What happened on November 26? There are more than 250 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About November 26
November 26 is the 331st day of the year 2024. There are 35 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday. This day falls under the 48th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Van Lear, Kentucky 41265 sunrise will occur at 07:21 AM and sunset will occur at 05:15 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Sagittarius. The modern birthstone for this month is Topaz while the mystical birthstone is Pearl.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 64 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For November 26
- 43 BCThe Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (“Octavian”, later “Caesar Augustus”), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony is formed.
- 783The Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.
- 1476Vlad 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.
- 1778In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
- 1784The Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of the United States established.
- 1789A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress.
- 1805Official opening of Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
- 1825At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
- 1842The University of Notre Dame is founded.
- 1863President 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).
- 1865Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy Schooner is defeated by a Chilean Corvette north of Valparaiso, Chile.
- 1909Sigma Alpha Mu is founded in the City College of New York by 8 Jewish young men.
- 1913Phi Sigma Sigma is founded at Hunter College in New York City.
- 1917The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
- 1918The Podgorica Assembly votes for “union of the people”, declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
- 1922Toll 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).
- 1922Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years.
- 1939Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates the incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
- 1942World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
- 1943World War II: HMT Rohna sunk by the Luftwaffe in an air attack in the Mediterranean north of Béjaïa, Algeria.
- 1944World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth’s shop on New Cross High Street, United Kingdom, killing 168 shoppers.
- 1944World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1949The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India’s constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
- 1950Korean 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.
- 1965In 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.
- 1968Vietnam 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.
- 1970In 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.
- 1983Brink’s-MAT robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink’s-MAT vault at Heathrow Airport.
- 1986Iran-Contra scandal: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
- 1990The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight.
- 1991National Assembly of Azerbaijan abolishes the autonomous status of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan and renames several cities back to their original names.
- 1998Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland’s parliament.
- 2003Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.
- 2004Male 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.
- 2004Ruzhou School massacre: a man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
- 20082008 Mumbai attacks by Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba
- 20112011 NATO attack in Pakistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan attack a Pakistani checkpost in a friendly fire incident, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others.
Who Were Born On November 26?
- 1288Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)
- 1436Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)
- 1607John Harvard, English-born clergyman (d. 1638)
- 1609Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)
- 1657William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
- 1678Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
- 1703Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
- 1731William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800)
- 1792Sarah Grimké, American abolitionist and feminist (d. 1873)
- 1827Ellen G. White, American leader of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (d. 1915)
- 1828René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)
- 1828Robert Battey, American surgeon (d. 1895)
- 1832Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)
- 1832Mary Edwards Walker, American feminist physician (d. 1919)
- 1847Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)
- 1853Bat Masterson, American Old West figure (d. 1921)
- 1857Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
- 1858Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
- 1864Edward Higgins, 3rd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1947)
- 1869Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)
- 1876Willis Carrier, American engineer and inventor (d. 1950)
- 1878Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
- 1885Heinrich Brüning, German politician (d. 1970)
- 1889Albert Dieudonné, French actor and novelist (d. 1976)
- 1894James Charles McGuigan, Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto (d. 1974)
- 1894Norbert Wiener, American mathematician (d. 1964)
- 1895William Griffith “Bill” Wilson, American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1971)
- 1897Wim Hesterman, Dutch boxer (d. 1971)
- 1898Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
- 1899Bruno Hauptmann, German kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (d. 1936)
- 1902Maurice McDonald, American fast food pioneer (d. 1971)
- 1904Armand Frappier, French-Canadian physician and microbiologist (d. 1991)
