- 741 Syrian Catholic Pope Saint Gregory III
- 1058 Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies
- 1058 Casimir I the Restorer, Duke of Poland, dies at 42
- 1170 Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd (c. 1100)
- 1262 Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies
- 1290 Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I of England (b. 1241)
- 1499 Edward Plantagenet, English, 17th Count of Warwick, last Plantagenet heir, beheaded for treason at 24
- 1514 Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies
- 1545 Jacob van Liesveld, printer/"heretic" (Refeyen), beheaded
- 1559 Erasmus Sarcerius, German Lutheran theologian and reformer, dies at about 58
- 1574 Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, dies at 72
- 1590 Pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Neth theologist, dies at about 60
- 1641 Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50
- 1667 Jean de Thévenot, French traveller and scientist (b. 1633)
- 1675 Leonard Hoar, American President of Harvard University (b. 1630)
- 1675 Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh, English Civil War soldier (c. 1608)
Giovanni Bernini
1680 Giovanni Bernini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 81
Giovanni Bernini
- 1695 Anthony Wood, English antiquarian, dies at 62
- 1698 Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (b. 1622)
- 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
- 1794 Friedrich WLGA von Steuben, Prussian/US inspector-general of Washingtons army, dies at 64
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1794 Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American military officer (major general of the Continental Army), dies at 64
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Washington Irving
1859 Washington Irving, American author (Legend of Sleepy Hollow), dies of a heart attack at 76
Washington Irving
- 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 Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84
- 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 Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19
- 1899 Robert Brank Vance, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1873-85), dies at 71
- 1907 Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish dramatist, poet, painter, and architect (b. 1869)
- 1912 Heinz Galinski, chairman (Central Council for Jews in Germany), dies
- 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
- 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
- 1940 Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist
- 1944 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn
- 1944 Camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian, dies
- 1944 Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25
- 1944 Lode Zielens, Flemish author/journalist, 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 Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44
Enrico Fermi
1954 Enrico Fermi, Italian-American nuclear physicist (Nobel 1938), dies of stomach cancer at 53
Enrico Fermi
- 1960 Richard Wright, American author (Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children), dies at 52
- 1962 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1890-1948), dies at 82
- 1964 Jan Fabricius, Dutch/English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93
- 1967 Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), dies at 65
- 1968 Enid Mary Blyton, author (Before I Go To Sleep), dies at 70
- 1969 Elbert Frank Cox, African-American mathematician (first African-American to receive PhD in Mathematics), dies at 73
- 1970 Fritz von Unruh, German writer, dies at 85
- 1970 Jan Drda, Czech writer (Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani), dies at 55
- 1971 Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo
- 1973 Marthe Bibesco, Romanian writer (b. 1886)
- 1978 Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Argentine football executive (b. 1902)
- 1982 Helen of Greece and Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania, dies at 86
- 1984 Hans Speidel, German gen/NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87
- 1985 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), dies at 83
- 1986 Louis van Lint, Belgian painter, dies at 76
- 1987 Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74
- 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 (b. 1917)
- 1993 Abu Rish, Palestinian PLO-leader, dies at 23
- 1993 Khaled Moustapha Zir, Palestinian Hamas leader, shot to death at 25
- 1994 Franfo Fortini [Franco Lattes], Italian poet, dies at 77
Jeffrey Dahmer
1994 Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (Milwaukee Cannibal), killed in prison at 34
Jeffrey Dahmer
- 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 Ian Serraillier, English children's books author (The Silver Sword), dies at 82
- 1998 Kerry Wendell Thornley, co-founder of Discordianism (b. 1938)
- 1999 Bethel Leslie, American entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap), dies at 70
- 2000 Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), dies at 84
- 2001 William Kienzle, American author (b. 1928)
- 2001 William Reid, British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross (b. 1921)
- 2003 Antonia Forest, British children's author (b. 1915)
- 2006 Robert Volpe, Artist, Art Theft Detective (b.1942)
- 2007 Gudrun Wagner, co-director of the Bayreuth Festival (b. 1944)
- 2007 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), dies at 85
- 2009 Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (b. 1923)
- 2010 Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist (b. 1921)
- 2011 Ante Markovic, last Premier of Yugoslavia, dies at 87
- 2013 Mitja Ribičič, Yugoslavian Prime Minister, dies at 94
- 2015 Olene Walker, American politician (R), 1st female Governor of Utah (2003-2005), dies at 85
- 2016 William A. Christenberry, American photographer and artist, dies at 80
- 2018 Thomas J.J. Altizer, US Radical theologian (God is Dead), dies at 91
November in History
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 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
Wrong Address for Shakespeare Tourist Attraction
Millions of tourists around the world still have souvenirs of the house where William Shakespeare’s mother was born and grew up. Sadly, it’s the wrong house.
November 29, 2000
Humble Beginnings of Churchill, the Political Giant
Winston Churchill, Britain’s legendary wartime Prime Minister was born on this day. Surprisingly the great statesman arrived in this world in a very unusual way.
November 30, 1874