Page 3: Historical Events In November - 26

1861  At Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia on this day in history.   

1861  West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg on this day in history.   

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist on this day in history.   

1863  -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA on this day in history.   

1864  On November - 26 confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia   

1864  On this day in history 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  On November - 26 earl Ross Drake, composer   

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

1867  On November - 26 the first 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 on November - 26.   

1868  On this day in history 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom   

1874  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies   

1883  On this day in history sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96   

1885  On this day in history the first meteor photograph   

1885  1st meteor photograph on November - 26.   

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

1888  Franz Jung, writer on November - 26.   

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

1894  King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France on November - 26.   

1894  On November - 26 norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics   

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed on November - 26.   

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms on November - 26.   

1895  Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system) on November - 26.   

1896  On this day in history 1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6   

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

1901  On this day in history philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician   

1902  Alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas) on November - 26.   

1905  George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield) on November - 26.   

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer on November - 26.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

1288  On November - 26 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  On November - 26 birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ   

1609  On November - 26 birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)   

1640  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer   

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 this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)   

0399  On this day in history siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies   

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on November - 26.   

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.   

1240  On November - 26 edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies   

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on November - 26.   

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

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.   

1504  On November - 26 death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)