Historical Events In November - 26

1778  On this day in history capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands)  

1778  On November - 26 capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii])  

1778  On November - 26 jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68  

1784  On November - 26 catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established.  

1789  On November - 26 first national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers  

1789  On November - 26 the first national thanksgiving  

1789  On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving  

1793  Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France on this day in history.  

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter on this day in history.  

1805  Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on this day in history.  

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1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on this day in history.  

1809  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56 on November - 26.  

1810  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) on November - 26.  

1810  On this day in history nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65  

1816  William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer on November - 26.  

1821  Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53  

1823  Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer on this day in history.  

1825  The first college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)) on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history 1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))  

1827  Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 on this day in history.  

1832  The first streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12«. fare) on November - 26.  

1832  On this day in history 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12 cent fare)  

1832  On November - 26 mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader  

1835  On November - 26 hMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ  

1841  1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan on this day in history.  

1842  On November - 26 the University of Notre Dame is founded.  

1847  Alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris on November - 26.  

1850  Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) on this day in history.  

1854  Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on November - 26.  

1855  On November - 26 adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56  

1857  On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69  

1859  On November - 26 last weekly installment of Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is published in literary periodical All the Year Round  

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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  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1267  On this day in history 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 this day in history.