Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

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

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

1778  On this day in history 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  The first national thanksgiving on this day in history.   

1789  On November - 26 1st national Thanksgiving   

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

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter on November - 26.   

1805  On this day in history official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.   

1809  On November - 26 mariano Obiols, composer   

1809  On this day in history nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56   

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 this day in history.   

1821  On November - 26 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  1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)) on this day in history.   

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

1835  On this day in history 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  On November - 26 matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies   

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

1857  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1663  On November - 26 birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)   

0399  On November - 26 siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies   

0666  On this day in history death of yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)   

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 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 this day in history.