November 26th
253 Notable deaths
Albert Ketèlbey
English composer, conductor and pianist (1875–1959).
Born August 9th, 1875 in Aston.
Died November 26th, 1959 at 84 years old in Cowes.
Wild Bill Elliott
American actor (1904-1965).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Pattonsburg.
Died November 26th, 1965 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).
Dave Cockrum
American comics artist (1943–2006).
Born November 12th, 1943 in Pendleton.
Died November 26th, 2006 at 63 years old in Belton (diabetes, pneumonia). [ref]
Arik Einstein
Israeli singer (1939-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv (thoracic aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince (1909–1943).
Born August 24th, 1909 in Reinhardsbrunn.
Died November 26th, 1943 at 34 years old in Velyki Mosty.
Elsie Inglis
Scottish doctor.
Born August 16th, 1864 in Nainital.
Died November 26th, 1917 at 53 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (colorectal cancer).
Styles Bridges
American politician (1898–1961).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Pembroke.
Died November 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Concord (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Harman
American animator (1903–1982).
Born August 31st, 1908 in Pagosa Springs.
Died November 26th, 1982 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills, Chatsworth.
Jane Kean
American actress, singer and memoirist (1923-2013).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Hartford.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 90 years old in Burbank (falling from height).
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Belgian princess (1845–1912).
Born November 17th, 1845 in Sigmaringen.
Died November 26th, 1912 at 67 years old in Brussels (pneumonia).
Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885).
Born December 17th, 1810 in Isla de León. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1885 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Gusztáv Jány
Hungarian military officer (1883–1947).
Born October 21st, 1883 in Rajka.
Died November 26th, 1947 at 64 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Edward Johnston
British craftsman, calligrapher and typographer (1872–1944).
Born February 11th, 1872.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 72 years old in Ditchling.
Johann Ludwig Krapf
German missionary and explorer (1810-1881).
Born January 11th, 1810 in Tübingen.
Died November 26th, 1881 at 71 years old in Korntal-Münchingen (malaria).
Samuel Noah Kramer
American assyriologist (1897-1990).
Born September 28th, 1897 in Zhashkiv.
Died November 26th, 1990 at 93 years old in Philadelphia.
J. E. H. MacDonald
Canadian artist (1873-1932).
Born May 12th, 1873 in Durham.
Died November 26th, 1932 at 59 years old in Toronto.
Peter Hans Kolvenbach
Superior general of the society of jesus (1928-2016).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Druten.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Samuel Hadida
Moroccan film producer (1953–2018).
Born December 17th, 1953 in Casablanca.
Died November 26th, 2018 at 64 years old in UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. [ref]
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist (1926–1978).
Born August 20th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died November 26th, 1978 at 52 years old in Van Nuys.
Savitri Khanolkar
Swiss-indian designer, best known for designing the param vir chakra.
Born July 20th, 1913 in Neuchâtel.
Died November 26th, 1990 at 77 years old in New Delhi.
Ahmed Abdallah
President of the comoros from 1978 to 1989.
Born June 12th, 1919 in Anjouan. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1989 at 70 years old in Moroni (gunshot wound). [ref]
Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Prime minister of nepal (1863–1929).
Born July 8th, 1863 in Kathmandu.
Died November 26th, 1929 at 66 years old in Kathmandu (disease).
Coventry Patmore
English poet (1823–1896).
Born July 23rd, 1823 in London Borough of Redbridge.
Died November 26th, 1896 at 73 years old in Walhampton.
James L. Holloway III
American admiral (1922-2019).
Born February 23rd, 1922 in Charleston.
Died November 26th, 2019 at 97 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Herb McKenley
Jamaican sprinter (1922–2007).
Born July 10th, 1922 in Clarendon Parish.
Died November 26th, 2007 at 85 years old in Kingston. [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø