Famous Deaths on November 28

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)

Italian baroque sculptor, painter and architect (St. Peter's Baldachin), dies at 81

1695 Anthony Wood, English antiquarian, dies at 62
1695 Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58

Louis de Buade de Frontenac (1622-1698)

French soldier and Governor General of New France (1672-82, 1689-98), dies at 76

1716 Gisbert Cuper, Dutch classicist and historian, dies at 72
1785 William Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (US Declaration of Independence), dies at 55
1788 Charles C of Nassau-Weilburg, governor of Maastricht, dies at about 53

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794)

Prussian-American military officer (major general of the Continental Army), dies at 64

1801 Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (b. 1750)
1815 Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70
1827 Dov Baer Schneersohn, Lubavitch leader/author (Imirei Binah), dies
1852 Ludger Duvernay, French printer and newspaper publisher (b. 1799)

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

American author (Legend of Sleepy Hollow), dies of a heart attack at 76

1860 Ludwig Rellstab, German music theorist, dies at 61
1861 Robert Führer, Czech composer of sacred music, and music theorist, dies at 54
1867 John Drake Sloat, 1st Military Governor of California (Union Navy), dies at 86
1870 Frédéric Bazille, French painter, dies at 28
1872 Mary Fairfax Somerville, British scientific writer (b. 1780)
1876 Karl Earnest von Baer, Estonian-German embryologist (founding father of embryology), dies at 84
1878 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, Italian classical guitarist and composer, dies at 78
1878 Orson Hyde, American religious leader (b. 1805)
1880 Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa, dies at 43
1898 Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Swiss writer, dies at 73
1899 Adriaan de la Rey, eldest son of Boer General Koos de la Rey, dies in The Battle of Modder River, Cape Colony (now South Africa) at 19
1899 Robert Brank Vance, American politician (US Representatives from North Carolina, 1873-85), dies at 71
1907 Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist, poet, painter, and architect (b. 1869)
1912 Otto Brahm, German critic, theatre director (founded Neue Deutsche Rundschau), dies at 56
1912 Walter Benona Sharp, American oil tycoon, dies at 41
1915 Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author and critic (C'era una Volta), dies at 76
1915 Mubarak Al-Sabah "The Great", Emir of Kuwait (b. 1896)
1916 Marthinus Theunis Steyn, South African politician and President of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59
1918 Alexis Contant, Canadian pianist, organist and composer, dies at 60
1921 `Abdu'l-Bahá, Persian leader of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1844)
1927 Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New Guinea), dies
1927 C. E. A. Wichmann, German-Dutch geologist, dies at 76
1928 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), dies at 73
1935 Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian ethno-musicologist, dies at 58
1936 Pedro Muñoz Seca, Spanish comic playwright (Don Mendo's Revenge), executed by the Spanish Republican army at 55

James Naismith (1861-1939)

Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), dies at 78

1940 Nicolae Iorga, Romanian writer, literature historian and Prime Minister of Romania, murdered by fascist at 69
1944 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn
1944 Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25
1944 Lode Zielens, Flemish author and journalist (Obscure Blood), dies at 43
1945 Dwight F. Davis, American politician (49th United States Secretary of War) and founder of the Davis Cup, dies at 66
1947 Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general and WWII hero known as the "Liberator of Paris", dies in a plane crash at 44

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)

Italian-American nuclear physicist, gone fission, fermium (Nobel Prize 1938), dies of stomach cancer at 53

1959 Lester Vail, American actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage), dies at 60
1960 Richard Wright, American author (Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children), dies at 52

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962)

Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948), dies at 82

1963 Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
1963 Karyn Kupcinet, American actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show), murdered at 23
1964 Charles Meredith, American actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70
1966 Vittorio Giannini, American violinist, composer (The Medead), and educator (Curtis Institute, 1956-64), dies at 63
1967 Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), dies at 65

Enid Blyton (1897-1968)

