- 654 Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596)
- 1115 Mathilde, markgravin of Toscane, dies
- 1192 Albert I van Leuven/Luik, Belgian bishop of Luik/saint, dies at 27
- 1468 Jean de Dunois, French soldier (b. 1402)
- 1531 Johannes Oecolampadius, German religious reformer (b. 1482)
- 1541 Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (b. 1489)
- 1555 French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65
- 1571 Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48
- 1572 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67
- 1583 René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (b. 1506)
- 1615 Sethus Calvisius, composer, dies at 59
- 1650 Manuel Cardoso, composer, dies at 83
- 1674 Franciscus van Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker, executed at 72
- 1693 William Sancroft, 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 76
- 1722 Johann Adam Reincken, German organist and composer, dies at 99
- 1741 Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (b. 1688)
- 1770 Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685)
- 1775 Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (18th & last Superior General of the Society of Jesus), dies at 72
- 1781 James Caldwell, American revolutionary (b. 1734)
- 1793 Clément Charles François de Laverdy, French statesman (b. 1723)
- 1801 Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (b. 1725)
Joseph Brant
1807 Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea], Mohawk leader, dies at 64
Joseph Brant
William Lamb
1848 William Lamb, 2ng Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig 1834, 1835-41), dies at 69
William Lamb
- 1857 Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39), dies at 62
- 1863 Claudius Charles Wilson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies of fever at camp in Ringgold, Georgia at 32
- 1870 Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (Les Chants de Maldoror), dies at 24
- 1880 Napoléon Henri Reber, French composer, dies at 73
- 1885 Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1875-85), dies at 27
- 1890 August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816)
- 1898 Bartel Wilton, Dutch ship builder, dies at 70
- 1899 Abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies
- 1903 Charles Dupee Blake, American composer, dies at 56
- 1914 Louis de Raet, Belgian economist/Flemish People Party, dies
- 1916 John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79
- 1916 Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born gunsmith (b. 1840)
- 1923 Michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School), dies at 39
Georges Clémenceau
1929 Georges Clémenceau, Prime Minister of France (Radical-Socialist Party: 1906-09, 1917-20) who defended Dreyfuss, dies at 88
Georges Clémenceau
- 1940 James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), dies of natural causes at 69
- 1943 Martin Raschke, German author/war correspondent, dies at 38
- 1943 Reina Prince Geerligs, [Leentjes Vandendriesch], anti-fascist, dies
- 1943 Doris Miller, American navy cook (b. 1919)
- 1944 EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies
- 1944 Václav Štěpán, Czech pianist and composer, dies at 54
- 1946 Alfonso Broqua, Uruguayan composer, dies at 70
- 1948 Raoul Armand Georg Koczalski, composer, dies at 64
- 1953 George Alexander Russell, American organist, composer and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University, dies at 73
- 1953 Robert Lightfoot, English theologist and exegetist, dies at 70
- 1956 Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, dies at 36
Diego Rivera
1957 Diego Rivera, Mexican painter, dies at 70
Diego Rivera
- 1958 Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, British lawyer and politician who helps form League of Nations (Nobel 1937), dies at 94
- 1959 Lyman Bryson, educator (UN Casebook), dies at 71
- 1959 Yuri Nikolayevich Libedinski, Ukrainen writer (Commissioners), dies at 60
- 1959 Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league footballer, dies at 76
- 1960 Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist and socialist theorist, dies at 82
- 1960 Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (b. 1882)
- 1961 Ruth Chatterton, actress (Female, Dodsworth), dies after illness at 67
- 1962 James J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60
Lee Harvey Oswald
1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, American assassin of JFK, 2 days earlier, shot dead two days after he killed JFK by nightclub owner Jack Ruby live on TV at 24
Lee Harvey Oswald
- 1964 John Fabricius, playwright, dies at 55
- 1965 Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1895)
- 1967 Arnold J d'ailly, mayor of Amsterdam (1946-56), dies at 65
- 1967 Louis Fratto, American gangster (b. 1908)
- 1970 Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer, dies at 76
- 1972 Hall Overton, American composer (Enchanted Pear Tree), dies at 52
- 1973 John Neihardt, American writer (b. 1881)
- 1977 Richard Carlson, American actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 65
- 1980 George Raft, American actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 79
- 1980 Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)
- 1984 Godfrey Ridout, Canadian composer, dies at 66
- 1985 Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter/translator, dies at 67
- 1985 Big Joe Turner, American singer (b. 1911)
- 1987 Jehane Benoît, French Canadian culinary author (b. 1904)
