Events & Holidays In November - 26

Algeria Accords Day (Sao Tome & Principe)

Anniversary of the Death of Alkoutb Said Muhammad Cheif Al Maarouf (Comoros)

Proclamation Day (Mongolia)

1288  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)   

1436  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)   

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 this day in history.   

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

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

0399  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on this day in history.