November 26
November 26 is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 43 BC – The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian", later "Caesar Augustus"), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony is formed.
- 783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.
- 1476 – 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.
- 1778 – In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
- 1784 – The Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established.
- 1789 – A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress.
- 1805 – Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
- 1825 – At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
- 1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded.
- 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November (since 1941, on the fourth Thursday).
- 1865 – Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy Schooner is defeated by a Chilean Corvette north of Valparaiso, Chile.
- 1909 – Sigma Alpha Mu is founded in the City College of New York by 8 Jewish young men.
- 1913 – Phi Sigma Sigma is founded at Hunter College in New York City.
- 1917 – The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
- 1918 – The Podgorica Assembly votes for "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
- 1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- 1922 – Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (The Gulf Between is the first film to do so but it is not widely distributed).
- 1939 – Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates the incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
- 1942 – World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
- 1943 – World War II: HMT Rohna sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
- 1944 – World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop on New Cross High Street, United Kingdom, killing 168 shoppers.
- 1944 – World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1949 – The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- 1950 – Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
- 1965 – In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1 on board, becoming the third country to enter outer space.
- 1968 – Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire and is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1970 – In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.
- 1977 – 'Vrillon', claiming to be the representative of the 'Ashtar Galactic Command', takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes at 5:12 pm.
- 1983 – Brink's-MAT robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-MAT vault at Heathrow Airport.
- 1986 – Iran-Contra scandal: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
- 1990 – The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight.
- 1991 – National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names.
- 1998 – Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.
- 2003 – Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
- 2004 – Ruzhou School massacre: a man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
- 2004 – Male Po'ouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of Avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.
- 2008 – 2008 Mumbai attacks by Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba
- 2011 – 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani checkpost in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
Births
- 1288 – Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)
- 1436 – Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)
- 1607 – John Harvard, English-born clergyman (d. 1638)
- 1609 – Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)
- 1657 – William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
- 1678 – Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
- 1703 – Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
- 1731 – William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800)
- 1792 – Sarah Grimké, American abolitionist and feminist (d. 1873)
- 1827 – Ellen G. White, American leader of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (d. 1915)
- 1828 – Robert Battey, American surgeon (d. 1895)
- 1828 – René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)
- 1832 – Mary Edwards Walker, American feminist physician (d. 1919)
- 1832 – Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)
- 1847 – Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)
- 1853 – Bat Masterson, American Old West figure (d. 1921)
- 1857 – Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
- 1858 – Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
- 1864 – Edward Higgins, 3rd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1947)
- 1869 – Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)
- 1876 – Willis Carrier, American engineer and inventor (d. 1950)
- 1878 – Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
- 1885 – Heinrich Brüning, German politician (d. 1970)
- 1889 – Albert Dieudonné, French actor and novelist (d. 1976)
- 1894 – Norbert Wiener, American mathematician (d. 1964)
- 1894 – James Charles McGuigan, Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto (d. 1974)
- 1895 – William Griffith "Bill" Wilson, American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1971)
- 1897 – Wim Hesterman, Dutch boxer (d. 1971)
- 1898 – Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
