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November 26

November 26

Events on This Day

1791

222 years ago
President George Washington organizes and oversees the first U.S. cabinet meeting.
1942

71 years ago
Casablanca, starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, has its world premiere in New York City.

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1990

23 years ago
Janet Jackson wins eight prizes for her album Rhythm Nation 1814 at the Billboard Music Awards.
1992

21 years ago
The British prime minister announces that Queen Elizabeth II has volunteered to start paying income tax, the first time a monarch has done so in decades.

November 26

Born on This Day

- In these groups:
- Ike and Tina Turner
- Influential Female Musicians of the 1960s
- African-American Biopics
Tina Turner

Singer / 1939 -

Tina Turner is an American singer and actress who topped the pop music charts in the 1980s.

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Tina Turner
Born: November 26, 1939
Age: 73 years old
Birthplace: Nutbush, Tennessee, United States
Occupation: Singer
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- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Actors
Robert Goulet

Film Actor, Television Actor, Singer, Television Personality / 1933 - 2007

Actor Robert Goulet played a dashing Lancelot in 1960s and went on to a varied career as a singer and actor, winning a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmy.

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Robert Goulet
1933 | 73 years old
Film Actor, Television Actor, ...
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- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Illustrators
Charles Schulz

Illustrator, Writer / 1922 - 2000

Charles Schulz was a cartoonist best known for creating the one of the world's most successful comic strips, Peanuts.

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Charles Schulz
1922 | 77 years old
Illustrator, Writer

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November 26

Died on This Day

- In these groups:
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
- Famous Women's Rights Activists
Sojourner Truth

Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist / 1797 - 1883

Sojourner Truth is best known for her extemporaneous speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851.

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Sojourner Truth
Died: November 26, 1883
Age: 86 years old
Place: Battle Creek, Michigan , United States
Occupation: Civil Rights Activist, ...
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Military Leaders
- Famous Generals
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.

General / 1877 - 1970

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr., was the first African-American general for the U.S. Army, after starting as a volunteer in the Spanish-American War.

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Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
1970 | 93 years old
General
- In these groups:
- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Trumpet Players
Tommy Dorsey

Trumpet Player / 1905 - 1956

Tommy Dorsey was an American trombonist and band leader who, with his brother Jimmy, was best known as one-half of The Dorsey Brothers during the Big Band and Swing eras.

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Tommy Dorsey
1956 | 51 years old
Trumpet Player

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- In these groups:
- The Kennedy Family
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Lawyers
Caroline Kennedy

Lawyer / 1957 -

Writer, editor, and lawyer Caroline Kennedy is the only surviving child of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

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Caroline Kennedy
November 27, 1957
Lawyer
- In these groups:
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous People Named Dennis
- Famous Poets
Dennis Brutus

Poet / 1924 - 2009

Dennis Brutus was a poet whose works center on his sufferings and those of his fellow blacks in South Africa.

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Dennis Brutus
November 28, 1924
Poet
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Mayors
- Famous People Named Jacques
Jacques Chirac

Mayor, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1932 -

Jacques Chirac is a French politician best known as the Prime Minister, Mayor of Paris and President of France during his career from 1974-2007.

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Jacques Chirac
November 29, 1932
Mayor
- In these groups:
- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Black Artists
- African-American Firsts: Film & TV
Gordon Parks

Photographer, Director, Songwriter, Pianist, Writer / 1912 - 2006

Gordon Parks was an African-American photographer, filmmaker and author, best known for his work published in LIFE magazine and for directing the hit movie Shaft.

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Gordon Parks
November 30, 1912
Pianist

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- Famous Black Artists
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Painters
Kara Walker

Painter / 1969 -

Kara Walker is an African-American artist who rose to fame for her use of large paper silhouettes to explore social issues surrounding gender, race and black history.

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Kara Walker
November 26, 1969
Painter
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Linguists
- Famous Sagittarians
Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist / 1928 -

Famed scholar Noam Chomsky is known for both his groundbreaking contributions to linguistics and his penetrating critiques of political systems.

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Noam Chomsky
December 7, 1928
Linguist, Anti-War Activist, Academic Author, Journalist

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