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What happened in history on this day: November 26?
On November 26 in ...
- 1969 - Cream's final concert (Royal Albert Hall).
- 1994 - The first Beatles record ever to be played on radio ("Love Me Do", played by Radio Luxembourg in 1963) sells for CDN$23,000 at an auction in London, England, a world record price for a commercially produced record.
Births on November 26
- 1915 - Birth of Earl Wild in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist (Caesar's Hour, NBC Symphony 1942).
- 1925 - Birth of Eugene Istomin in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Leventritt Award-1943).
- 1933 - Birth of Robert Goulet AKA Stanley Applebaum in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA; singer (Cross Canada Hit Parade TV show, Grammy award 1962, "My Love Forgive Me" album (1964)), actor (Camelot, Naked Gun 2 1/2).
- 1935 - Birth of Marian Mercer in Akron, Ohio, USA; actress/singer (Dean Martin Show, St. Elsewhere, It's a Living, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman).
- 1938 - Birth of Tina Turner AKA Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Texas, USA; singer ("Proud Mary").
- 1945 - Birth of John McVie; rocker (Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours", "Tusk").
- 1985 - Birth of Lil Fizz; singer (82K).
- 1987 - Birth of Aubrey Collins; inger (Trick Pony).
Deaths on November 26
- 2003 - Death of Soulja Slim at age 25, shot to death in front of his home in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; rapper (Juvenile - "Slow Motion").
- 2021 - Death of Stephen Sondheim at age 91; American musical theatre lyricist and composer (Gypsy (1959), Company (1970), Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)).
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