Historical Events In November - 26

0399  St Siricius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on November - 26.   

0399  On this day in history siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies   

0579  Pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0666  On this day in history yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)   

0783  The Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus on this day in history.   

1126  Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.   

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

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

1476  On this day in history vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.   

1527  Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I on this day in history.   

1580  French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java   

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ on this day in history.   

1621  On November - 26 radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540)   

1640  Carl Rosier, composer on November - 26.   

1648  Pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen on November - 26.   

1651  On this day in history henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40   

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

1653  On this day in history maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51   

1663  On November - 26 pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)   

1688  On this day in history duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg   

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

1702  On November - 26 premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter"   

1703  Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships on this day in history.   

1703  On November - 26 -27] Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed   

1716  The first lion exhibited in America (Boston) on this day in history.   

1716  On November - 26 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston)   

1731  On November - 26 william Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS]   

1736  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) on November - 26.   

1741  On this day in history french & Beiers army occupies Prague   

1744  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer on November - 26.   

1754  On this day in history georg Forster, writer   

1764  France bans Jesuit enorde on November - 26.   

1776  On November - 26 dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies   

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

1436  On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)   

1607  On this day in history birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ   

1609  On November - 26 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  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1663  On November - 26 birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)   

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 November - 26.   

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.   

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 this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies   

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on this day in history.   

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)