Top Historical Events That Happened on November 26

1908  Charles Forte, Italian/British hotel magnate (Savoy)   

1909  Sigma Alpha Mu is founded in the City College of New York by 8 Jewish young men   

1909  Eugene Ionesco, playwright.   

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

1910  Cyril Cusack, Durban Natal South Africa, actor (Day of the Jackal)   

1911  Raymond Scheyven, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs.   

1912  Eric Sevareid, Velva ND, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)   

1913  Russian kingdom forbids Polish congregation of speakers.   

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

1914  Battleship HMS Bulwark explodes at Sheerness Harbor England, 788 die   

1915  Earl Wild, Pitts Pa, composer/pianist (Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942)   

1916  Greece declares war on Germany.   

1916  Bob Elliot, baseball player   

1918  The Podgorica Assembly votes for "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia   

1918  Patricio Aylwin, president of Chile (1990-94)   

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

1919  Frederik Pohl, US, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Gateway, Bipohl).   

1920  Istvan Sarkozy, composer.   

1921  Francoise Gilot, painter, designer, author living legacy award, 1984.   

1922  In Egypt, Howard Carter and Lord Caernavon discover the tomb of Tutankhamun   

1922  KING TUT'S tomb entered.   

1922  Charles Schultz, American cartoonist is born   

1922  English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Toetanchamon's (Tut) tomb.   

1922  Adele Jergens, Brooklyn NY, actress (Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man).   

1923  Patricia Phoenix, County Galway Ireland, actress (L Shaped Room)   

1923  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer, dies at 60   

1924  Mongolian People's Republic proclaimed   

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

1925  Neth and Germany sign trade agreement   

1925  Eugene Istomin, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award-1943)   

1925  Johannes Haarklou, composer, dies at 78   

1926  Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner   

1926  John M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies   

1927  15th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Hamilton Tigers, 9-6   

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1288  Emperor go-daigo of japan: Emperor go-daigo of japan (d. 1339)   

1436  Princess catherine of portugal: Writer   

1607  John harvard: England, clergyman/scholar, founded harvard univ   

1609  Henry dunster: English president of harvard college   

1640  Carl rosier: Composer   

1653  Andreas anton schmelzer: Composer   

1657  William derham: English minister and writer   

1663  Pedro de peralta y barnuevo: Peruvian poet (obras dramaticas)   

0399  Siricius: Italian pope (384-99),   

0666  Yeon gaesomun dictator of goguryeo: Yeon gaesomun dictator of goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)   

1126  Al-borsoki: Emir of aleppo-mosoel, assassinated   

1240  Edmund van abingdon: Archbishop of canterbury/saint,   

1252  Blanche of castile: Queen of louis viii of france (b. 1188)   

1267  Death of Gozzolini silvester: Italian hermit/saint,   

1326  Death of Hugh the younger despenser: English knight (b. 1286)   

1504  Queen isabella i of castile: Queen isabella i of castile (b. 1451)