Historical Events In November - 26

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

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  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 November - 26.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1621  On November - 26 radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540)  

1640  On November - 26 carl Rosier, composer  

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

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

1663  On this day in history 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  On this day in history premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter"  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on November - 26.  

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

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.  

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer  

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on November - 26.  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on this day in history.