Historical Events In November - 26

1861  At Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia on November - 26.   

1861  On November - 26 west Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg   

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist on November - 26.   

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

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

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 November - 26.   

1865  Earl Ross Drake, composer on November - 26.   

1866  On November - 26 adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59   

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  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel) on November - 26.   

1876  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style) on this day in history.   

1880  Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 1st meteor photograph   

1885  On November - 26 thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71   

1888  On November - 26 franz Jung, writer   

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  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms   

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

1896  On November - 26 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  On this day in history alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas)   

1905  George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield) on this day in history.   

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer on November - 26.   

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

1436  On November - 26 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  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.   

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.   

1653  On November - 26 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 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  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.   

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 November - 26.   

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

1326  On November - 26 death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)   

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.