Historical Events In November - 26

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

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

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

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

0783  On November - 26 the Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1527  On November - 26 pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I  

Advertisements

1580  French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty on November - 26.  

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

1607  On November - 26 john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

1621  Radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540) on this day in history.  

1640  On November - 26 carl Rosier, composer  

1648  Pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40  

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

1653  Maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter"  

1703  On November - 26 bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships  

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

1716  On November - 26 the first lion exhibited in America (Boston)  

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

1731  On this day in history william Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS]  

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

1741  On November - 26 french & Beiers army occupies Prague  

1744  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer on this day in history.  

1754  On this day in history georg Forster, writer  

1764  On this day in history france bans Jesuit enorde  

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)  

1436  On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  

1607  On November - 26 birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

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

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

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 November - 26 siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies  

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on this day in history.  

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 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)