Historical Events In November - 26

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

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

1980  On November - 26 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 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  Yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 November - 26.   

1987  On this day in history 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  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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history imad Aqal, Palestinian Izz-Danish al-Qassem-leader, shot to death   

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 November - 26.   

1996  Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91 on November - 26.   

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

2011  On this day in history 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 November - 26.   

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  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 November - 26.   

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 November - 26.   

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

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

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

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

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 November - 26.   

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

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)