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 this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history columbia mated to SRBs &external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building  

1980  On November - 26 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  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 November - 26.  

1982  On November - 26 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 November - 26.  

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

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

1986  Betico Croes, Arubian politician, dies in an accident at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1988  On November - 26 alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev and Jean-Loup Chretien launch  

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

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

1990  Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait on this day in history.  

1990  On November - 26 david White, actor (Bewitched), dies of heart attack at 74  

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

1991  On this day in history bob Johnson, US hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60  

1992  On this day in history stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36  

1993  Imad Aqal, Palestinian Izz-Danish al-Qassem-leader, shot to death on this day in history.  

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

1995  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher, dies at 106 on November - 26.  

1996  Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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

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 November - 26.  

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

2017  On November - 26 factory explosion in Chinese port city Ningbo kills at least 2, injuries 30, flattens buildings  

2017  Presidential elections held in Honduras with allegations of electoral fraud and resulting violent protests on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history 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  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 November - 26.  

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

1653  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on this day in history.  

1126  On November - 26 death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

1240  On this day in history edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies  

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

1267  On November - 26 gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

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

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.