Discover the most famous people who died on November 26. The list includes people like Fidel Castro, Sojourner Truth, Paul Rand, Cyril Connolly, Sven Hedin. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, presidents and surgeons and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Russia and many more countries.
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Stephen Hillenburg(American Creator of the Nickelodeon Animated TV Series ‘Spongebob Squarepants')
Birthdate: August 21, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2018
Stephen Hillenburg is best known as the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, the fifth-longest-running animated series in the U.S, which earned him two Emmys and six Annie Awards. He was initially a marine biologist and an instructor at the Orange County Marine Institute. He died of ALS, a neurodegenerative disease.
Birthdate: 1797 AD
Birthplace: Rifton, New York, United States
Died: 1883
Sojourner Truth was an American women's rights activist and abolitionist. Born into slavery, Truth escaped to freedom in 1826. She then approached the court to recover her son, subsequently becoming the first black woman to emerge successful against a white man in such a case. In 2014, she was named in Smithsonian's 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time list.
Birthdate: January 23, 1855
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, United States
Died: 1926
Birthdate: July 19, 1868
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1944
Florence Foster Jenkins was an American socialite who was often ridiculed and mocked for her poor singing ability, which in turn made her popular. Known as the world's worst opera singer, Jenkins became a musical cult-figure in New York City due to her technical incompetence as an amateur soprano. Her life inspired several plays and films, including Florence Foster Jenkins.
Birthdate: August 29, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1985
Vivien Theodore Thomas was laboratory supervisor who never went to college; yet he rose above poverty and racism to develop a procedure for treating cyanotic heart disease. Initially billed as janitor, he began his career as assistant to surgeon Alfred Blalock first at Nashville University and later at Johns Hopkins, and in time discovered the life-saving technique, eventually becoming a teacher of operative techniques.
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Bernardo Bertolucci(The First Italian filmmaker to Win the Academy Award for Best Director)
Birthdate: March 16, 1941
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Parma, Italy
Died: 2018
Born to a famous Italian poet and writer, Bernardo Bertolucci himself wrote and won many literary prizes in his younger days. He later established himself as one of Italian cinema’s best filmmakers and was the first filmmaker from his country to win an Academy Award, winning it for The Last Emperor.
Birthdate: April 22, 1451
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain
Died: 1504
Isabella I, the 15th-century queen of Castile and Leon and the wife of Ferdinand II, was the first Queen of Spain de facto. She was named a Servant of God by the Catholic Church and reformed the government, thus reducing crimes. She also funded Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas.
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Tommy Dorsey(Trombonist)
Birthdate: November 19, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1956
Birthdate: August 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1996
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Adam Mickiewicz(Best Known as One of Poland's 'Three Bards' & A Primary Figure in European Romanticism)
Birthdate: December 24, 1798
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zavosse, Belarus
Died: 1855
Adam Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, and political activist. He was a major figure in Polish Romanticism and considered one of Poland's "Three Bards." He has long been regarded as Poland's national poet and is often compared to Byron and Goethe. The vast majority of his work is available only in Polish and has been reprinted numerous times.
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Ron Lyle(Boxer)
Birthdate: February 12, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Edward O'Hare(American Naval Aviator Who Became the United States Navy's First Fighter Ace of World War II)
Birthdate: March 13, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 1943
Edward O'Hare was an American naval aviator who became the United States Navy's first fighter ace of World War IIin 1942, when he single-handedly took on an intimidating formation of nine heavy bombers. Edward O'Hare shot down five enemy bombers, making him the first naval aviator to receive the prestigious Medal of Honor in the Second World War.
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Fritz Weaver(Film actor)
Birthdate: January 19, 1926
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 2016
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: April 22, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 2019
Best known for his appearances on shows such as MasterChef and Hell's Kitchen, Gary Rhodes later also launched his own series, Rhodes Around Britain. He owned several restaurants in the UK and the Middle East. The celebrity chef shocked everyone with his untimely death at age 59 due to brain hemorrhage.
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Stan Berenstain(Author)
Birthdate: September 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2005
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C. Odumegwu Ojukwu(Nigerian Military Leader and Politician Who Ruled as the 1st president of Biafra)
Birthdate: November 4, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zungeru, Nigeria
Died: 2011
An Oxford graduate, Nigerian military leader and politician C. Odumegwu Ojukwu started his career as an administrative officer. He later reigned at the governor of the Eastern Region in Nigeria and became the 1st president of Biafra. He won many accolades, including the honorary title of the Ikemba of Nnewi.
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Sabah(Music Icon from Lebanon and an Acclaimed Actress in Egyptian Movies)
Birthdate: November 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bdadoun, Lebanon
Died: 2014
Legendary Lebanese singer Sabah, nicknamed Shahruret-el Wadi, was one of the first international music icons from her country. She had not only performed at prestigious venues such as the Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, but was also a star of Egyptian movies such as El-Qalb Louh Wahid.
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Daria Nicolodi(Actress)
Birthdate: June 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 2020
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Hemant Karkare(Police officer)
Birthdate: December 12, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nagpur
Died: 2008
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Guy Lewis(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Arp, Texas, United States
Died: 2015
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Rachel Roberts(Actress)
Birthdate: September 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died: 1980
BAFTA-winning actor Rachel Roberts is best remembered as Mrs. Margaret Hammond from This Sporting Life, a role that also earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. A theater veteran, she has also won a Drama Desk Award. Her journals were published following her suicide by drug overdose.
