Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  On November - 26 capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands)   

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii]) on November - 26.   

1778  On this day in history jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history carl P Fohr, German painter   

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

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history 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  On November - 26 william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On November - 26 louis Lacombe, composer   

1821  Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57 on November - 26.   

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

1823  On November - 26 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer   

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

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

1827  On this day in history alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892   

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

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

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

1835  On November - 26 hMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ   

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

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

1847  On this day in history alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris   

1850  Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) on November - 26.   

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

1859  On this day in history 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  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.   

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 November - 26 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  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.   

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 November - 26 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.