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
Author: gil7
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
Historical Events for 25th November 2023
1357 – Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
1920 – WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast 1st football play-by-play
1951 – Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden
1955 – Walter Piston’s 6th Symphony, composed to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Boston Symphony, premieres, led by Charles Munch
1959 – Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer’s musical “Once Upon A Mattress”, starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC, after starting off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre, later moves to St. James
1972 – “Ambassador” closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 9 performances
1981 – Failed coup by South African mercenaries in Seychelles
1983 – Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 – Lech Wałęsa wins Poland’s first popular election
1995 – “Patti LuPone on Broadway” closes at Walter Kerr NYC after 46 performances
Today in History for 25th November 2023
Historical Events
1034 – Malcolm II, King of Scots (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne.
1165 – Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
1817 – First sword swallower in US performs (NYC)
1948 – KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 – Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between US states
2000 – 12th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 40-12
Famous Birthdays
1886 – Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests; Yorkshire CCC), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1971)
1924 – Lorraine “Tui” St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Peyote Concerto), born in Fullerton, California (d. 2004)
1925 – Jose Napoleon Duarte, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (1984-89), born in Santa Ana, El Salvador (d. 1990)
1947 – Linda LaFlamme, American rock keyboardist and songwriter (It’s A Beautiful Day – “White Bird”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Yasmin “Yaz” Farooq, Waupun Wisc, rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96)
1980 – Kushan Liyanarachchi, Sri Lankan, prominent Live Buddhism Practitioner
Famous Deaths
1640 – Giles Farnaby, composer, dies
1913 – Robert Stawell Ball, Irish mathematician and astronomer (Ball Screw), dies at 73
1997 – Barbara [Monique Andrée Serf], French singer (“L’Aigle noir”), dies at 67
1998 – Nelson Goodman, American philosopher (b. 1906)
2006 – Kenneth M. Taylor, American pilot (b. 1919)
2006 – Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist, dies at 75
Famous Deaths for 24th November 2023
1857 – Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39), dies at 62
1972 – Hall Overton, American jazz pianist, and jazz and classical composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), dies from cirrhosis of the liver at 52
1990 – Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentine racing driver (b. 1934)
1991 – Freddie Mercury [Farrokh Bulsara], British singer-songwriter (Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”), dies of AIDS at 45
1991 – Eric Carr [Paul Charles Caravello], American drummer (Kiss, 1980-91), dies of heart cancer at 41
1992 – Hans de Koster, Dutch Minister of Defense (1971-73), dies at 78
1995 – Woytec Lowski [Woiciech Wiesidlowski], Polish dancer and ballet master, dies at 56
2008 – Ryōhei Hirose, Japanese composer who incorporated both traditional and western instrumentation, dies at 78
2015 – Oļģerts Grāvītis, Latvian-Soviet composer, dies at 89
2019 – Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, dies at 100
Historical Events for 24th November 2023
1434 – River Thames in London freezes over
1954 – Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened
1958 – Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
1966 – The Beatles began recording sessions for their album “Sgt.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
1971 – A woman is killed after members of the Irish Republican Army carry out an attack on British soldiers in Strabane, County Tyrone
1972 – Taoiseach Jack Lynch meets with British PM Edward Heath in London to give Irish approval to Attlee’s paper saying new arrangements should be ‘acceptable to and accepted by the Republic of Ireland’
1979 – “Salem’s Lot”, American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States
2014 – “Take Your Time” single is released by Sam Hunt (Billboard Song of the Year 2015)
2020 – COVID-19 surge in the US gathers further pace with death toll of 2,200 highest since May and new cases averaging 175,000 a day
2021 – Sweden’s first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigns after 12 hours in the job after her coalition government falls apart
Today in History for 24th November 2023
Historical Events
1434 – River Thames in London freezes over
1639 – 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree – helped establish size of the Solar System
1951 – CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders
1953 – Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976
1969 – Apollo 12 returns to Earth
1970 – 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)
Famous Birthdays
1938 – Willy Claes, Belgian politician
1938 – David Newell, American (Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Mr. McFeely”), born in O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania
1938 – Oscar Robertson [The Big O], American NBA guard (Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Olympic gold 1960), born in Charlotte, Tennessee
1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money), born in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
1951 – Graham Price, British rugby player
1970 – Doug Brien, kicker (New Orleans Saints)
Famous Deaths
1468 – Jean de Dunois, French soldier (b. 1402)
1770 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685)
1957 – Diego Rivera, Mexican painter (En el Arsenal) and husband of Frida Kahlo, dies at 70
1959 – Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests; NSW; Eastern Suburbs; ARL ‘Immortal’; Dally M Medal) and rugby union utility (2 caps), dies from heart failure at 76
2006 – (Juhani) “Juice” Leskinen, Finnish rock singer-songwrirter (“Musta aurinko nousee – Black Sun Rises”; “Marilyn”), and poet, dies from multiple medical issues at 56
2021 – Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), dies at 73
Famous Deaths for 23rd November 2023
1916 – Leonard Moon, English cricket batsman (4 Tests, Cambridge University CC, Middlesex CCC), dies in WWI action at 38
1935 – Louise Mack, Australian poet and novelist, dies at 65
1980 – Thien-an Thich, Zen teacher/Vietnamese Rinzai line, dies in LA at 54
1993 – Gerarda Rueter, Dutch sculptor, dies at 89
1993 – Tatiana Nikolajeva, Russian pianist (Bach), dies at 69
1996 – Ralph Tubbs, architect, dies at 84
2008 – Richard Hickox, English conductor and music director, dies of a heart attack at 60
2009 – Richard Graham Meale, Australian composer (Three Miró Pieces; Voss), dies at 77
2016 – Ralph Branca, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1947–49; pitched “Shot Heard Round the World”), dies at 90
2017 – Carol Neblett, American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1979-93), dies at 71
Historical Events for 23rd November 2023
1834 – “Harold in Italy”, symphonic work for orchestra and viola by Hector Berlioz, premieres and at the Paris Conservatoire; Chrétien Urhan soloist, with Narcisse Girard conducting
1890 – General elections in Italy won by the Left group headed by Francesco Crispi
1913 – Jim Larkin and James Connolly establish the Irish Citizens Army in order to protect strikers
1914 – The US Army withdraws from Mexico
1923 – Germany’s Gustav Stresemann’s government falls to the SPD
1976 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1977 – European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral
1991 – Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career
2003 – Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections
2014 – Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand