Historical Events In November - 26

0399  St Siricius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on this day in history.   

0579  On November - 26 pelagius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

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 November - 26.   

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

1240  On this day in history edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies   

1267  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies   

1476  On November - 26 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  On this day in history french Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty   

1598  On November - 26 jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java   

1607  On November - 26 john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ   

1621  Radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540) on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history carl Rosier, composer   

1648  On November - 26 pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen   

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  Maximilian Teellinck, vicar, dies at about 51 on November - 26.   

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter"   

1703  On November - 26 bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships   

1703  On this day in history -27] Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed   

1716  On November - 26 the first lion exhibited in America (Boston)   

1716  On this day in history 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston)   

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

1736  On November - 26 charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France)   

1741  French & Beiers army occupies Prague on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer   

1754  On this day in history georg Forster, writer   

1764  France bans Jesuit enorde on this day in history.   

1776  Dov Baer of Mezhirech, hassidic rabbi, dies 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  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on November - 26.   

1609  Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

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

0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on this day in history.   

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on November - 26.   

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 November - 26.   

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

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.   

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