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  On this day in history mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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

1864  On November - 26 confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia  

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 November - 26.  

1866  Adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1867  On this day in history refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit  

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

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

1876  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style) on November - 26.  

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

1882  On November - 26 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  The first meteor photograph on November - 26.  

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  On this day in history franz Jung, writer  

1892  Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc) on November - 26.  

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

1894  On this day in history norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics  

1895  Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed on November - 26.  

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms  

1895  Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system) on this day in history.  

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

1898  -27) Snow/ice storm over US; 455 die on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer on November - 26.  

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1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.  

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  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on November - 26.  

0666  On November - 26 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 November - 26.  

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1252  On November - 26 death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)  

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

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.