Page 7: Historical Events In November - 26

1976  Ringo releases "Hey Baby" single on this day in history.   

1978  10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY on this day in history.   

1980  On November - 26 columbia mated to SRBs &external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building   

1980  On November - 26 rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53   

1981  Machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80 on November - 26.   

1982  Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by the Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch on this day in history.   

1982  Yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki on November - 26.   

1982  Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1983  On November - 26 heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million   

1985  23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched on November - 26.   

1985  On November - 26 ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87   

1986  On this day in history betico Croes, Arubian politician, dies in an accident at 48   

1987  On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89   

1988  On this day in history alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev and Jean-Loup Chretien launch   

1988  On November - 26 arafat Refused Entry into the U.S.   

1988  On November - 26 pioneer 6's closest approach to Earth since 1965 launch (1.87 M km)   

1989  On November - 26 ahmed Abdallah, president of Comores, dies   

1990  On November - 26 matsushita purchases MCA for $6.6 billion   

1990  On this day in history mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait   

1990  On this day in history david White, actor (Bewitched), dies of heart attack at 74   

1991  On November - 26 condoms are handed out to thousands of NY High School students   

1991  On this day in history bob Johnson, US hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60   

1992  Stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1993  On November - 26 imad Aqal, Palestinian Izz-Danish al-Qassem-leader, shot to death   

1994  Arturo Rivera Damas, archbishop of El Salvador (1980-94), dies at 71 on November - 26.   

1995  On this day in history charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher, dies at 106   

1996  On this day in history euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91   

2006  US Judge James Robertson orders the US Treasury to change the dollar bill on November - 26.   

2011  On this day in history the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, the most elaborate Martian exploration vehicle to date, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. It is slated to land on Mars on aug 5, 2012.   

2012  On November - 26 10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground   

2017  Factory explosion in Chinese port city Ningbo kills at least 2, injuries 30, flattens buildings on November - 26.   

2017  Presidential elections held in Honduras with allegations of electoral fraud and resulting violent protests on this day in history.   

2018  On November - 26 nASA's InSight mission lands on Mars after a 7 month voyage   

2018  Ukraine declares martial law in areas bordering Russia after Russia seizes three of its naval vessels on this day in history.   

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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 November - 26.   

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 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  On November - 26 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.   

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  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on this day in history.   

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on November - 26.   

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

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on this day in history.