- 1905Bob Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1982)
- 1907Ruth Patrick, American botanist
- 1908Charles Forte, Scottish hotelier (d. 2007)
- 1908Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (d. 1989)
- 1909Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born French playwright (d. 1994)
- 1909Frances Dee, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1909Fritz Buchloh, German football player and coach (d. 1998)
- 1910Cyril Cusack, Irish actor (d. 1993)
- 1912Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
- 1914Charles Breijer, Dutch photographer (d. 2011)
- 1915Earl Wild, American pianist (d. 2010)
- 1918Patricio Aylwin, former President of Chile
- 1919Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer
- 1920Daniel Petrie, Canadian-born television and movie director (d. 2004)
- 1922Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
- 1923Pat Phoenix, English actress (d. 1986)
- 1924George Segal, American Pop Sculptor (d. 2000)
- 1924Michael Holiday, British singer (d. 1963)
- 1925Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2003)
- 1927Ernie Coombs, American children’s entertainer (d. 2001)
- 1930Berthold Leibinger, German Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
- 1931Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1931Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch Cardinal Archbishop of Utrecht
- 1933Robert Goulet, American singer and actor (d. 2007)
- 1937Boris Yegorov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1994)
- 1938Porter J. Goss, American Central Intelligence Agency director
- 1938Rich Little, Canadian comedian and actor
- 1938Rodney Jory, Australian physicist
- 1939Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- 1939Tina Turner, American singer and actress
- 1939Wayland Flowers, American Puppeteer (d. 1988)
- 1940Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician
- 1940Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (d. 2007)
- 1941Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano
- 1942Dang Thuy Tram, Vietnamese civilian doctor (d. 1970)
- 1942Olivia Cole, American actress
- 1943Bruce Paltrow, American producer and director (d. 2002)
- 1943Marilynne Robinson, American writer
- 1944Jean Terrell, American singer (The Supremes)
- 1945Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
- 1945Daniel Davis, American actor
- 1945John McVie, British musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1946Art Shell, American football player and coach
- 1947Roger Wehrli, American football player
- 1947Susanne Zenor, American actress
- 1948Claes Elfsberg, Swedish television presenter
- 1948Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
- 1948Marianne Muellerleile, American actress
- 1949Juanin Clay, American actress (d. 1995)
- 1949Martin Lee, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
- 1949Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer
- 1949Vincent A. Mahler, American educator
- 1951Cicciolina, Italian pornographic actress and politician
- 1953Harry Carson, American football player
- 1953Hilary Benn, British politician
- 1954Roz Chast, American cartoonist
- 1954Velupillai Prabhakaran, Leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Ceylon (d. 2009)
- 1956Dale Jarrett, American race car driver
- 1956Don Lake, Canadian television writer
- 1956Keith Vaz, British politician
- 1960Chuck Eddy, American music journalist
- 1960Harold Reynolds, American baseball player
- 1961Lisa Moretti, American professional wrestler
- 1961Marcy Walker, American actress
- 1962Chuck Finley, American baseball player
- 1963Adam Gaynor, American musician (Matchbox Twenty)
- 1963Mario Elie, American basketball player
- 1964Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier
- 1965Scott Adsit, American actor
- 1966Fahed Dermech, Tunisian footballer
- 1966Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian actress and model
- 1967Ridley Jacobs, West Indian cricketer
- 1968Edna Campbell, American basketball player
- 1969Kara Walker, American artist
- 1969Shawn Kemp, American basketball player
- 1970Dave Hughes, Australian comedian
- 1970John Amaechi, American-born British basketball player
- 1971Ronald “Winky” Wright, American boxer
- 1971Ryan Robbins, Canadian actor
- 1972Arjun Rampal, Indian actor
- 1972Chris Osgood, Canadian hockey player
- 1973Kristin Bauer, American actress
- 1973Peter Facinelli, American actor
- 1974Tammy Lynn Michaels, American actress
- 1975DJ Khaled, Palestinian-American hip-hop/rap artist, DJ and producer
- 1975Patrice Lauzon, French Canadian figure skater
- 1976Andreas Augustsson, Swedish footballer
- 1976Brian Schneider, American baseball player
- 1976Maven Huffman, American professional wrestler
- 1977Ivan Basso, Italian bicyclist
- 1977John Parrish, American baseball player
- 1977Paris Lenon, American football player
- 1978Matthew Taylor, American bassist (Motion City Soundtrack)
- 1979B.J. Averell, American reality television contestant
- 1980Jason Anthony Griffith, American video game voice actor
- 1980Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor
- 1981Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player
- 1981Natalie Gauci, Australian singer
- 1981Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
- 1981OJ Da Juiceman, American rapper
- 1981Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer
- 1982Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player
- 1982Keith Ballard, American hockey player
- 1983Chris Hughes, American businessman, co-founder of Facebook
- 1984Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
- 1986Alberto Sgarbi, Italian rugby player
- 1986Bauke Mollema, Dutch cyclist
- 1986Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
- 1986Trevor Morgan, American actor
- 1988Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese fashion model
- 1990Avery Bradley, American basketball player
- 1990Chipmunk, British rapper
- 1990Danny Welbeck, English footballer
- 1992Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
- 1994Erena Ono, Japanese singer (AKB48)
Who Died On November 26?
