Today in History for 26th November 2023

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Historical Events

1939 - 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border
1956 - TV game show "The Price Is Right", hosted by Bill Cullen, debuts on NBC
1966 - CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa, 29-14
1969 - 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
1978 - CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
1989 - Luis Alberto Lacalle becomes President of Uruguay

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Famous Birthdays

1816 - William H. T. Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1864)
1939 - Tina Turner [Anna Mae Bullock], American singer (Ike and Tina - "Proud Mary"; solo -"What's Love Got To Do With It"), born in Nutbush, Tennessee (d. 2023)
1939 - Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
1948 - Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (d. 1995)
1953 - Shelley Moore Capito, American politician (Senator-R-West Virginia, Rep-R-WV 2001-15), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
1955 - Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah

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Famous Deaths

1821 - Friedrich Heine, German composer, dies at 57
1941 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (Trold, der vejrer kristenblod), dies at 80
1957 - Aleksei M Remizov, Russian author (Iveren), dies at 80
1972 - R. P. Keigwin, English academic, dies at 89
1978 - Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), kills himself after shooting his sons at 52
2022 - Brian Hogan, English rugby league forward (5 Tests; St. Helens, Wigan, Bradford Northern, Widnes), dies at 74

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