- 1989 Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio host, dies at 85
- 1990 Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, dies at 72
- 1990 Nistani Keiji, philosopher, dies in Kyoto Japan
- 1990 Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), dies at 94
- 1990 Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentine racing driver (b. 1934)
- 1990 Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer during the Great Depression, dies at 80
- 1991 Anton Furst, American production designer (Batman), dies at 47
- 1991 Eric Carr [Paul Charles Caravello], American drummer (Kiss), dies of cancer at 41
Freddie Mercury
1991 Freddie Mercury, British singer-songwriter (Queen - We are Champions), dies of AIDS at 45
Freddie Mercury
- 1992 Henri J de Koster, Dutch Min of Defense (1971-73), dies at 78
- 1992 Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer/actress (Bridge Too Far), dies
- 1992 Theo Edison, son of Thomas Edison, dies at 94
- 1992 Xavier Darasse, French organist and composer, dies at 58
- 1993 Albert Collins, blues guitarist (Don't Lose Your Cool), dies at 61
- 1993 Germaine Emilie Madame Gres Krebs, haute Couturist, dies at 89
- 1993 Imad Aqal, Palestinian Hamas leader, dies at 24
- 1993 Jan Schrauwen, Dutch sculptor, dies at 36
- 1993 Wu Yi Shen, mayor of Shen Yang China, dies in helicopter
- 1994 Ivo Perilli, Italian screenplay/director (Ragazzo), dies at 92
- 1994 Jo Vis, Dutch resistance fighter (Yad Vashem), dies at 88
- 1995 Jeffrey Lynn [Ragnar Godfrey Lind], American actor (Four Daughters, Roaring Twenties), dies from natural causes at 86
- 1995 Stuart Henry, disc jockey, dies at 53
- 1995 Woytec Lowski [Woiciech Wiesidlowski], Polish dancer and ballet master, dies at 56
- 1996 Edison Vasalievich Denisov, composer, dies at 67
- 1996 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist, dies at 76
- 1996 Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet (Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems), dies at 85
- 2001 Melanie Thornton, American dance/pop singer (b. 1967)
- 2002 John Rawls, political philosopher (b. 1921)
- 2003 Floquet de Neu, Ecuato Guinean albino gorilla (b. 1964)
- 2003 Warren Spahn, Major League Baseball left hand pitcher (Boston/Milwaukee Braves), dies at 82
- 2003 Anthony Hollis, British High Court Judge, dies at 76
- 2004 Wong Jim, Hong Kong songwriter (b. 1940)
- 2004 Arthur Hailey, English novelist (Hotel, Airport), dies at 84
- 2005 Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid), dies of kidney failure at 73
- 2005 Pat Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid) dies aged 73
- 2006 Juice Leskinen, Finnish rock singer (b. 1950)
- 2006 George W. S. Trow, American writer (b. 1943)
- 2006 Zdeněk Veselovský, Czech zoologist (b. 1938)
- 2006 Phyllis Fraser [Helen Brown Nichols], American actress, journalist, and co-founder of Beginner Books, dies following a fall at 90
- 2008 Cecil H. Underwood, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1922)
- 2008 Kenny MacLean, Scottish musician (Platinum Blonde) (b. 1956)
- 2009 Abe Pollin, owner of the Washington Wizards (b. 1923)
- 2009 Samak Sundaravej, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008), dies at 74
- 2009 Chan Hung Lit, Hong Kong actor (b. 1943)
- 2009 Kan Ishii, Japanese composer, dies at 88
- 2009 Hale Smith, American composer, dies at 84
- 2010 Huang Hua, Chinese statesman (b. 1913)
- 2011 Fjölnir Stefánsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 81
- 2011 Tatyana Shchelkanova, Soviet long jumper (Olympic bronze 1964), dies at 74
- 2012 Héctor Camacho, Puerto Rican professional boxer, dies from gunshot injuries at 50
- 2012 Christopher "Chris" Stamp, British music producer, psychodrama therapist and manager (The Who, Jimi Hendrix), dies of cancer at 70
- 2015 Oļģerts Grāvītis, Latvian-Soviet composer, dies at 89
- 2016 Pauline Oliveros, American composer (Sound Patterns), dies at 84
- 2017 Carol Neblett, American soprano (Met and City Opera), dies at 71
- 2017 Mitch Margo, American rocker (The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight), dies of natural causes at 70
- 2018 Sy Kattelson, American photographer of NY street life, dies at 95
- 2018 Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, American potter and preserver of Cherokee culture, dies at 97
- 2018 Ricky Jay [Richard Potash], American magician and actor ( Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay), dies at 72
November in History
![Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax]()
Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax
On this day the Piltdown Man skull, which had been hailed as the missing link proving an evolutionary relationship between man and apes, was revealed as a hoax.
November 21, 1953![Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Heroine]()
Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Heroine
Raging seas were no deterrent when lighthouse-keeper’s daughter Grace Darling determinedly set out in a rowing boat to rescue survivors of a shipwreck.
November 24, 1815![Theatregoers Still Caught in The Mousetrap]()
Theatregoers Still Caught in The Mousetrap
It began in 1952 with a fresh-faced young actor called Richard Attenborough in the lead role. Since then, The Mousetrap has smashed all theatrical records.
November 25, 1952![Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames]()
Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames
Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it!
November 26, 1878
