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Chuck Finley pitched from 1986 to 2002 for three teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the California Angels.
Famous Birthdays on November 26
1962 — Chuck Finley
American baseball player
November 26 has 258 recorded notable births across history, from 907 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1924 The Mongolian People's Republic is officially established after a new constitution, passed by the first State Great Khural, abolishes the monarchy. Source
- 1991 National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities with Azeri names. Source
- 1998 Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Source
- 1942 World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia. Source
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In 2015, Jarrett became a part of the NBC Sports Broadcasting Crew for NASCAR events.
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Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century.
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Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong, birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (伯涵), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty.
More major people born on November 26
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1956
Dale Jarrett
American race car driver and sportscaster
Dale Arnold Jarrett is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 three times and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999.
1909
Eugène Ionesco
Romanian-French playwright and critic (died 1994)
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century.
1288
Go-Daigo
Japanese emperor (died 1339)
Emperor Go-Daigo was the 96th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
1811
Zeng Guofan
Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (died 1872)
Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong, birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (伯涵), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty.
1957
Félix González-Torres
Cuban-American sculptor (died 1996)
Félix González-Torres or Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban-born American visual artist. He lived and worked primarily in New York City between 1979 and 1995 after attending university in Puerto Rico.
1946
Art Shell
American football player and coach
Arthur Lee Shell Jr. is an American former professional football player and coach.
1953
Desiré Wilson
South African race car driver
Desiré Wilson (née Randall), born 26 November 1953, is a former racing driver from South Africa and one of only five women to have competed in Formula One.
1919
Ram Sharan Sharma
Indian historian and academic (died 2011)
Ram Sharan Sharma was a Marxist historian and Indologist who specialised in the history of Ancient and early Medieval India.
1972
Chris Osgood
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Christopher John Osgood is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a Detroit Red Wings studio analyst and part-time color commentator for FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.
1792
Sarah Moore Grimké
American author and activist (died 1873)
Sarah Moore Grimké was an American abolitionist and feminist, widely held to be the mother of the women's suffrage movement.
1982
Keith Ballard
American ice hockey player
Keith Galen Ballard is an American former professional ice hockey player.
1898
Karl Ziegler
German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
Karl Waldemar Ziegler was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers.
1901
William Sterling Parsons
American admiral (died 1953)
William Sterling "Deak" Parsons was an American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II.
1929
Betta St. John
American actress, singer and dancer (died 2023)
Betta St. John was an American actress, singer, and dancer who worked on Broadway, the West End, and in Hollywood films. She started her career aged 10 as a child actress in uncredited movie parts in her native USA.
1942
Jan Stenerud
Norwegian-American football player
Jan Stenerud is a Norwegian-American former professional football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Kansas City Chiefs.
1678
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan
French geophysicist and astronomer (died 1771)
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan was a French natural philosopher (physicist), born in the town of Béziers on 26 November 1678.
1995
James Guy
English swimmer
James George Guy is an English competitive swimmer who specialises in freestyle and butterfly.
1999
Olivia O'Brien
American singer-songwriter
Olivia Gail O'Brien is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known for her guest appearance on Gnash's 2016 single "I Hate U, I Love U", which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1986
Bauke Mollema
Dutch cyclist
Bauke Mollema is a Dutch professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.