Historical Events Happened In November - 26

1861  On November - 26 at Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia  

1861  West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg on November - 26.  

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist on this day in history.  

1863  -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA on November - 26.  

1864  Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia on November - 26.  

1864  On this day in history herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)  

1865  On this day in history alice in Wonderland published  

1865  "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US on November - 26.  

1865  On November - 26 earl Ross Drake, composer  

1866  Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 on November - 26.  

1867  On this day in history the first ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote, due to a mistake in the electoral register  

1867  On this day in history refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit  

1868  1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom on this day in history.  

1874  On November - 26 edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)  

1876  On this day in history bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style)  

1880  On this day in history guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52  

1882  On this day in history otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies  

1883  On this day in history sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

1885  The first meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  1st meteor photograph on this day in history.  

1885  Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71 on November - 26.  

1888  Franz Jung, writer on this day in history.  

1892  On November - 26 joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc)  

1894  On November - 26 king Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France  

1894  On November - 26 norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics  

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms  

1895  On November - 26 bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system)  

1896  1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6 on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history -27) Snow/ice storm over US; 455 die  

1901  On this day in history philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician  

1902  Alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas) on November - 26.  

1905  On this day in history george Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield)  

1906  On this day in history sandro Fuga, composer  

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)  

1436  On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on November - 26.  

1609  On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)  

1640  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer  

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on November - 26.  

1657  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)  

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.  

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on November - 26.  

0666  On this day in history death of yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)  

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.  

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1252  On this day in history death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)  

1267  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.  

1504  On November - 26 death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)