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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1580  On November - 26 french Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty  

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

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 November - 26.  

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

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

1688  On this day in history duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg  

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

1702  Premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter" on this day in history.  

1703  On this day in history bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships  

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

1731  William Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS] on this day in history.  

1736  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) on November - 26.  

1741  French & Beiers army occupies Prague on November - 26.  

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

1754  Georg Forster, writer on this day in history.  

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

1653  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

1657  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)  

1663  On November - 26 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 November - 26 death of yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)  

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.  

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  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.