- 1899 – Bruno Hauptmann, German kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (d. 1936)
- 1902 – Maurice McDonald, American fast food pioneer (d. 1971)
- 1904 – Armand Frappier, French-Canadian physician and microbiologist (d. 1991)
- 1905 – Bob Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1982)
- 1907 – Ruth Patrick, American botanist
- 1908 – Charles Forte, Scottish hotelier (d. 2007)
- 1908 – Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (d. 1989)
- 1909 – Fritz Buchloh, German football player and coach (d. 1998)
- 1909 – Frances Dee, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1909 – Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born French playwright (d. 1994)
- 1910 – Cyril Cusack, Irish actor (d. 1993)
- 1912 – Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
- 1914 – Charles Breijer, Dutch photographer (d. 2011)
- 1915 – Earl Wild, American pianist (d. 2010)
- 1918 – Patricio Aylwin, former President of Chile
- 1919 – Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer
- 1920 – Daniel Petrie, Canadian-born television and movie director (d. 2004)
- 1922 – Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
- 1923 – Pat Phoenix, English actress (d. 1986)
- 1924 – George Segal, American Pop Sculptor (d. 2000)
- 1924 – Michael Holiday, British singer (d. 1963)
- 1925 – Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2003)
- 1927 – Ernie Coombs, American children's entertainer (d. 2001)
- 1930 – Berthold Leibinger, German Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
- 1931 – Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1931 – Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch Cardinal Archbishop of Utrecht
- 1933 – Robert Goulet, American singer and actor (d. 2007)
- 1937 – Boris Yegorov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1994)
- 1938 – Porter J. Goss, American Central Intelligence Agency director
- 1938 – Rodney Jory, Australian physicist
- 1938 – Rich Little, Canadian comedian and actor
- 1939 – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1939 – Tina Turner, American singer and actress
- 1939 – Wayland Flowers, American Puppeteer (d. 1988)
- 1940 – Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician
- 1940 – Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (d. 2007)
- 1941 – Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano
- 1942 – Olivia Cole, American actress
- 1942 – Dang Thuy Tram, Vietnamese civilian doctor (d. 1970)
- 1943 – Bruce Paltrow, American producer and director (d. 2002)
- 1943 – Marilynne Robinson, American writer
- 1944 – Jean Terrell, American singer (The Supremes)
- 1945 – Daniel Davis, American actor
- 1945 – John McVie, British musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1945 – Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
- 1946 – Art Shell, American football player and coach
- 1947 – Roger Wehrli, American football player
- 1947 – Susanne Zenor, American actress
- 1948 – Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
- 1948 – Claes Elfsberg, Swedish television presenter
- 1948 – Marianne Muellerleile, American actress
- 1949 – Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer
- 1949 – Juanin Clay, American actress (d. 1995)
- 1949 – Martin Lee, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
- 1949 – Vincent A. Mahler, American educator
- 1951 – Cicciolina, Italian pornographic actress and politician
- 1953 – Hilary Benn, British politician
- 1953 – Harry Carson, American football player
- 1954 – Roz Chast, American cartoonist
- 1954 – Velupillai Prabhakaran, Leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Ceylon (d. 2009)
- 1956 – Dale Jarrett, American race car driver
- 1956 – Don Lake, Canadian television writer
- 1956 – Keith Vaz, British politician
- 1960 – Chuck Eddy, American music journalist
- 1960 – Harold Reynolds, American baseball player
- 1961 – Lisa Moretti, American professional wrestler
- 1961 – Marcy Walker, American actress
- 1962 – Chuck Finley, American baseball player
- 1963 – Adam Gaynor, American musician (Matchbox Twenty)
- 1963 – Mario Elie, American basketball player
- 1964 – Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier
- 1965 – Scott Adsit, American actor
- 1966 – Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian actress and model
- 1966 – Fahed Dermech, Tunisian footballer
- 1967 – Ridley Jacobs, West Indian cricketer
- 1968 – Edna Campbell, American basketball player
- 1969 – Shawn Kemp, American basketball player
- 1969 – Kara Walker, American artist
- 1970 – Dave Hughes, Australian comedian
- 1970 – John Amaechi, American-born British basketball player
- 1971 – Ronald "Winky" Wright, American boxer
- 1971 – Ryan Robbins, Canadian actor
- 1972 – Arjun Rampal, Indian actor
- 1972 – Chris Osgood, Canadian hockey player
- 1973 – Kristin Bauer, American actress
- 1973 – Peter Facinelli, American actor
- 1974 – Tammy Lynn Michaels, American actress
- 1975 – Patrice Lauzon, French Canadian figure skater
- 1975 – DJ Khaled, Palestinian-American hip-hop/rap artist, DJ and producer
- 1976 – Maven Huffman, American professional wrestler
- 1976 – Brian Schneider, American baseball player
- 1976 – Andreas Augustsson, Swedish footballer
- 1977 – Ivan Basso, Italian bicyclist
- 1977 – Paris Lenon, American football player
- 1977 – John Parrish, American baseball player
- 1978 – Matthew Taylor, American bassist (Motion City Soundtrack)
