Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands)   

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii]).   

1778  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68.   

1784  Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established.   

1789  inaugural national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers.   

1789  The inaugural national thanksgiving.   

1789  1st national Thanksgiving.   

1793  In this year, Republican calendar adopts in place of Gregorian calendar in France   

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter   

1805  Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.   

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer   

1809  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56.   

1810  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane)   

1810  Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65.   

1816  William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer.   

1821  Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57   

1822  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53.   

1823  Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer.   

1825  The inaugural college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))   

1825  1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))   

1827  Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892   

1832  In this year, The inaugural streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12«. fare).   

1832  In this year, 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12 cent fare).   

1832  Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader.   

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ   

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

1842  The University of Notre Dame is founded   

1847  Alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris.   

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

1854  Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies   

1855  Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56   

1857  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.   

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1288  Emperor go-daigo of japan: Emperor go-daigo of japan (d. 1339)   

1436  Princess catherine of portugal: Writer   

1607  John harvard: England, clergyman/scholar, founded harvard univ   

1609  Henry dunster: English president of harvard college   

1640  Carl rosier: Composer   

1653  Andreas anton schmelzer: Composer   

1657  William derham: English minister and writer   

1663  Pedro de peralta y barnuevo: Peruvian poet (obras dramaticas)   

0399  Death of Siricius: Italian pope (384-99),   

0666  Yeon gaesomun dictator of goguryeo: Yeon gaesomun dictator of goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)   

1126  Al-borsoki: Emir of aleppo-mosoel, assassinated   

1240  Death of Edmund van abingdon: Archbishop of canterbury/saint,   

1252  Blanche of castile: Queen of louis viii of france (b. 1188)   

1267  Death of Gozzolini silvester: Italian hermit/saint,   

1326  Hugh the younger despenser: English knight (b. 1286)   

1504  Queen isabella i of castile: Queen isabella i of castile (b. 1451)