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 this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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

1864  Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia on this day in history.  

1864  Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) on November - 26.  

1865  Alice in Wonderland published on this day in history.  

1865  On November - 26 "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US  

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

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

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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  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 this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)  

1876  On this day in history bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style)  

1880  On November - 26 guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52  

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

1883  On November - 26 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96  

1885  The first meteor photograph on this day in history.  

1885  1st meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71 on November - 26.  

1888  Franz Jung, writer on November - 26.  

1892  Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc) on this day in history.  

1894  King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system)  

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

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

1901  Philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician on November - 26.  

1902  On November - 26 alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas)  

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

1906  On this day in history sandro Fuga, composer  

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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  On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)  

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

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  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.  

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

0666  On November - 26 death of yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)  

1126  On this day in history death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

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

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  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)