Historical Events In November - 26

0399  On this day in history st Siricius ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0399  On this day in history siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies  

0579  Pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on November - 26.  

0666  Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on November - 26.  

0783  The Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus on this day in history.  

1126  On this day in history al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.  

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

1476  Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time on November - 26.  

1527  Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I on this day in history.  

1580  On November - 26 french Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty  

1598  On this day in history jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java  

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ on November - 26.  

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

1640  On this day in history carl Rosier, composer  

1648  On this day in history pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen  

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

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer on November - 26.  

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

1663  On November - 26 pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)  

1688  Duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg on November - 26.  

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

1702  Premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter" on this day in history.  

1703  Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships on November - 26.  

1703  On this day in history -27] Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed  

1716  On this day in history the first lion exhibited in America (Boston)  

1716  On this day in history 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston)  

1731  William Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS] on November - 26.  

1736  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) on this day in history.  

1741  French & Beiers army occupies Prague on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer  

1754  Georg Forster, writer on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history france bans Jesuit enorde  

1776  Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies on November - 26.  

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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 November - 26.  

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

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

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.  

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

1657  On November - 26 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 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 November - 26.  

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1252  On November - 26 death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)  

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.