Historical Events In November - 26

1976  On November - 26 ringo releases "Hey Baby" single   

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  Rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53 on November - 26.   

1981  Machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80 on November - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million   

1985  23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched on November - 26.   

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

1986  Betico Croes, Arubian politician, dies in an accident at 48 on November - 26.   

1987  On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89   

1988  Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev and Jean-Loup Chretien launch on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history arafat Refused Entry into the U.S.   

1988  Pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km) on November - 26.   

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

1990  On November - 26 matsushita purchases MCA for $6.6 billion   

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 this day in history.   

1991  Condoms are handed out to thousands of NY High School students on this day in history.   

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  On November - 26 imad Aqal, Palestinian Izz-Danish al-Qassem-leader, shot to death   

1994  On November - 26 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  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  On this day in history 10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground   

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

2017  Presidential elections held in Honduras with allegations of electoral fraud and resulting violent protests on November - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on November - 26.   

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

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.   

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 November - 26.   

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.   

0399  On November - 26 siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies   

0666  On November - 26 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  On this day in history edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies   

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

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

1326  On November - 26 death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)   

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