1675 – Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English Civil War soldier (c. 1608)
1815 – Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70
1867 – John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), dies at 86
1878 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader (b. 1805)
1880 – Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, dies at 43
1915 – Mubarak Al-Sabah “The Great”, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1896)
1960 – Richard Wright, American author (Native Son, Uncle Tom’s Children), dies at 52
1993 – Khaled Moustapha Zir, Palestinian Hamas leader, shot to death at 25
1995 – Brunhilde Hendrix, German relay runner (Olympic silver 1960), dies at 57
2022 – Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger – “Trivette”; Matlock, 1989-93 – “Conrad”; Die Hard), and educator, dies at 66
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Historical Events for 28th November 2023
1754 – Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d’Alembert is elected to the French Academy of Sciences
1813 – Cossacks occupy Utrecht
1909 – Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the genres most difficult, premieres at the New Theatre in New York City, with the composer as soloist and the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch
1955 – 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado AandM first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers
1957 – “Look Homeward, Angel” play based on the book by Thomas Wolfe adapted by Ketti Frings and starring Anthony Perkins premieres in NYC
1960 – Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day)
1966 – Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared
1967 – 1st radio pulsars detected by British postgraduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell and her supervisor Antony Hewish at Cambridge University
1975 – Wings release single “Venus and Mars/Rock Show” medley
1984 – Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States
Today in History for 28th November 2023
Historical Events
1879 – Battle at Lydenburg South Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu
1899 – Second Boer War: Battle of Modder River (Cape Colony), British Lord Methuen defeats Boer forces of Piet Cronjé and Koos de la Rey
1938 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 premieres in Moscow, USSR
1950 – Walter O’Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager
1981 – 46th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Birmingham
2019 – European parliament declares a climate emergency
Famous Birthdays
1640 – Willem de Vlamingh, Dutch sea captain who explored the then “New Holland”, the central west coast of Australia, born in Oost-Vlieland, Dutch Republic (d. c. 1698)
1907 – Alberto Moravia [Pincherle], Italian author (Indifferent Ones), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1990)
1936 – Gary Hart, American politician (Sen-D-Co, 1975-86), born in Ottawa, Kansas
1962 – Karen Marsden, Australian field hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1996; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993), born in Perth, Australia
1971 – William Simas Jr, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Hanford, California
1984 – Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor
Famous Deaths
1641 – Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50
1698 – Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and Governor General of New France (1672-82, 1689-98), dies at 76
1801 – Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750)
1994 – Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87
1996 – Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70
2020 – Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), dies from a heart attack at 67
Famous Deaths for 27th November 2023
511 – Clovis, king of Salische France, founder of Merovingische, dies at 45
1474 – Guillaume Dufay, French Flemish composer, dies at about 74
1749 – Balthasar Schmid, German composer and printer, dies at 44
1749 – Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, German composer and librettist, dies at 59
1996 – George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76
1998 – Barbara Acklin, American soul singer (“Love Makes A Woman”) and songwriter (“HAve You Seen Her”), dies of pneumonia at 55
2006 – Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
2007 – Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist, dies of prostrate cancer at 84
2017 – Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), dies at 75
2021 – Francis Routh, British organist, composer (Sacred Tetralogy), magazine editor (Composer), educator, and music promoter (Redcliffe Festival), dies at 94
Historical Events for 27th November 2023
1912 – Albanian National Flag adopted
1914 – 1st British woman elected political agent (Grantham, Lincolnshire)
1962 – 1st test flight of the Boeing 727 takes place
1973 – Neil Simon’s play “Good Doctor” premieres in NYC
1980 – Soyuz T-3 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station, launched
1982 – Yasuhiro Nakasone elected Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki
1985 – Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year
1997 – Lions’ Barry Sanders becomes NFL’s 2nd all-time rusher
2005 – First partial human face transplant is completed for Isabelle Dinoire in Amiens, France.
2013 – “Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released
Today in History for 27th November 2023
Historical Events
1947 – Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
1963 – The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention is signed at Strasbourg
1965 – 1966 NFL Draft: University of Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis #1 pick by Atlanta Falcons
2006 – The Canadian House of Commons endorses Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s motion to declare Québécois a nation within a unified Canada.
2011 – Roger Federer claims a record 6th ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final in London, England
2019 – US President Donald Trump signs two bills backing Hong Kong protesters, which check the territories autonomy and ban the sale of munitions to Hong Kong police, angering China
Famous Birthdays
1929 – Billy Nair, South African union/SACP leader (20 yrs in Robbeneiland Prison)
1939 – Dave Giusti, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Seneca Falls, New York
1945 – Barbara Anderson, American actress (Eve-Ironside, Mission Impossible), born in Brooklyn, New York
1955 – Bill Nye, American TV host and science presenter (Bill Nye the Science Guy) and engineer, born in Washington D.C.