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Oliver Ellsworth(Judge)
Birthdate: April 29, 1745
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1807
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Ashley Montagu(Anthropologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: June 28, 1905
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: 1999
British-American anthropologist Ashley Montagu not only taught at Rutgers and The State University of New Jersey but also wrote UNESCO’s 1950 Statement on Race. He also dabbled in topics such as evolution and child care, and one of his best-known works is The Natural Superiority of Women.
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Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(Prince)
Birthdate: August 24, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Germany
Died: 1943
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Charles White Whittlesey(United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the "Lost Battalion" in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I)
Birthdate: January 20, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1921
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Natalia Pushkina(Former Poet who was wife of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin)
Birthdate: September 8, 1812
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tambov Oblast, Russia
Died: 1863
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Joseph E. Murray(American Plastic Surgeon Who Performed the First Successful Human Kidney Transplant and 1990 Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine)
Birthdate: April 1, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Milford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2012
Nobel Prize-winning American plastic surgeon Joseph E. Murray is remembered for conducting the first kidney transplant on identical twins. He later used immunosuppressive drugs and thus successfully conducted kidney transplants from unrelated donors. The Harvard alumnus later also taught at his alma. He appears in the book Beyond Recognition.
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Reinhard Scheer(Admiral)
Birthdate: September 30, 1863
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Obernkirchen, Germany
Died: 1928
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Wild Bill Elliott(Actor)
Birthdate: October 16, 1904
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pattonsburg, Missouri, United States
Died: 1965
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Max Euwe(World Chess Champion from 1935 to 1937)
Birthdate: May 20, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: 1981
Max Euwe scripted history when he became the first chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands. A PhD in math, he also taught both math and computer programming, apart from publishing a mathematical analysis of chess. A chess world champion, he also served as the president of FIDE.
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Mark Roth(American Professional Bowler)
Birthdate: April 10, 1951
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2021
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Yeshi Dhonden(Writer)
Birthdate: May 15, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Namro, Tibet
Died: 2019
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere(Publisher)
Birthdate: April 26, 1868
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hampstead, England
Died: 1940
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Jóhann K. Pétursson(Actor)
Birthdate: February 9, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dalvík, Iceland
Died: 1984
Height: 7'8" (234 cm)
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Bob Johnson(American Ice Hockey Forward and Coach)
Birthdate: March 4, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1991
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Charles E. Whittaker(Associate Justice of the Supreme Court)
Birthdate: February 22, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Troy, Kansas, United States
Died: 1973
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Herb McKenley(Jamaican Track and Field Sprinter)
Birthdate: July 10, 1922
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Clarendon, Jamaica
Died: 2007
Legendary Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley not only won an Olympic gold medal but also had 3 Olympic silvers in his kitty. He remains the only person to have ever made the final rounds of the 100m, 200m, and 400m Olympic events. He had also won 3 Pan American Games bronze medals.
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Amelita Galli-Curci(Celebrated Operatic Singer of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: November 18, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1963
Italian coloratura soprano Amelita Galli-Curci was a celebrated operatic-singer of the 20th-century whose recordings sold in great numbers. She garnered acclaim in Italy following her operatic debut 1906. For several years, Galli-Curci toured extensively in Europe, Russia and South America and later bolstered her career in the US working with Chicago Opera Association, Victor Talking Machine Company and Metropolitan Opera.
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Henry Ireton(Politician)
Birthdate: 1611 AD
Birthplace: Attenborough, Beeston, England
Died: 1651
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Bill Hartack(American Jockey)
Birthdate: December 9, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2007
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Louisette Bertholle(Chef)
Birthdate: October 26, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: France
Died: 1999
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Joseph Henry Thayer(Scholar)
Birthdate: November 7, 1828
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1901
Birthdate: March 15, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Palanga
Died: 1954
Jonas Žemaitis was a Lithuanian political figure who served as a leader of a group of Lithuanian partisans who waged guerrilla warfare against the Soviet Union after the occupation of Lithuania by Soviet. After Lithuania's independence, Jonas Žemaitis was acknowledged as a national hero and was officially recognized as the fourth Lithuanian president in 2009.
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Ahmed Abdallah(1st President of Comoros)
Birthdate: June 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Domoney, Comoros
Died: 1989
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Edwin Ernest Salpeter(Astrophysicist)
Birthdate: December 3, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2008
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Saul Leiter(Photographer)
Birthdate: December 3, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2013
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Frederick William Faber(Writer)
Birthdate: June 28, 1814
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Calverley, England
Died: 1863
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Edward Johnston(Graphic designer)
Birthdate: February 11, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Uruguay
Died: 1944
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Édouard Cortès(Artist)
Birthdate: August 6, 1882
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Died: 1969
Birthdate: March 22, 1930
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2021
Stephen Sondheim is an American lyricist and composer. Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most prominent figures in musical theatre, Sondheim is credited with reinventing the American musical. In 1981, he founded Young Playwrights Inc. to encourage young people to write for the theatre. An openly gay composer, Sondheim also serves as an inspiration to the LGBT community.
