Events & Holidays In November - 26

Algeria Accords Day (Sao Tome & Principe)

Anniversary of the Death of Alkoutb Said Muhammad Cheif Al Maarouf (Comoros)

Proclamation Day (Mongolia)

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  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)