengiz Bektaş, Turkish architect, engineer, and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jerry Jameson, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Robert Goulet, American-Canadian singer and actor (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Richard Holloway, Scottish bishop and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Stanley Long, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentinian painter, sculptor, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Berthold Leibinger, German engineer and philanthropist, founded Berthold Leibinger Stiftung Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Nishida Tatsuo, Japanese linguist and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — George Segal, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Daniel Petrie, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Frederik Pohl, American journalist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer and politician, 31st President of Chile (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 26 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on November 26

🏛️ Public Holidays

US: Thanksgiving Day