Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  On November - 26 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 this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history the first national thanksgiving   

1789  On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving   

1793  On this day in history republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France   

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

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  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) on November - 26.   

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

1816  William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) on November - 26.   

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer on November - 26.   

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

1822  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1823  On November - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ on this day in history.   

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

1850  Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) on this day in history.   

1854  Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on November - 26.   

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  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 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 November - 26.   

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  On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer   

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 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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.