Page 2: Historical Events In November - 26

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

1778  Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii]) on this day in history.   

1778  Jean-Noel Hamal, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1784  Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established on November - 26.   

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

1789  On this day in history 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  On this day in history carl P Fohr, German painter   

1805  Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on this day in history.   

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer on November - 26.   

1821  On this day in history friedrich Heine, composer, dies at 57   

1822  Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer, dies at 53 on November - 26.   

1823  On November - 26 thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer   

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

1825  1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, NY)) on November - 26.   

1827  Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 on this day in history.   

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

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

1832  On this day in history mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader   

1835  HMS Beagle leaves Tahiti for NZ on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history 1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan   

1842  The University of Notre Dame is founded on November - 26.   

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

1850  Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) on this day in history.   

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

1855  On November - 26 adam B Mickiewicz, Polish poet (Polish Legion), dies at 56   

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

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

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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  On November - 26 birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ   

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.   

1640  On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer   

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

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

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

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

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.   

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  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)