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November 26th


- Earliest day on which Cyber Monday can fall, while December 2 is the latest; observed on the first Monday after Thanksgiving. (United States)
- Christian Feast Days:
- Day of the Covenant (Bahá'í Faith)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mongolia from China on July 11, 1921.

November 26th


- 2008 - The first of many attacks on Mumbai, India are fired. These ten coordinated attacks by Pakistan-based terrorists kill 164 and injure more than 300 people in Mumbai.
- 2004 - Ruzhou School massacre: a man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
- 2004 - Male Po'ouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of Avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.
- 2003 - Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
- 1998 - Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.
- 1990 - The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight.
- 1986 - Iran-Contra scandal: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
- 1983 - Brink's-MAT robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly Ł26 million are stolen from the Brink's-MAT vault at Heathrow Airport.
- 1977 - 'Vrillon', claiming to be the representative of the 'Ashtar Galactic Command', takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes at 5:12 PM.
- 1970 - In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire and is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1965 - In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter outer space.
- 1950 - Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
- 1949 - The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- 1944 - World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop on New Cross High Street, United Kingdom, killing 168 shoppers.
- 1944 - World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1942 - World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Biha? in northwestern Bosnia.
- 1939 - Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates the incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
- 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- 1922 - 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).
- 1918 - The Podgorica Assembly votes for "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
- 1917 - The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
- 1913 - Phi Sigma Sigma is founded at Hunter College in New York City.
- 1909 - Sigma Alpha Mu is founded in the City College of New York by 8 Jewish young men.
- 1865 - Battle of Papudo: The Spanish navy engages a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet north of Valparaiso, Chile.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Mine Run – Union forces under General George Meade position against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
- 1842 - The University of Notre Dame is founded.
- 1825 - At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
- 1805 - Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
- 1789 - A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress.
- 1784 - The Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established.
- 1778 - In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
- 1476 - Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.
- 783 - The Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.
- -43 - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian", later "Caesar Augustus"), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony is formed.

