Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands) on November - 26.   

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii]) on this day in history.   

1778  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68 on November - 26.   

1784  Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established on November - 26.   

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 November - 26.   

1789  On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving   

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

1795  On November - 26 carl P Fohr, German painter   

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

1809  On November - 26 mariano Obiols, composer   

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

1810  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) on this day in history.   

1810  Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1818  On this day in history louis Lacombe, composer   

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  On November - 26 the first college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))   

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 November - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ on November - 26.   

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

1842  The University of Notre Dame is founded on November - 26.   

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

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

1854  Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on this day in history.   

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  Last weekly installment of Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is published in literary periodical All the Year Round on this day in history.   

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

1436  On November - 26 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  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.   

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.   

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

1657  On November - 26 birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

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  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on November - 26.   

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

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on November - 26.   

1267  On November - 26 gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies   

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.   

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.