Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands) on November - 26.   

1778  On November - 26 capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii])   

1778  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68 on November - 26.   

1784  Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established on this day in history.   

1789  First national thanksgiving day celebrated in America, to mark the 1621 harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers on this day in history.   

1789  On November - 26 the first national thanksgiving   

1789  1st national Thanksgiving on November - 26.   

1793  Republican calendar replaces Gregorian calendar in France on this day in history.   

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter on November - 26.   

1805  On this day in history official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.   

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on November - 26.   

1809  Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, composer, dies at 56 on November - 26.   

1810  On this day in history william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane)   

1810  Nicolas Etienne Framery, composer, dies at 65 on November - 26.   

1816  William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1818  On November - 26 louis Lacombe, composer   

1821  On November - 26 friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57   

1822  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer   

1825  On November - 26 the first college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))   

1825  On this day in history 1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY))   

1827  On this day in history alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892   

1832  On this day in history the first streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12«. fare)   

1832  1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12 cent fare) on this day in history.   

1832  On November - 26 mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader   

1835  On November - 26 hMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ   

1841  On November - 26 1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan   

1842  On this day in history the University of Notre Dame is founded.   

1847  Alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1850  On November - 26 henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)   

1854  Matthijs Siegenbeek, literature (Defeated German Spelling), dies on November - 26.   

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

1857  On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (That Freier), dies at 69   

1859  On this day in history last weekly installment of Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is published in literary periodical All the Year Round   

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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  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer   

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

1657  On November - 26 birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

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

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on November - 26.   

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

1126  On this day in history death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated   

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 this day in history.   

1267  On November - 26 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 November - 26.