November 26th


- 1993 - Erena Ono, Japanese actress and member of AKB48
- 1992 - Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
- 1990 - Danny Welbeck, English footballer
- 1990 - Chipmunk, British rapper
- 1988 - Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese fashion model
- 1987 - Kat DeLuna, American singer
- 1986 - Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
- 1986 - Trevor Morgan, American actor
- 1986 - Alberto Sgarbi, Italian rugby player
- 1984 - Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
- 1983 - Chris Hughes, American businessman, co-founder of Facebook
- 1982 - Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player
- 1981 - Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player
- 1981 - Natalie Gauci, Australian singer
- 1981 - Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer
- 1981 - Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
- 1981 - OJ Da Juiceman, American Rapper
- 1980 - Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor
- 1980 - Jason Anthony Griffith, American video game voice actor
- 1979 - B.J. Averell, American reality television contestant
- 1978 - Matthew Taylor, American bassist (Motion City Soundtrack)
- 1977 - Ivan Basso, Italian bicyclist
- 1977 - John Parrish, American baseball player
- 1977 - Paris Lenon, American football player
- 1976 - Maven Huffman, American professional wrestler
- 1976 - Brian Schneider, American baseball player
- 1976 - Andreas Augustsson, Swedish footballer
- 1975 - Patrice Lauzon, French Canadian figure skater
- 1975 - DJ Khaled, Palestinian-American hip-hop/rap artist, DJ and producer
- 1974 - Tammy Lynn Michaels, American actress
- 1973 - Kristin Bauer, American actress
- 1973 - Peter Facinelli, American actor
- 1972 - Arjun Rampal, Indian actor
- 1972 - Chris Osgood, Canadian hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
- 1971 - Ronald "Winky" Wright, American boxer
- 1970 - Dave Hughes, Australian comedian
- 1970 - John Amaechi, American-born British basketball player
- 1969 - Shawn Kemp, American basketball player
- 1969 - Kara Walker, American artist
- 1968 - Edna Campbell, American basketball player
- 1967 - Ridley Jacobs, West Indian cricketer
- 1966 - Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian actress and model
- 1966 - Fahed Dermech, Tunisian footballer
- 1965 - Scott Adsit, American actor
- 1964 - Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier
- 1963 - Mario Elie, American basketball player
- 1963 - Adam Gaynor, American musician (Matchbox Twenty)
- 1962 - Chuck Finley, American baseball pitcher
- 1961 - Lisa Moretti, American professional wrestler
- 1960 - Chuck Eddy, American music journalist
- 1960 - Harold Reynolds, American baseball player
- 1956 - Dale Jarrett, American race car driver
- 1956 - Don Lake, Canadian television writer
- 1956 - Keith Vaz, UK Member of Parliament
- 1954 - Roz Chast, American cartoonist
- 1954 - Velupillai Prabhakaran, Leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Ceylon.
- 1953 - Hilary Benn, British politician
- 1953 - Harry Carson, American football player
- 1951 - Cicciolina, Italian porno actress and politician
- 1949 - Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer
- 1949 - Juanin Clay, American actress (d. 1995)
- 1949 - Martin Lee, British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man
- 1949 - Vincent A. Mahler, American educator
- 1948 - Krešimir ?osi?, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
- 1948 - Claes Elfsberg, Swedish television presenter
- 1948 - Marianne Muellerleile, American actress
- 1947 - Susanne Zenor, American actress
- 1947 - Roger Wehrli, American football player
- 1946 - Art Shell, American football player and coach
- 1945 - Daniel Davis, American actor
- 1945 - John McVie, British musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1945 - Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
- 1944 - Jean Terrell, American singer (The Supremes)
- 1943 - Bruce Paltrow, American producer and director (d. 2002)
- 1943 - Marilynne Robinson, American writer
- 1942 - Olivia Cole, American actress
- 1942 - Michael Devlin, American bass-baritone
- 1941 - Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano
- 1940 - Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician
- 1940 - Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (d. 2007)
- 1939 - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1939 - Tina Turner, American singer and actress
- 1939 - Wayland Flowers, American Puppeteer (d. 1988)
- 1938 - Porter J. Goss, American Central Intelligence Agency director
- 1938 - Rodney Jory, Australian physicist
- 1938 - Rich Little, Canadian comedian and actor
- 1937 - Boris Yegorov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1994)
- 1933 - Robert Goulet, American singer and actor (d. 2007)
- 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1931 - Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Cardinal Archbishop of Utrecht
- 1930 - Berthold Leibinger, German Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
- 1927 - Ernie Coombs, American children's entertainer (d. 2001)
- 1925 - Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2003)
- 1924 - George Segal, American Pop Sculptor (d. 2000)
- 1923 - Pat Phoenix, English actress (d. 1986)
- 1922 - Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
- 1920 - Daniel Petrie, Canadian-born television and movie director (d. 2004)
- 1919 - Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer
- 1918 - Patricio Aylwin, former President of Chile
- 1915 - Earl Wild, American pianist
- 1912 - Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
- 1910 - Cyril Cusack, Irish actor (d. 1993)
- 1909 - Fritz Buchloh, German football player and coach (d. 1998)
- 1909 - Frances Dee, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1909 - Eugčne Ionesco, Romanian-born French playwright (d. 1994)
- 1908 - Charles Forte, Scottish hotelier (d. 2007)
- 1908 - Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (d. 1989)
- 1907 - Ruth Patrick, American botanist
- 1905 - Bob Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1982)
- 1904 - Armand Frappier, French-Canadian physician and microbiologist (d. 1991)
- 1902 - Maurice McDonald, American fast food pioneer (d. 1971)
- 1899 - Bruno Hauptmann, German kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (d. 1936)
- 1898 - Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
- 1895 - Bill Wilson, American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1971)
- 1894 - Norbert Wiener, American mathematician (d. 1964)
- 1894 - James Charles McGuigan, Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto (d. 1974)
- 1889 - Albert Dieudonné, French actor and novelist (d. 1976)
- 1885 - Heinrich Brüning, German politician (d. 1970)
- 1879 - Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian (d. 1950)
- 1878 - Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
- 1876 - Willis Carrier, American engineer and inventor (d. 1950)
- 1869 - Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)
- 1864 - Edward Higgins, 3rd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1947)
- 1858 - Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
- 1857 - Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
- 1853 - Bat Masterson, American Old West figure (d. 1921)
- 1847 - Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)
- 1832 - Mary Edwards Walker, American feminist physician (d. 1919)
- 1832 - Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)
- 1828 - Robert Battey, American Surgeon (d. 1895)
- 1828 - René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)
- 1827 - Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915)
- 1792 - Sarah Grimké, American abolitionist and feminist (d. 1873)
- 1731 - William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800)
- 1703 - Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
- 1678 - Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
- 1657 - William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
- 1609 - Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)
- 1607 - John Harvard, English-born clergyman (d. 1638)
- 1436 - Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)
- 1288 - Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)