November 26th, 1896

Born on November 26th, 1896

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 46,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 470 days, exactly on August 2nd, 2025, people who were born on November 26th, 1896 will be 47,000 days old!

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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

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

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

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

69

Norbert Wiener

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

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

83

Tina Turner

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

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

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

66

Luis Batlle Berres

President of Uruguay (1897-1964)

*November 26th, 1897, Montevideo †July 15th, 1964, Montevideo

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

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

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

73

Robert Goulet

Canadian-American singer and actor (1933–2007)

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

84

Eugène Ionesco

Romanian-French playwright (1909–1994)

*November 26th, 1909, Slatina †March 28th, 1994, Paris

31

Anuel AA

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*November 26th, 1992, Carolina

58

Scott Adsit

American stand-up comedian

*November 26th, 1965, Northbrook

74

Karl Ziegler

German chemist

*November 26th, 1898, Helsa †August 12th, 1973, Mülheim an der Ruhr

78

Daniel Davis

American actor

*November 26th, 1945, Gurdon

55

Alexandre Léonard

Designer born in Paris

*November 26th, 1890, 1st arrondissement of Paris †March 13th, 1946, Shanghai

75

Olivia Cole

American actress (1942–2018)

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

22

Antonio Puerta

Spanish footballer (1984-2007)

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

Same year
Born in 1896

96

Kathleen McKane Godfree

English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)

*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, London

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg

49

Marianne Grunthal

German teacher

*January 31st, 1896, Zehdenick †May 2nd, 1945, Schwerin

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

84

Maria

Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)

*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

*July 19th, 1896, Cardross †January 6th, 1981, Montreux

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, Hollywood

75

Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972)

*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton

84

Eugenio Montale

Italian poet (1896-1981)

*October 12th, 1896, Genoa †September 12th, 1981, Milan

72

Trygve Lie

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)

*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, Geilo

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca

92

Virgil Thomson

American composer and critic

*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York City

45

Ernst Udet

German flying ace (1896–1941)

*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, Berlin

91

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic (1896–1988)

*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York City

50

Erich Sichting

German politician (1896-1946)

*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, Magdeburg

61

Gerty Cori

Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)

*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, Glendale

89

Elisabeth Selbert

German politician (1896-1986)

*September 22nd, 1896, Kassel †June 9th, 1986, Kassel

74

John Dos Passos

American novelist (1896–1970)

*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, Baltimore

93

Sandro Pertini

Former President of the Italian Republic, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985

*September 25th, 1896, San Giovanni †February 24th, 1990, Rome

89

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa Windsor

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Public holidays on November 26th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1896 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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November 1896