- 399Pope Siricius
- 666Yeon Gaesomun of Goguryeo (other sources indicate DOD 664 or 665)
- 1252Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)
- 1504Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)
- 1621Radulph Agas, English surveyor (b. c. 1540)
- 1639John Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)
- 1651Henry Ireton, English Civil War general (b. 1611)
- 1688Philippe Quinault, French writer (b. 1635)
- 1689Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b. 1635)
- 1717Daniel Purcell, British composer (b. 1664)
- 1719John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662)
- 1780Sir James Denham-Steuart, British economist (b. 1712)
- 1836John MacAdam, British road builder (b. 1756)
- 1851Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (b. 1769)
- 1855Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet (b. 1798)
- 1857Joseph von Eichendorff, German poet (b. 1788)
- 1876Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (b. 1792)
- 1883Sojourner Truth, American abolitionist (b. 1797)
- 1885Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist (b. 1813)
- 1892Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal (b. 1825)
- 1896Coventry Patmore, British poet (b. 1823)
- 1919Felipe Ángeles, Mexican Revolution general (b. 1868)
- 1926John Browning, American firearm designer and inventor (b. 1855)
- 1928Reinhard Scheer, German naval officer (b. 1863)
- 1934Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b. 1866)
- 1938Flora Call Disney, mother of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney (b. 1868)
- 1941Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (b. 1876)
- 1941Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861)
- 1943Edward O'Hare, American ace pilot (b. 1914)
- 1952Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865)
- 1954Bill Doak, American baseball player (b. 1891)
- 1956Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (b. 1905)
- 1959Albert Ketèlbey, British composer (b. 1875)
- 1962Albert Sarraut, French politician (b. 1872)
- 1963Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (b. 1882)
- 1971Giacomo Alberione, Italian priest and publisher (b. 1884)
- 1974Cyril Connolly, English intellectual (b. 1903)
- 1977Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (b. 1920)
- 1981Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (b. 1901)
- 1985Vivien Thomas, American surgeon (b. 1910)
- 1987Thomas G. Lanphier, American aviator (b. 1915)
- 1991Bob Johnson, American hockey coach (b. 1931)
- 1991Ed Heinemann, American aircraft designer (b. 1908)
- 1994David Bache, British car designer (b. 1925)
- 1994Joey Stefano, American actor (b. 1968)
- 1996Michael Bentine, British comedian (b. 1922)
- 1996Paul Rand, American graphic designer (b. 1914)
- 1998Jonathan Kwitny, American reporter (b. 1941)
- 2001Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish writer (b. 1943)
- 2002Polo Montañez, Cuban singer and songwriter (b. 1955)
- 2002Verne Winchell, American doughnut entrepreneur (b. 1915)
- 2003Soulja Slim, American rapper (b. 1978)
- 2003Stefan Wul, French writer (b. 1922)
- 2004Philippe de Broca, French film director (b. 1933)
- 2005Mark Craney, American musician (b. 1952)
- 2005Stan Berenstain, American children’s author (b. 1923)
- 2006Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist (b. 1943)
- 2006Isaac Gálvez, Spanish pro cyclist (b. 1975)
- 2006Mário Cesariny, Portuguese painter and writer (b. 1923)
- 2006Raúl Velasco, Mexican television host (b. 1933)
- 2006Stephen Heywood, American builder (b. 1969)
- 2007Mel Tolkin, television comedy writer (b. 1913)
- 2007Silvestre Herrera, Mexican-born American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient. (b. 1917)
- 2008De'Angelo Wilson, American actor (b. 1979)
- 2008Edna Parker, American supercentenarian (b. 1893)
- 2010Palle Huld, Danish actor (b. 1912)
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