Historical Events In November - 26

1976  On this day in history ringo releases "Hey Baby" single  

1978  10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY on November - 26.  

1980  On November - 26 columbia mated to SRBs &external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building  

1980  On this day in history rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53  

1981  On this day in history machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80  

1982  On this day in history howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by the Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch  

1982  On November - 26 yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki  

1982  Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1983  On November - 26 heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million  

1985  On this day in history 23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched  

1985  On November - 26 ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87  

1986  On November - 26 betico Croes, Arubian politician, dies in an accident at 48  

1987  On November - 26 emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89  

1988  On this day in history alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev and Jean-Loup Chretien launch  

1988  Arafat Refused Entry into the U.S on November - 26.  

1988  On November - 26 pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km)  

1989  Ahmed Abdallah, president of Comores, dies on November - 26.  

1990  On this day in history matsushita purchases MCA for $6.6 billion  

1990  On November - 26 mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait  

1990  David White, actor (Bewitched), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.  

1991  On November - 26 condoms are handed out to thousands of NY High School students  

1991  Bob Johnson, US hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1992  Stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1993  Imad Aqal, Palestinian Izz-Danish al-Qassem-leader, shot to death on November - 26.  

1994  On this day in history arturo Rivera Damas, archbishop of El Salvador (1980-94), dies at 71  

1995  On this day in history charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher, dies at 106  

1996  On this day in history euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91  

2006  US Judge James Robertson orders the US Treasury to change the dollar bill on this day in history.  

2011  The Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, the most elaborate Martian exploration vehicle to date, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. It is slated to land on Mars on aug 5, 2012 on this day in history.  

2012  10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground on November - 26.  

2017  On this day in history factory explosion in Chinese port city Ningbo kills at least 2, injuries 30, flattens buildings  

2017  On this day in history presidential elections held in Honduras with allegations of electoral fraud and resulting violent protests  

2018  NASA's InSight mission lands on Mars after a 7 month voyage on November - 26.  

2018  Ukraine declares martial law in areas bordering Russia after Russia seizes three of its naval vessels on this day in history.  

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1288  On November - 26 birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)  

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.  

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.  

1609  On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)  

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.  

1653  On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)  

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 November - 26.  

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

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

1267  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.  

1504  On November - 26 death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)