Today in History for 26th November 2017:
Historical Events
1905 – 1st Australasian Championships: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
1943 – Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie “Girl Crazy” released
1950 – China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River
1955 – 43rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 34-19
1982 – Clyde King named Yankee manager
1984 – US and Iraq re-establish diplomatic relations
Famous Birthdays
1288 – Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)
1657 – William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
1906 – Sandro Fuga, Italian composer and painist, born in Mogliano, Veneto (d. 1994)
1945 – Daniel Davis, Gurdun Ark, actor (Niles-Nanny)
1962 – John Samuel Inman, PGA golfer (1993 Buick South Open), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
1969 – Shawn Kemp, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics)
Famous Deaths
1717 – Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664)
1985 – Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87
1987 – Emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89
1991 – François Billetdoux, French author (Word Awake), dies at 64
1994 – Nimrod Workman, folksinger, dies at 99
2005 – Stan Berenstain, children’s author, (d. 2005)