- Nov 2 Lou Donaldson, American bebop jazz saxophonist ("Blues Walk"), and bandleader, born in Badin, North Carolina
- Nov 7 Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano, known as 'La Stupenda' (Metropolitan Opera debut 1961), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2010)
- Nov 7 Jimmie Haskell [Sheridan Pearlman], American arranger (Ricky Nelson, Chicago, Sheryl Crow), and film and television score composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
- Nov 13 Max Vernon Mathews, American composer, born in Columbus, Nebraska (d. 2011)
- Nov 16 Ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Nov 18 Dorothy Collins [Marjorie Chandler], Canadian-American singer and actress (Your Hit Parade), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 1994)
- Nov 23 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
- Nov 26 Mauro Bortolotti, Italian composer, born in Narni, Italy (d. 2007)
About November 1926
How Old? 97 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
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