Historical Events In November - 26

0399  St Siricius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on November - 26.  

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

1126  Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.  

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

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on November - 26.  

1476  On November - 26 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.  

1527  On this day in history pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I  

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1580  French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

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

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  On November - 26 maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51  

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  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant Indiscreet), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1702  Premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter" on November - 26.  

1703  Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships on this day in history.  

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

1716  The first lion exhibited in America (Boston) on November - 26.  

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  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 November - 26.  

1764  France bans Jesuit enorde on November - 26.  

1776  On November - 26 dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies  

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

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  On November - 26 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  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)  

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 this day in history.  

1126  On November - 26 death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

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

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

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on November - 26.  

1326  On this day in history death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)