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November 26, 1937

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Notable Births

Bob Babbitt

1937Bob Babbitt, American bass player (died 2012)[†]

Robert Andrew Kreinar, known as Bob Babbitt, was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards. Also in 1968, with Mike Campbell, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith, he formed the band Scorpion, which lasted until 1970. He is ranked number 59 on Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".

John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh

1937John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health (died 2019)[†]

John Edward Michael Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, was a British Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon Central from February 1974 until 1992. During the Premiership of Margaret Thatcher he enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of government, which culminated in his serving as a Secretary of State in the Cabinet from 1987 to 1989. For a time, he was considered a rising star of his party and a potential leadership contender.

Boris Yegorov

1937Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (died 1994)[†]

Boris Borisovich Yegorov was a Soviet physician and cosmonaut who became the first physician to travel to space. He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union and received his medical degree from the Moscow Medical Institute in 1961.

Notable Deaths

Silvestras Žukauskas

1937Silvestras Žukauskas, Lithuanian general (born 1860)[†]

Silvestras Žukauskas was a Lithuanian General. He first served in the Imperial Russian Army, where he distinguished himself during World War I, rising to the rank of major general and ending the war as divisional commander. Later he joined the Lithuanian Army and was its Chief Commander three times: May–September 1919, February–June 1920, and June 1923 to January 1928.