English children's writer, fifth most popular author in the world (Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Adventure), dies at 71

1969 Elbert Frank Cox, African-American mathematician (first African-American to receive PhD in Mathematics), dies at 73
1969 Roy Barcroft [Howard Ravenscroft], American actor (Oklahoma!; Freckles), dies at 67
1970 Fritz von Unruh, German writer, dies at 85
1970 Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani), dies at 55
1970 Nina Ricci, French fashion couturiere (Nina Ricci), dies at 87
1971 Alexander "Papa" Lightfoot, American blues singer and harmonica player, dies of respiratory failure at 47
1971 Grantley Herbert Adams, Premier of Barbados (1953-58) and Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958-62), dies at 73
1971 Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
1972 Gustave Frederic Soderlund, American composer, dies at 91
1972 [William] Havergal Brian, British composer ("Gothic" symphony), dies at 96
1973 Marthe Bibesco, Romanian writer (b. 1886)
1976 (Catherine) Rosalind Russell, American stage and screen actress (His Girl Friday; Auntie Mame; Gypsy), dies of breast cancer at 69
1976 Robert Fleming, Canadian composer, dies at 55
1977 Trevor Bardette, American actor (Refugee, None Shall Escape), dies at 75
1978 André Morell [Cecil André Mesritz], British actor (Ben-Hur, The Message, Hound of the Baskervilles), dies from a heart attack at 69
1978 Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Argentine football executive (b. 1902)
1982 Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania, dies at 86
1983 Christopher George, American actor (The Rat Patrol; Chisum; The Immortal), and US Marine Corp veteran, dies of a heart attack at 52
1984 Hans Speidel, German general and NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87
1984 Ricky Bell, American College Football HOF running back (USC; #1 Overall Selection 1977 NFL Draft TB Buccaneers; San Diego Chargers), dies of heart failure caused by dermatomyositis at 29
1985 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), dies at 83
1985 Johnny "Blood" McNally, American Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (NFL champion 1929-31, 36; Green Bay Packers), dies from a stroke at 82
1987 Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74
1987 Paul Arma, Hungarian-French composer, dies at 83
1989 (Johanne) "Jo" Vincent, Dutch concert soprano (Royal Concertgebouw, 1924-42 - St. Matthew's Passion; Benjamin Britten's Spring Symphony), and voice teacher, dies at 91
1990 Tamara De Treaux, actress (ET), dies at 31
1992 Bill Kearns, American actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69
1992 June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75
1992 Roland Smeenk, Dutch cabaret performer, dies in a car accident at 35
1992 Sidney Nolan, Australian painter and illustrator (Ned Kelly), dies at 75
1993 Abu Rish, Palestinian PLO-leader, dies at 23
1993 Camillo Togni, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 71
1993 Garry Moore, TV host (I've Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78
1993 Jerry Edmonton, Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf), dies at 47
1993 Kenneth Connor, English comedian and actor, best known for his "Carry On" films, dies of cancer at 75
1993 Khaled Moustapha Zir, Palestinian Hamas leader, shot to death at 25
1994 Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, dies at 63
1994 Franfo Fortini [Franco Lattes], Italian poet, dies at 77
1994 Ian Serraillier, English children's books author (The Silver Sword), dies at 82

Jeffrey Dahmer (1960-1994)

