Historical Events In November - 26

1907  Frances Dee, LA Calif, actress (Of Human Bondage) on this day in history.  

1908  Charles Forte, Italian/British hotel magnate (Savoy) on November - 26.  

1909  Sigma Alpha Mu is founded in the City College of New York by 8 Jewish young men on this day in history.  

1909  Eugene Ionesco, playwright on this day in history.  

1910  2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7 on November - 26.  

1910  Cyril Cusack, Durban Natal South Africa, actor (Day of the Jackal) on this day in history.  

1911  On November - 26 raymond Scheyven, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs  

1912  On this day in history eric Sevareid, Velva ND, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)  

1913  Russian kingdom forbids Polish congregation of speakers on this day in history.  

1913  Foy Draper, US, relay runner (Olympic-gold-1936) on November - 26.  

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1914  On this day in history battleship HMS Bulwark explodes at Sheerness Harbor England, 788 die  

1915  Earl Wild, Pitts Pa, composer/pianist (Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942) on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history greece declares war on Germany  

1916  Bob Elliot, baseball player on this day in history.  

1918  The Podgorica Assembly votes for "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history patricio Aylwin, president of Chile (1990-94)  

1918  Charlie McLeod, cricketer (all-rounder for Australia 1894-1905), dies on November - 26.  

1919  On November - 26 frederik Pohl, US, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Gateway, Bipohl)  

1920  On November - 26 istvan Sarkozy, composer  

1921  Francoise Gilot, painter, designer, author living legacy award, 1984 on this day in history.  

1922  On November - 26 in Egypt, Howard Carter and Lord Caernavon discover the tomb of Tutankhamun  

1922  On November - 26 kING TUT'S tomb entered  

1922  On November - 26 the birth of Charles Schultz, American cartoonist  

1922  On this day in history english archaeologist Howard Carter opens Toetanchamon's (Tut) tomb  

1922  On this day in history adele Jergens, Brooklyn NY, actress (Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man)  

1923  Patricia Phoenix, County Galway Ireland, actress (L Shaped Room) on this day in history.  

1923  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1924  Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed on November - 26.  

1924  George Segal, New York, American painter and sculptor of lifelike mixed-media figures (Bus Driver) on this day in history.  

1925  Neth & Germany sign trade agreement on November - 26.  

1925  On this day in history eugene Istomin, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award-1943)  

1925  Johannes Haarklou, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1926  Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner on November - 26.  

1926  John M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1653  On November - 26 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  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  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.  

1252  On this day in history death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)  

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

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on this day in history.  

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