1960 – Martin van Geel, Dutch soccer player (Willem II), born in Goirle, Netherlands
1966 – Edward Hall, British theatre director of Hampstead Theatre (Rose Rage), born in England
Famous Deaths
1967 – (Héctor) Ettore Panizza, Argentinian composer (Aurora; Bizancio). and opera conductor, dies at 92
1986 – Steve Tracy, actor (Percival-Little House on Praire), dies at 61
1995 – Giancarlo Baghetti, Italian auto racer (French GP 1961) and journalist/photographer, dies from cancer at 60
2007 – Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of Gatorade, dies at 80
2017 – Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), dies at 75
2021 – Eddie Mekka [Mekjian], American stage and screen singer and actor (Laverne and Shirley – “Carmine – The Big Ragu”), dies at 69
Famous Deaths for 26th November 2023
1776 – Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies
1809 – Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, French composer, dies at 56
1880 – Guilherme Cossoul, Portuguese composer, dies at 52
1902 – Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop, poet (Anykščių šilelis) and dialectologist, dies at 67
1974 – Cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. September 10, 1903)
1982 – Juhan Aavic, Estonian composer, dies at 98
1992 – Stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36
1993 – Mart Kempers, Dutch graphic artist and sculptor, dies at 69
2006 – Isaac Gálvez, Spanish procyclist (b. 1975)
2021 – Aleksandr Timoshinin, Russian rower (Olympic gold Soviet Union double sculls 1968, 72), dies at 73
Historical Events for 26th November 2023
1898 – SS Portland “The Titanic of New England” leaves for Cape Cod, shipwrecked off Cape Ann, all 192 on board killed
1914 – Battleship HMS Bulwark explodes at Sheerness Harbour, England, 788 die
1922 – English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun’s virtually intact tomb in Egypt
1942 – Anti-fascist Council for National Liberation (AVNOJ) forms
1954 – Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba
1963 – 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
1967 – Browns’ Carl Ward sets club record with a 104-yd kickoff return
1978 – 1st lesbian themed TV movie – “A Question of Love”
1979 – Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year
1984 – US and Iraq re-establish diplomatic relations
Today in History for 26th November 2023
Historical Events
1939 – 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border
1956 – TV game show “The Price Is Right”, hosted by Bill Cullen, debuts on NBC
1966 – CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa, 29-14
1969 – 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
1978 – CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
1989 – Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes President of Uruguay
Famous Birthdays
1816 – William H. T. Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1864)
1939 – Tina Turner [Anna Mae Bullock], American singer (Ike and Tina – “Proud Mary”; solo -“What’s Love Got To Do With It”), born in Nutbush, Tennessee (d. 2023)
1939 – Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
1948 – Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995)
1953 – Shelley Moore Capito, American politician (Senator-R-West Virginia, Rep-R-WV 2001-15), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
1955 – Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Famous Deaths
1821 – Friedrich Heine, German composer, dies at 57
1941 – Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (Trold, der vejrer kristenblod), dies at 80
1957 – Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies at 80
1972 – R. P. Keigwin, English academic, dies at 89
1978 – Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), kills himself after shooting his sons at 52
2022 – Brian Hogan, English rugby league forward (5 Tests; St. Helens, Wigan, Bradford Northern, Widnes), dies at 74
Famous Deaths for 25th November 2023
1885 – Thomas A. Hendricks, 21st Vice President of the United States (D), dies 8 months after taking office at 66
1923 – Ernst Debes, German cartographer (Moon Atlas), dies at 83
1944 – Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American federal judge (1905-22), Baseball HOF executive and 1st MLB Commissioner (1920-44), dies at 78
1973 – Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine], Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo, Romeo and Juliet), dies of cancer at 45
1993 – Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83
1997 – Barbara [Monique Andrée Serf], French singer (“L’Aigle noir”), dies at 67
2011 – (Henry) Lee “Shot” Williams, American blues singer (“I Like Your Style”), dies ar 73
2016 – Alexander Yossifov, Bulgarian conductor and composer (Back To The Beginning), dies at 76
2019 – Iain Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist (Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – “Arms of Mary”; “(I Don’t Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway”), dies at 71
2022 – Irene Cara [Escalera], American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter (“Fame”; “Flashdance…What A Feeling”), and actress (Fame; D.C. Cab), dies at 63