American serial killer (Milwaukee Cannibal), killed in prison at 34

1994 Jerry Rubin, US anti-war activist (Youth Party) and businessman, dies at 56
1994 Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87
1994 Victor Legley, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1949-80), dies at 79
1995 Brunhilde Hendrix, German relay runner (Olympic silver 1960), dies at 57
1996 Anna Pollak, English mezzo-soprano, dies at 84
1996 Don McNeill, American tennis player (French C'ship 1939, US Nat C'ship 1940), dies of pneumonia at 78
1997 Georges Marchal, French actor (Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way, La mort en ce jardin), dies at 77
1997 William "Smitty" Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode - "When I Die"), dies of a heartattack at 53
1998 Kerry Wendell Thornley, Co-founder of Discordianism, dies at 60
1999 Bethel Leslie, American entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap), dies at 70
1999 N. V. M. González, Filipino novelist, short story writer, and, poet, dies at 84
2000 Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), dies at 84
2000 Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), dies at 105
2001 Kal Mann, American pop lyricist ("Let's Twist Again"), dies at 84
2001 William Kienzle, American author (b. 1928)
2001 William Reid, British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross (b. 1921)
2002 Dave "Snaker" Ray, American country blues musician, dies of lung cancer at 59
2003 Antonia Forest [Patricia Giulia Caulfield Kate Rubinstein], British children's author (The Marlows), dies at 88
2003 Ted Bates, English former footballer, dies at 85
2005 (Daniel) Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), dies from head injury after a fall at his home, at 62
2005 Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), dies of natural causes at 95
2006 Lyubov Polishchuk, Russian actress (b. 1949)
2006 Robert Volpe, Artist, Art Theft Detective (b.1942)
2007 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), dies at 85
2007 Gudrun Wagner, co-director of the Bayreuth Festival (b. 1944)
2009 Gilles Carle, Canadian screenwriter and film director (b. 1928)
2009 Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)
2010 Gil McDougald, American baseball player (b. 1928)
2010 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), dies of pneumonia at 84
2010 Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist (b. 1921)
2011 Andrew Kazdin, classical record producer, dies at 77
2011 Ante Markovic, last Premier of Yugoslavia, dies at 87
2012 Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, dies at 90
2013 Mitja Ribičič, Yugoslavian Prime Minister, dies at 94
2015 Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist, and author (We Are Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of), dies at 81
2015 Luc Bondy, Swiss theatre and opera director, dies of cancer at 67
2015 Marjorie Lord [Wollenberg], American actress (Make Room for Daddy, Sherlock Holmes in Washington), dies of natural causes at 97
2015 Olene Walker, American politician (R), 1st female Governor of Utah (2003-2005), dies at 85
2016 Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, dies of brain cancer at 71
2016 Grant Tinker, American TV executive (Chairman of NBC), dies at 90
2016 Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, dies at 90
2016 Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), dies at 82
2016 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
2017 Shadia [Fatmah Ahmed Kamal Shaker], Egyptian actress ("Al Maraa Al Maghoula" (The Unknown Woman)), and singer ("Ya Habibti Ya Masr" (Oh Egypt, My Love)), dies from respiratory failure at 86
2018 Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter, dies of pneumonia at 87
2018 Thomas J.J. Altizer, US Radical theologian (God is Dead), dies at 91
2019 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the "Father of the Caribbean" ("Aruba Dushi Tera" - Aruba's national anthem), dies at 99
2020 Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader), dies of COVID-19 at 85
2020 Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), dies from a heart attack at 67
2021 Carrie Meek, American politician (Rep-D-Florida 1993-2003), dies at 95
2021 François Moncla, French rugby union flanker (31 Tests; Racing 92, Section Paloise), dies at 89
2021 Frank Williams, British businessman, racing team owner (Principal Williams Formula 1 team 1977-2020; 9 x F1 Constructors' C'ships, 7 x Drivers' C'ships), dies at 79
2021 Lee Elder, American golfer (first African-American to play in the US Masters; 4 PGA Tour titles), dies at 87
2021 Mustafa Cengiz, Turkish businessman and sports administrator (president Galatasaray S.K. 2018-21), dies from cancer at 71
2022 (Trevor) Tom Phillips, English visual artist, printmaker and collagist, dies at 85
2022 Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger - "Trivette"; Matlock, 1989-93 - "Conrad"; Die Hard), and educator, dies at 66
2022 Rob Armitage, Canadian curler (World C'ship gold 2013), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65