Historical Events For November - 26

1861  At Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia on November - 26.  

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

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist on November - 26.  

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  "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US on this day in history.  

1865  Earl Ross Drake, composer on November - 26.  

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

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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  Refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit on November - 26.  

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

1874  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel) on November - 26.  

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 November - 26 otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies  

1883  On November - 26 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

1885  The first meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  1st meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  On November - 26 thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71  

1888  Franz Jung, writer on November - 26.  

1892  On this day in history joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc)  

1894  King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France on this day in history.  

1894  Norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics on November - 26.  

1895  On November - 26 hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed  

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1901  On November - 26 philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician  

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

1905  On November - 26 george Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield)  

1906  On this day in history 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  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.  

1609  On November - 26 birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)  

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

1653  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 November - 26.  

1126  On November - 26 death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

1240  On this day in history 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 this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  On November - 26 death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

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