November 26th, 1840

Born on November 26th, 1840

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 26th?

November 26th, 2011

In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

November 26th, 2008

A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing at least 174 people and wounding more than 300 others.

November 26th, 1983

Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.

November 26th, 1977

A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a Southern Television broadcast in South East England.

November 26th, 1942

Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City to coincide with the Allied invasion of French North Africa and the capture of Casablanca.

November 26th, 1940

The Iron Guard killed 64 political detainees at a penitentiary near Bucharest and followed up with several high-profile assassinations, including that of former Romanian prime minister Nicolae Iorga.

November 26th, 1939

The Soviet Red Army shelled the village of Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later.

November 26th, 1914

A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board.

November 26th, 1851

The French navy bombarded Salé, Morocco (pictured), damaging the city's infrastructure and its Great Mosque.

November 26th, 1842

The University of Notre Dame (main building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.

November 26th, 1835

Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass.

November 26th, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization identifies the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

November 26th, 2019

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1,000 injured. This was the world's deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.

November 26th, 2018

The robotic probe Insight lands on Elysium Planitia, Mars.

November 26th, 2011

The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 26th?

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

*November 26th, 1857, Geneva †February 22nd, 1913, Vufflens-le-Château

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

33

Rita Ora

Kosovo-born British' singer-songwriter and actress

*November 26th, 1990, Prishtina

23

Dorottya Gajdos

Hungarian beach handball player

*November 26th, 2000, Budapest

31

Anuel AA

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*November 26th, 1992, Carolina

73

Robert Goulet

Canadian-American singer and actor (1933–2007)

*November 26th, 1933, Lawrence †October 30th, 2007, Los Angeles

58

Scott Adsit

American stand-up comedian

*November 26th, 1965, Northbrook

78

Daniel Davis

American actor

*November 26th, 1945, Gurdon

69

Norbert Wiener

American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)

*November 26th, 1894, Columbia †March 18th, 1964, Stockholm

22

Antonio Puerta

Spanish footballer (1984-2007)

*November 26th, 1984, Seville †August 28th, 2007, Seville

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

46

Ivan Basso

Italian road racing cyclist

*November 26th, 1977, Gallarate

75

Olivia Cole

American actress (1942–2018)

*November 26th, 1942, Memphis †January 19th, 2018, San Miguel de Allende

75

Elizabeth Blackburn

Australian-born American biological researcher

*November 26th, 1948, Hobart

65

Rudi Cerne

German television presenter and former figure skater

*November 26th, 1958, Wanne

Same year
Born in 1840

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13

86

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

*November 14th, 1840, Paris †December 5th, 1926, Giverny

78

Augusta Lundin

Swedish fashion designer

*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, Stockholm

62

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, Dorchester

77

Auguste Rodin

French sculptor (1840–1917)

*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, Meudon

53

Georg von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1840-1893)

*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, Berlin

67

Gustav von Hüfner

German chemist

*May 13th, 1840, Bad Köstritz †March 14th, 1908, Tübingen

87

Henry Birks

Canadian businessman

*November 30th, 1840, Montreal †April 16th, 1928, Montreal

63

Murad V

Ottoman Sultan

*September 21st, 1840, Topkapı Palace †August 29th, 1904, Çırağan Palace

57

Alphonse Daudet

French novelist

*May 13th, 1840, Nîmes †December 16th, 1897, Paris

64

Ernst Abbe

German physicist

*January 23rd, 1840, Eisenach †January 14th, 1905, Jena

81

John Boyd Dunlop

Scottish inventor

*February 5th, 1840, Dreghorn †October 23rd, 1921, Dublin

88

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)

*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice Castle

73

Arsène Arnaud Claretie

French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)

*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, Paris

184

Gustave Ruiz

French composer

*March 6th, 1840, Nevers

81

Carl Menger

Founder of the Austrian School of economics

*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, Vienna

61

Edmond Audran

French composer

*April 12th, 1840, Lyon †August 17th, 1901, Tierceville

52

Henri Duveyrier

French explorer of the Sahara

*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, Sèvres

76

Hiram Stevens Maxim

American-born inventor (1840-1916)

*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, London

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Public holidays on November 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on November 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1840 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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