Historical Events For November - 26

1861  On this day in history at Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia  

1861  On this day in history west Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg  

1862  On this day in history mark A Stein, archaeologist  

1863  On this day in history -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA  

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  Alice in Wonderland published on this day in history.  

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

1865  Earl Ross Drake, composer on this day in history.  

1866  Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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1867  On November - 26 the first ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote, due to a mistake in the electoral register  

1867  On November - 26 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 this day in history edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)  

1876  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style) on November - 26.  

1880  Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1882  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies on this day in history.  

1883  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96 on this day in history.  

1885  The first meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  On November - 26 1st meteor photograph  

1885  On this day in history thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71  

1888  On November - 26 franz Jung, writer  

1892  Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc) on this day in history.  

1894  King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France on November - 26.  

1894  On this day in history norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics  

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

1895  On November - 26 hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms  

1895  Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system) on November - 26.  

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

1898  -27) Snow/ice storm over US; 455 die on November - 26.  

1901  On November - 26 philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician  

1902  On this day in history alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas)  

1905  George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield) on this day in history.  

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer on November - 26.  

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1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.  

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

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1657  On November - 26 birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)  

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.  

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on this day in history.  

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on November - 26.  

1126  On this day in history death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

1240  On November - 26 edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies  

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on November - 26.  

1267  On November - 26 gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  On this day in history death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)