Page 3: Historical Events In November - 26

1861  On this day in history at Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia   

1861  West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg on November - 26.   

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist on November - 26.   

1863  -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA on November - 26.   

1864  On November - 26 confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia   

1864  On November - 26 herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)   

1865  Alice in Wonderland published on this day in history.   

1865  "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US on this day in history.   

1865  Earl Ross Drake, composer on this day in history.   

1866  Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 on November - 26.   

1867  On this day in history the first ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote, due to a mistake in the electoral register   

1867  On November - 26 refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit   

1868  1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom on November - 26.   

1874  On November - 26 edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)   

1876  On November - 26 bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style)   

1880  On this day in history guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52   

1882  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies on November - 26.   

1883  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96 on November - 26.   

1885  On this day in history the first meteor photograph   

1885  1st meteor photograph on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71   

1888  Franz Jung, writer on this day in history.   

1892  On November - 26 joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc)   

1894  On November - 26 king Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France   

1894  Norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics on November - 26.   

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed   

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms   

1895  On November - 26 bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system)   

1896  1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6 on November - 26.   

1898  On November - 26 -27) Snow/ice storm over US; 455 die   

1901  On November - 26 philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician   

1902  Alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history george Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield)   

1906  On November - 26 sandro Fuga, composer   

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1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)   

1436  On this day in history 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  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  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 this day in history.   

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.   

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.   

1252  On this day in history death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)   

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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.