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  On this day in history pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0666  On November - 26 yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)  

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  Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.  

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

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  On this day in history pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I  

1580  On this day in history french Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty  

1598  Jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

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

1640  Carl Rosier, composer on this day in history.  

1648  On November - 26 pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen  

1651  Henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1653  On this day in history andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

1653  Maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51 on November - 26.  

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

1688  Duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg on this day in history.  

1688  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant Indiscreet), dies at 53 on November - 26.  

1702  On November - 26 premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter"  

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

1703  -27] Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed on November - 26.  

1716  On November - 26 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 this day in history.  

1736  On November - 26 charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France)  

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 this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer  

1653  On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

1657  On November - 26 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  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  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  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on this day in history.  

1504  On November - 26 death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)