Page 3: Historical Events In November - 26

1861  In this year, At Wheeling, a convention formally adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia.   

1861  West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg   

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist.   

1863  -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA.   

1864  Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia   

1864  Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)   

1865  Alice in Wonderland published   

1865  "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US.   

1865  Earl Ross Drake, composer   

1866  Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59.   

1867  The inaugural ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote, due to a mistake in the electoral register.   

1867  Refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit.   

1868  1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th and Folsom.   

1874  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel).   

1876  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style).   

1880  Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52   

1882  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies   

1883  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96   

1885  The inaugural meteor photograph   

1885  1st meteor photograph   

1885  Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71.   

1888  Franz Jung, writer.   

1892  Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc)   

1894  King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France   

1894  Norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics   

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed.   

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms.   

1895  Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system)   

1896  1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6   

1898  -27) Snow/ice storm over US; 455 die   

1901  Philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician   

1902  Alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas).   

1905  George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield)   

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer.   

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1288  On November - 26 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  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer   

1653  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer   

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on November - 26.   

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.   

0399  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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.