Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands) on this day in history.   

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

1778  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1789  On this day in history first national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers   

1789  The first national thanksgiving on November - 26.   

1789  On November - 26 1st national Thanksgiving   

1793  On November - 26 republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France   

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.   

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on November - 26.   

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  On November - 26 william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1823  On November - 26 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer   

1825  On November - 26 the first college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))   

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 November - 26.   

1832  The first streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12«. fare) on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history 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  On this day in history hMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ   

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

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

1847  On this day in history 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  On this day in history adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56   

1857  On November - 26 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  On November - 26 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 November - 26.   

1609  On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)   

1640  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer   

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on November - 26.   

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

1663  On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)   

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

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  On this day in history 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.