What Happened In November 1926 In History

Historical Events for November, 1926

• 11th » The United States Numbered Highways named United States Numbered Highway System, including U.S. Route 66, is established.
• 15th » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
• 18th » George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize, saying, "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize."
• 25th » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving day. Twenty-seven twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. T

Famous Birthdays on November in 1926

• 1st » Lou Donaldson, American saxophonist and composer
• 1st » Olaf Kopvillem, Estonian-Canadian singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1997)
• 1st » Betsy Palmer, American actress
• 3rd » Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania
• 3rd » Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop
• 4th » Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player (d. 2007)
• 5th » John Berger, English author, poet, painter, and critic
• 6th » Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Bangladeshi-Indian actor (d. 2013)
• 6th » Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (d. 2012)
• 6th » Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (d. 2012)
• 7th » Joan Sutherland, Australian-Swiss soprano (d. 2010)
• 8th » Carroll E. Lanier, American sailor and politician (d. 2012)
• 9th » Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1996)
• 10th » Rossella Falk, Italian actress (d. 2013)
• 11th » Harry Lumley (ice hockey) or Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
• 12th » Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley named Robert Goff, British judge
• 13th » Harry Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Maryland
• 13th » Don Gordon (actor) named Don Gordon, American actor
• 15th » Thomas Williams (writer) named Thomas Williams, American author (d. 1990)
• 17th » Robert Brown (US actor) or Robert Brown, American actor
• 19th » Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2006)
• 19th » Pino Rauti, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2012)
• 19th » Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (d. 2011)
• 20th » John Gardner (British writer) or John Gardner, English soldier and author (d. 2007)
• 20th » Terry Hall (ventriloquist) named Terry Hall, English ventriloquist (d. 2007)
• 20th » Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (d. 2013)
• 21st » Odd Børretzen, Norwegian singer, author, and illustrator (d. 2012)
• 21st » Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (d. 2013)
• 21st » William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal
• 21st » Prem Nath, Indian actor and director (d. 1992)
• 22nd » Gene Berce, American basketball player
• 22nd » Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2007)
• 22nd » Arthur Jones (inventor) or Arthur Jones, American businessman, founded Nautilus, Inc. and MedX Corporation (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 2011)
• 23rd » R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 24th » Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate
• 25th » Poul Anderson, American author (d. 2001)
• 25th » Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969)
• 25th » Ranganath Misra, Indian jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (d. 2012)
• 26th » Rabi Ray, Indian politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• 27th » Chae Myung-shin, South Korean general (d. 2013)
• 30th » Richard Crenna, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2003)

Famous Deaths for November 1926

• 3rd » Annie Oakley, American target shooter (b. 1860)
• 21st » Edward Cummins, American golfer (b. 1886)
• 22nd » Darvish Khan, Iranian Tar (lute) e.g tar player (b. 1872)
• 26th » John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (b. 1855)

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