Historical Events Happened In November - 26

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

1861  On November - 26 west Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg  

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

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

1864  Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia on November - 26.  

1864  Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) on this day in history.  

1865  Alice in Wonderland published on November - 26.  

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

1865  On November - 26 earl Ross Drake, composer  

1866  On this day in history adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59  

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

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 November - 26.  

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

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

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

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 November - 26.  

1885  On this day in history the first meteor photograph  

1885  1st meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1888  On this day in history franz Jung, writer  

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

1894  On this day in history king Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France  

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  On this day in history 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 November - 26 philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician  

1902  On November - 26 alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas)  

1905  George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield) on November - 26.  

1906  On November - 26 sandro Fuga, composer  

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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  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.  

1653  On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)  

0399  On November - 26 siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies  

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on this day in history.  

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

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

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on this day in history.  

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

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

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.