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November 26th
197 Notable deaths
Lucien Fabre
French writer (1889–1952).
Born February 14th, 1889 in Pampelonne.
Died November 26th, 1952 at 63 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Joseph Forshaw
Athletics competitor.
Born May 13th, 1881 in St. Louis.
Died November 26th, 1964 at 83 years old in St. Louis.
Hans Schaffner
Swiss politician (1908-2004).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Interlaken.
Died November 26th, 2004 at 95 years old in Bern. [ref]
Ludwig Koch
Austrian artist (1866-1934).
Born December 13th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died November 26th, 1934 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
Austrian–australian–american astrophysicist (1924–2008).
Born December 3rd, 1924 in Vienna.
Died November 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Ithaca (leukemia). [ref]
Erwin Gillmeister
German sprinter.
Born July 11th, 1907 in Toruń.
Died November 26th, 1993 at 86 years old in Munich.
Giovanni Bonzano
Catholic cardinal (1867–1927).
Born September 27th, 1867 in Castelletto Monferrato.
Died November 26th, 1927 at 60 years old in Rome.
Pierre Pibarot
French footballer (1916-1981).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Alès. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1981 at 65 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Ingeborg Drewitz
German writer (1923-1986).
Born January 10th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 26th, 1986 at 63 years old in West Berlin (cancer).
Alv Gjestvang
Norwegian speed skater (1937-2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Østre Toten Municipality.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Lillehammer (cancer). [ref]
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