Historical Events For November - 26

1861  At Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia on this day in history.  

1861  West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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

1864  On November - 26 confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia  

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  On November - 26 adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59  

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

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

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

1876  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style) on this day in history.  

1880  On November - 26 guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52  

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

1883  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96 on November - 26.  

1885  On November - 26 the first meteor photograph  

1885  1st meteor photograph on this day in history.  

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

1888  On November - 26 franz Jung, writer  

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  Norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed  

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms  

1895  Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system) on this day in history.  

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  Philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician on this day in history.  

1902  Alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas) on this day in history.  

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 November - 26.  

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 November - 26.  

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

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer  

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

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

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 November - 26.  

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  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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