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 November - 26.  

1862  On this day in history mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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

1864  On November - 26 confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia  

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

1865  On November - 26 alice in Wonderland published  

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 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  Refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit on this day in history.  

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

1874  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel) on November - 26.  

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

1885  The first meteor photograph on November - 26.  

1885  On this day in history 1st meteor photograph  

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

1888  On November - 26 franz Jung, writer  

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

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

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

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed  

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

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

1901  On November - 26 philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician  

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

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

1906  Sandro Fuga, composer on this day in history.  

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

1436  On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  

1607  On this day in history birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on this day in history.  

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer  

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  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 November - 26.  

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  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  On this day in history death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)