November 26th, 1940

Born on November 26th, 1940

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What happened on November 26th, 1940?

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Guard

What else 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, 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

Born on November 26th, 1940

83

Enrico Bombieri

Italian mathematician (1940-)

*November 26th, 1940, Milan

68

Davey Graham

British guitarist (1940–2008)

*November 26th, 1940, Hinckley †December 15th, 2008, Greater London

83

Quentin Skinner

British historian

*November 26th, 1940, Oldham

66

Kotozakura Masakatsu

Sumo wrestler

*November 26th, 1940, Kurayoshi †August 14th, 2007

83

Michael Delano

American actor

*November 26th, 1940, New York City

75

Carles Hac Mor

Catalan poet and writer (1940-2016)

*November 26th, 1940, Lleida †January 27th, 2016, Sant Feliu de Guíxols

74

Ekkehard Westermann

German historian

*November 26th, 1940, Żmigród †January 18th, 2015

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

83

Tina Turner

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

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

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

75

Olivia Cole

American actress (1942–2018)

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

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

78

Daniel Davis

American actor

*November 26th, 1945, Gurdon

73

Robert Goulet

Canadian-American singer and actor (1933–2007)

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

78

Peter Blickle

German regional historian (1938-2017)

*November 26th, 1938, Berlin †February 20th, 2017, Saarbrücken

83

Mark Margolis

American actor (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Philadelphia †August 3rd, 2023, New York City

33

Rita Ora

Kosovo-born British' singer-songwriter and actress

*November 26th, 1990, Prishtina

75

Elizabeth Blackburn

Australian-born American biological researcher

*November 26th, 1948, Hobart

23

Dorottya Gajdos

Hungarian beach handball player

*November 26th, 2000, Budapest

58

Scott Adsit

American stand-up comedian

*November 26th, 1965, Northbrook

92

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Argentine activist, architect and sculptor

*November 26th, 1931, Buenos Aires

31

Anuel AA

Puerto Rican rapper and singer

*November 26th, 1992, Carolina

65

Rudi Cerne

German television presenter and former figure skater

*November 26th, 1958, Wanne

55

Ferdinand de Saussure

Swiss linguist (1857-1913)

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

45

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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