Historical Events In November - 26

1778  On this day in history capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands)  

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

1778  On November - 26 jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68  

1784  Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established on this day in history.  

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  Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France on this day in history.  

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter on this day in history.  

1805  Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on November - 26.  

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1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on this day in history.  

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

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer on November - 26.  

1821  On November - 26 friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57  

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

1823  Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer on this day in history.  

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

1825  On November - 26 1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))  

1827  On November - 26 alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892  

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

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 November - 26.  

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ  

1841  On this day in history 1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan  

1842  The University of Notre Dame is founded on this day in history.  

1847  On November - 26 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  Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

1859  Last weekly installment of Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is published in literary periodical All the Year Round on November - 26.  

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1288  On November - 26 birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  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 November - 26.  

1126  On this day in history 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  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.