Historical Events Happened In November - 26

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

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

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

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

1864  Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1865  On this day in history alice in Wonderland published  Share it »

1865  On this day in history "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US  Share it »

1865  On this day in history earl Ross Drake, composer  Share it »

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

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.  Share it »

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

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

1874  On this day in history edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1885  On this day in history the first meteor photograph  Share it »

1885  On this day in history 1st meteor photograph  Share it »

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

1888  On this day in history franz Jung, writer  Share it »

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

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

1894  Norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics on this day in history.  Share it »

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed  Share it »

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms  Share it »

1895  On this day in history bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system)  Share it »

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

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

1901  Philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1436  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  Share it »

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1240  On this day in history edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies  Share it »

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

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on this day in history.  Share it »

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