Page 7: Historical Events In November - 26

1976  Ringo releases "Hey Baby" single on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY   

1980  Columbia mated to SRBs &external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building on this day in history.   

1980  On November - 26 rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53   

1981  On November - 26 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 this day in history yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki   

1982  Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73 on November - 26.   

1983  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89   

1988  Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev and Jean-Loup Chretien launch on November - 26.   

1988  Arafat Refused Entry into the U.S on this day in history.   

1988  Pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km) on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history ahmed Abdallah, president of Comores, dies   

1990  Matsushita purchases MCA for $6.6 billion on November - 26.   

1990  Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait on November - 26.   

1990  David White, actor (Bewitched), dies of heart attack at 74 on November - 26.   

1991  On this day in history 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 November - 26.   

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  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher, dies at 106 on this day in history.   

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  On November - 26 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.   

2012  10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground on this day in history.   

2017  Factory explosion in Chinese port city Ningbo kills at least 2, injuries 30, flattens buildings on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2018  Ukraine declares martial law in areas bordering Russia after Russia seizes three of its naval vessels on November - 26.   

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1288  On this day in history 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 November - 26.   

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

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

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

1663  On November - 26 birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)   

0399  On this day in history siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies   

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 November - 26.   

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on this day in history.   

1267  On November - 26 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)