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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the first national thanksgiving  

1789  On this day in history 1st national Thanksgiving  

1793  Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France on this day in history.  

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

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

1809  On November - 26 mariano Obiols, composer  

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

1810  On November - 26 william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane)  

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  On November - 26 louis Lacombe, composer  

1821  Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1822  On November - 26 johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53  

1823  On November - 26 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer  

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

1825  On this day in history 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 November - 26.  

1832  1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12 cent fare) on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader  

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ on November - 26.  

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

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

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  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 November - 26.  

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  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.  

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.  

1607  On November - 26 birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

1609  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

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  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on this day in history.  

1267  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  On this day in history death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.