What Happened on November 26?
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EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 26
Howard Carter
Year:
1922
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.
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Mongolian People's Republic
Year:
1924
The Mongolian People's Republic is officially established after a new constitution, passed by the first State Great Khural, abolishes the monarchy.
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The Toll of the Sea
Year:
1922
The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
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Ukrainian War of Independence
Year:
1920
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Red Army launches a surprise attack against the Makhnovshchina.
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Podgorica Assembly
Year:
1918
The Montenegrin Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
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Shelling of Mainila
Year:
1939
Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
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World War II
Year:
1941
World War II: The Hull note is given to the Japanese ambassador, demanding that Japan withdraw from China and French Indochina, in return for which the United States would lift economic sanctions. On the same day, Japan's 1st Air Fleet departs Hitokappu Bay for Hawaii.
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Nazi Germany
Year:
1944
World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
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HMT Rohna
Year:
1943
World War II: HMT Rohna is sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
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Yugoslav Partisans
Year:
1942
World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
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BIRTHS ON NOVEMBER 26
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Year of birth:
1931
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentinian painter, sculptor, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Tony Verna
Year of birth:
1933
Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (died 2015)
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Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Year of birth:
1931
Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch cardinal (died 2020)
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Berthold Leibinger
Year of birth:
1930
Berthold Leibinger, German engineer and philanthropist, founded Berthold Leibinger Stiftung (died 2018)
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Betta St. John
Year of birth:
1929
Betta St. John, American actress, singer and dancer (died 2023)
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Slavko Avsenik
Year of birth:
1929
Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 2015)
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Jamshid Mashayekhi
Year of birth:
1933
Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor (died 2019)
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Stanley Long
Year of birth:
1933
Stanley Long, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
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Margaret Boden
Year of birth:
1936
Margaret Boden, English computer scientist and psychologist
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Boris Yegorov
Year of birth:
1937
Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (died 1994)
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DEATHS ON NOVEMBER 26
Şükrü Naili Gökberk
Year of death:
1936
Şükrü Naili Gökberk, Turkish general (born 1876)
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Mykhailo Hrushevsky
Year of death:
1934
Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and politician (born 1866)
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Silvestras Žukauskas
Year of death:
1937
Silvestras Žukauskas, Lithuanian general (born 1860)
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Ernest Lapointe
Year of death:
1941
Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1876)
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Edward O'Hare
Year of death:
1943
Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1914)
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John Cockburn (Australian politician)
Year of death:
1929
John Cockburn, Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia (born 1850)
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Reinhard Scheer
Year of death:
1928
Reinhard Scheer, German admiral (born 1863)
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Felipe Ángeles
Year of death:
1919
Felipe Ángeles, Mexican general (born 1868)
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Elsie Inglis
Year of death:
1917
Elsie Inglis, Scottish surgeon and suffragette (born 1864)
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Semen Karetnyk
Year of death:
1920
Semen Karetnyk, Ukrainian anarchist military commander (born 1893)
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HOLIDAYS ON NOVEMBER 26
Pope Siricius
Christian feast days: Pope Siricius
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Sylvester Gozzolini
Christian feast days: Sylvester Gozzolini
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Isaac Watts
Christian feast days: Isaac Watts (Episcopal Church (USA))
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November 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast days: November 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Alypius the Stylite
Christian feast days: Alypius the Stylite
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Constitution Day (India)
Constitution Day (India)
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Basolus
Christian feast days: Basolus (Basle)
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Bellinus of Padua
Christian feast days: Bellinus of Padua
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Conrad of Constance
Christian feast days: Conrad of Constance
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Public holidays in Mongolia
Republic Day (Mongolia)
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