Historical Events In November - 26

0399  St Siricius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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  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 November - 26.  

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

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  On this day in history 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  Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I on November - 26.  

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

1598  Jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java on November - 26.  

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

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

1640  Carl Rosier, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) on November - 26.  

1688  On November - 26 duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg  

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 November - 26.  

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

1716  On November - 26 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston)  

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

1736  On this day in history 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 November - 26 georg Forster, writer  

1764  France bans Jesuit enorde on this day in history.  

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

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

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.  

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 November - 26.  

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

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

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

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

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 November - 26.  

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

1326  On November - 26 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)