Historical Events In November - 26

1861  At Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia on November - 26.   

1861  On November - 26 west Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg   

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist on November - 26.   

1863  -Dec 2] Mine Run campaign, VA on November - 26.   

1864  On November - 26 confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia   

1864  On this day in history herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)   

1865  Alice in Wonderland published on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US   

1865  Earl Ross Drake, composer on this day in history.   

1866  On November - 26 adrien Francois Servais, composer, dies at 59   

1867  The first ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote, due to a mistake in the electoral register on this day in history.   

1867  Refrigerated railroad car patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom   

1874  On November - 26 edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French author (Ecoute Israel)   

1876  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style) on November - 26.   

1880  On November - 26 guilherme Antonio Cossoul, composer, dies at 52   

1882  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier of Prussia, dies on November - 26.   

1883  On November - 26 sojourner Truth, abolitionist/women's rights advocate, dies at 96   

1885  On this day in history the first meteor photograph   

1885  On this day in history 1st meteor photograph   

1885  On this day in history thomas Andrews, Irish physicist/chemist (ozone), dies at 71   

1888  On November - 26 franz Jung, writer   

1892  Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc) on November - 26.   

1894  On this day in history king Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France   

1894  On this day in history norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics   

1895  On November - 26 hawaiian Sugar Planters Association formed   

1895  On this day in history hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn forms   

1895  Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer (Milky Way system) on November - 26.   

1896  1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6 on this day in history.   

1898  -27) Snow/ice storm over US; 455 die on November - 26.   

1901  On this day in history philippus J Idenburg, Dutch statistician   

1902  Alberto Morin, PR, actor (Armando-Dallas) on November - 26.   

1905  George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor/playwright (David Copperfield) on November - 26.   

1906  On this day in history sandro Fuga, composer   

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1288  On this day in history 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 November - 26.   

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 November - 26.   

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on November - 26.   

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

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

1252  On November - 26 death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)   

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  On November - 26 death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)