Every yearNovember 26
Everything November 26 celebrates
4 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for November 26 every year, and 10 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Cake DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | Family Health History Day | Health | |
| 03 | Good Grief Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | Day of the Covenant | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on November 26 in some years.
Thanksgiving Day — 2026
Black Friday — 2027 and 2032
Buy Nothing Day — 2027 and 2032
National Leftovers Day — 2027 and 2032
Secondhand Sunday — 2028 and 2034
Small Brewery Sunday — 2028 and 2034
Stir-up Sunday — 2028 and 2034
Cyber Monday — 2029 and 2035
Tie One On Day — 2031
Small Business Saturday — 2033
Born on November 26
Historic figures
- Tina Turner1939–2023American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
- Ferdinand de Saussure1857–1913Swiss linguist and author
- Eugène Ionesco1909–1994Romanian-French playwright and critic
- Norbert Wiener1894–1964American-Swedish mathematician and philosopher
- Karl Ziegler1898–1973German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
- William Cowper1731–1800English poet and hymnwriter
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi1939–2025Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Ellen G. White1827–1915American religious leader and author
- Maud of Wales1869–1938Queen of Norway from 1905 to 1938
- Heinrich Brüning1885–1970German lieutenant, economist, and politician, Chancellor of Germany
Celebrities & public figures
- Rita Orab. 1990Kosovan-English singer-songwriter and actress
- Danny Welbeckb. 1990English footballer
- DJ Khaledb. 1975American rapper and producer
- Natasha Bedingfieldb. 1981English singer-songwriter and producer
- Peter Facinellib. 1973American actor
- Ilona Stallerb. 1951Hungarian-Italian porn actress
- Aaron Wan-Bissakab. 1997English-Congolese footballer
- Arjun Rampalb. 1972Indian actor and producer
- Chris Hughesb. 1983American publisher and businessman
- Marilynne Robinsonb. 1943American novelist and essayist
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers November 26 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see November 26, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.