Famous Deaths for 28th November 2025

1545 – Jacob van Liesveld, Flemish printer and publisher of the 1st complete Dutch translation of the bible, beheaded for publishing unauthorised versions of the Bible
1915 – Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author and critic (C’era una Volta), dies at 76
1935 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian ethnomusicologist, dies at 58
1967 – Léon M’ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), dies at 65
1976 – (Catherine) Rosalind Russell, American stage and screen actress (His Girl Friday; Auntie Mame; Gypsy), dies of breast cancer at 69
1984 – Hans Speidel, German army officer (WWI, WWII), involved in the 20 July Plot to kill Adolf Hitler (19440, and NATO-supreme commander (1957-64), dies at 87
1992 – Sidney Nolan, Australian painter and illustrator (Ned Kelly), dies at 75
2000 – Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), dies at 84
2016 – Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, dies of brain cancer at 71
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

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