- 1979 – B.J. Averell, American reality television contestant
- 1980 – Jason Anthony Griffith, American video game voice actor
- 1980 – Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor
- 1981 – Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer
- 1981 – Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
- 1981 – Natalie Gauci, Australian singer
- 1981 – OJ Da Juiceman, American rapper
- 1981 – Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player
- 1982 – Keith Ballard, American hockey player
- 1982 – Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player
- 1983 – Chris Hughes, American businessman, co-founder of Facebook
- 1984 – Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
- 1986 – Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
- 1986 – Bauke Mollema, Dutch cyclist
- 1986 – Trevor Morgan, American actor
- 1986 – Alberto Sgarbi, Italian rugby player
- 1988 – Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese fashion model
- 1990 – Avery Bradley, American basketball player
- 1990 – Danny Welbeck, English footballer
- 1990 – Chipmunk, British rapper
- 1992 – Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
- 1994 – Erena Ono, Japanese singer (AKB48)
Deaths
- 399 – Pope Siricius
- 666 – Yeon Gaesomun of Goguryeo (other sources indicate DOD 664 or 665)
- 1252 – Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)
- 1504 – Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)
- 1621 – Radulph Agas, English surveyor (b. c. 1540)
- 1639 – John Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)
- 1651 – Henry Ireton, English Civil War general (b. 1611)
- 1688 – Philippe Quinault, French writer (b. 1635)
- 1689 – Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b. 1635)
- 1717 – Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664)
- 1719 – John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662)
- 1780 – Sir James Denham-Steuart, British economist (b. 1712)
- 1836 – John MacAdam, British road builder (b. 1756)
- 1851 – Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (b. 1769)
- 1855 – Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet (b. 1798)
- 1857 – Joseph von Eichendorff, German poet (b. 1788)
- 1876 – Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (b. 1792)
- 1883 – Sojourner Truth, American abolitionist (b. 1797)
- 1885 – Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist (b. 1813)
- 1892 – Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal (b. 1825)
- 1896 – Coventry Patmore, British poet (b. 1823)
- 1919 – Felipe Ángeles, Mexican Revolution general (b. 1868)
- 1926 – John Browning, American firearm designer and inventor (b. 1855)
- 1928 – Reinhard Scheer, German naval officer (b. 1863)
- 1934 – Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b. 1866)
- 1938 – Flora Call Disney, mother of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney (b. 1868)
- 1941 – Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861)
- 1941 – Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (b. 1876)
- 1943 – Edward O'Hare, American ace pilot (b. 1914)
- 1952 – Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865)
- 1954 – Bill Doak, American baseball player (b. 1891)
- 1956 – Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (b. 1905)
- 1959 – Albert Ketèlbey, British composer (b. 1875)
- 1962 – Albert Sarraut, French politician (b. 1872)
- 1963 – Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (b. 1882)
- 1971 – Giacomo Alberione, Italian priest and publisher (b. 1884)
- 1974 – Cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. 1903)
- 1977 – Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (b. 1920)
- 1981 – Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (b. 1901)
- 1985 – Vivien Thomas, American surgeon (b. 1910)
- 1987 – Thomas G. Lanphier, American aviator (b. 1915)
- 1991 – Ed Heinemann, American aircraft designer (b. 1908)
- 1991 – Bob Johnson, American hockey coach (b. 1931)
- 1994 – David Bache, British car designer (b. 1925)
- 1994 – Joey Stefano, American actor (b. 1968)
- 1996 – Michael Bentine, British comedian (b. 1922)
- 1996 – Paul Rand, American graphic designer (b. 1914)
- 1998 – Jonathan Kwitny, American reporter (b. 1941)
- 2001 – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish writer (b. 1943)
- 2002 – Polo Montañez, Cuban singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
- 2002 – Verne Winchell, American doughnut entrepreneur (b. 1915)
- 2003 – Soulja Slim, American rapper (b. 1978)
- 2003 – Stefan Wul, French writer (b. 1922)
- 2004 – Philippe de Broca, French film director (b. 1933)
- 2005 – Stan Berenstain, American children's author (b. 1923)
- 2005 – Mark Craney, American musician (b. 1952)
- 2006 – Mário Cesariny, Portuguese painter and writer (b. 1923)
- 2006 – Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist (b. 1943)
- 2006 – Isaac Gálvez, Spanish pro cyclist (b. 1975)
- 2006 – Stephen Heywood, American builder (b. 1969)
- 2006 – Raúl Velasco, Mexican television host (b. 1933)
- 2007 – Silvestre Herrera, Mexican-born American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient. (b. 1917)
- 2007 – Mel Tolkin, television comedy writer (b. 1913)
- 2008 – Edna Parker, American supercentenarian (b. 1893)
- 2008 – De'Angelo Wilson, American actor (b. 1979)
- 2010 – Palle Huld, Danish actor (b. 1912)
Holidays and observances
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