Famous Deaths In November - 26

0399  On this day in history 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  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.   

1240  On November - 26 edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies   

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on November - 26.   

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

1621  Death of Radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540) on November - 26.   

1639  On this day in history death of john Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)   

1651  Henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40 on November - 26.   

1653  On November - 26 maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51   

1688  On November - 26 philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant Indiscreet), dies at 53   

1689  Death of Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b. February 1, 1635) on November - 26.   

1717  On November - 26 death of daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664)   

1719  Death of John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662) on November - 26.   

1776  On this day in history dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies   

1778  On this day in history jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68   

1780  Death of James Denham Steuart, 4th Baronet, British economist (b. 1712) on this day in history.   

1809  On November - 26 nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56   

1810  Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1821  Friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53   

1836  Death of John MacAdam, British road builder (b. 1756) on November - 26.   

1851  Death of Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (b. 1769) on November - 26.   

1854  On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies   

1855  Adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1857  Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1866  On November - 26 adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59   

1880  Guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52 on November - 26.   

1882  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies on November - 26.   

1883  Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96 on November - 26.   

1885  Thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history death of charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal (b. 1825)   

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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 this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)   

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer   

1653  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer   

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

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