Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands) on November - 26.   

1778  On this day in history capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii])   

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 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  1st national Thanksgiving on November - 26.   

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

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

1805  Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on this day in history.   

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on November - 26.   

1809  On November - 26 nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56   

1810  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) on this day in history.   

1810  On November - 26 nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65   

1816  On November - 26 william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On this day in history louis Lacombe, composer   

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  The first college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)) on November - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1832  On November - 26 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  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  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 November - 26.   

1854  Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on this day in history.   

1855  Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 on November - 26.   

1857  On November - 26 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  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)   

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on November - 26.   

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on November - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer   

1657  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

1663  On this day in history 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  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.   

1240  On this day in history edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies   

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

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on November - 26.   

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)