Famous Deaths In November - 26

0399  On this day in history 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  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.  

1240  On November - 26 edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies  

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

1267  On November - 26 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 this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history death of radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540)  

1639  On this day in history death of john Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)  

1651  On November - 26 henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40  

1653  On this day in history maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51  

1688  On this day in history philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant Indiscreet), dies at 53  

1689  Death of Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b. February 1, 1635) on November - 26.  

1717  Death of Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664) on November - 26.  

1719  Death of John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662) on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies  

1778  On November - 26 jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68  

1780  Death of James Denham Steuart, 4th Baronet, British economist (b. 1712) on this day in history.  

1809  On this day in history nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56  

1810  Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1821  Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57 on November - 26.  

1822  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53 on November - 26.  

1836  Death of John MacAdam, British road builder (b. 1756) on November - 26.  

1851  On November - 26 death of nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (b. 1769)  

1854  On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies  

1855  Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 on November - 26.  

1857  On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69  

1866  Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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

1892  Death of Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal (b. 1825) on this day in history.  

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

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  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on November - 26.  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on November - 26.  

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.