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 this day in history jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68  

1784  Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established on this day in history.  

1789  First national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers on November - 26.  

1789  The first national thanksgiving on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving  

1793  Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France on November - 26.  

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

1805  Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on November - 26.  

1809  On this day in history mariano Obiols, composer  

1809  On November - 26 nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56  

1810  On November - 26 william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane)  

1810  On November - 26 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 this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57  

1822  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53 on November - 26.  

1823  On this day in history thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer  

1825  The first college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)) on November - 26.  

1825  On November - 26 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 this day in history.  

1832  On November - 26 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12 cent fare)  

1832  Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader on November - 26.  

1835  On November - 26 hMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ  

1841  1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan on November - 26.  

1842  The University of Notre Dame is founded on this day in history.  

1847  On November - 26 alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris  

1850  On this day in history henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)  

1854  On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies  

1855  Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 on November - 26.  

1857  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69 on November - 26.  

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

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

1436  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  

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 this day in history.  

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 November - 26 birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)  

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on November - 26.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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.