Today in History for 26th November 1941

Historical Events

Events 1 - 5 of 5

- Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro
- British North African commandant General Cunningham lay-offs
- British troops conquer Belhamed, Sidi Rezegh & El Duda
- Japanese carrier force left its base & moves east toward Pearl Harbor
- Lebanon gains independence from France

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 2 of 2

- Jeff Torborg, baseball player
- Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 2 of 2

- Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (b. 1876)
- Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861)

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