Page 7: Historical Events In November - 26

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

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

1980  Columbia mated to SRBs &external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building on November - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1982  Yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73   

1983  Heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million on this day in history.   

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

1985  Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 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  On November - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

1990  On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait   

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  On this day in history 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 November - 26 euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91   

2006  US Judge James Robertson orders the US Treasury to change the dollar bill on November - 26.   

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  On November - 26 factory explosion in Chinese port city Ningbo kills at least 2, injuries 30, flattens buildings   

2017  On November - 26 presidential elections held in Honduras with allegations of electoral fraud and resulting violent protests   

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

2018  On this day in history ukraine declares martial law in areas bordering Russia after Russia seizes three of its naval vessels   

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1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

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 November - 26 birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)   

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer   

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

1657  On November - 26 birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.   

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

0666  On this day in history 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  On November - 26 death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)   

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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)