November, 26th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 26, 2003:
Last flight of the Concorde.

Thursday 26, 1998:
Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament.

Wednesday 26, 1986:
The New Yorker publishes Susan Sontag's AIDS short story, "The Way We Live Now"

Tuesday 26, 1985:
US President Ronald Reagan signs over rights to his autobiography to Random House for a record US$3 million.

Saturday 26, 1983:
Brinks Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly UK£26 million are taken from the Brinks Mat vault at Heathrow Airport

Saturday 26, 1977:
Vrillon, representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, takes over Britain's Southern Television for five minutes at 5:12 PM.

Thursday 26, 1970:
In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rain falls in one mintue, the heaviest rainfall ever on record.

Tuesday 26, 1968:
British rock band Cream performs their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Friday 26, 1965:
In the Hammaguira 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 space.

Sunday 26, 1950:
Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and American forces (Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any thought of a quick end to the conflict.

Saturday 26, 1949:
The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution.

Thursday 26, 1942:
The film Casablanca premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.

Wednesday 26, 1941:
1941 - World War II: The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States.

Sunday 26, 1939:
The Red Army stages the Shelling of Mainila in order to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Sunday 26, 1922:
Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed).

Tuesday 26, 1918:
the Podgorica Assembly voted for "union of the people", declaring a joining into the Kingdom of Serbia

Monday 26, 1917:
The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

Sunday 26, 1865:
1865 -The Battle of Papudo between Spain and a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet.

Thursday 26, 1863:
Union forces under General George Meade position against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Wednesday 26, 1862:
Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) sends the handwritten manuscript of Alice's Adventures Underground to 10-year-old Alice Liddell.

Saturday 26, 1825:
At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha Society as the first college social fraternity.

Tuesday 26, 1805:
Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Thursday 26, 1778:
In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover Maui.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/26-november/on-this-day.html


People born on November 26

1981:
Aurora Snow, American actress (b: November 26, 1981) (Biography of Aurora Snow)
Natasha Bedingfield, British singer (b: November 26, 1981) (Biography of Natasha Bedingfield)

1975:
Phil Brooks, American professional wrestler (b: November 26, 1975) (Biography of Phil Brooks)

1972:
Arjun Rampal, Indian actor (b: November 26, 1972) (Biography of Arjun Rampal)

1970:
Dave Hughes, Australian comedian (b: November 26, 1970) (Biography of Dave Hughes)

1969:
Shawn Kemp, American basketball player (b: November 26, 1969) (Biography of Shawn Kemp)
Kara Walker, American artist (b: November 26, 1969) (Biography of Kara Walker)

1956:
Dale Jarrett, American race car driver (b: November 26, 1956) (Biography of Dale Jarrett)

1951:
Cicciolina, Italian actress and politician (b: November 26, 1951) (Biography of Cicciolina)

1949:
Juanin Clay, American actress (b: November 26, 1949 ; d: March 12, 1995) (Biography of Juanin Clay)

1948:
Kre?imir ?osi?, Croatian basketball player (b: November 26, 1948 ; d: March 25, 1995) (Biography of Kre?imir ?osi?)

1947:
Susanne Zenor, American actress (b: November 26, 1947) (Biography of Susanne Zenor)

1945:
Daniel Davis, American actor (b: November 26, 1945) (Biography of Daniel Davis)
John McVie, English musician (Fleetwood Mac) (b: November 26, 1945) (Biography of John McVie)

1943:
Bruce Paltrow, American producer and director (b: November 26, 1943 ; d: October 3, 2002) (Biography of Bruce Paltrow)

1939:
Tina Turner, American singer and actress (b: November 26, 1939) (Biography of Tina Turner)

1938:
Rich Little, Canadian comedian and actor (b: November 26, 1938) (Biography of Rich Little)

1937:
Boris Yegorov, cosmonaut (b: November 26, 1937 ; d: September 12, 1994) (Biography of Boris Yegorov)

1933:
Robert Goulet, American singer and actor (b: November 26, 1933) (Biography of Robert Goulet)

1925:
Eugene Istomin, American pianist (b: November 26, 1925 ; d: October 10, 2003) (Biography of Eugene Istomin)

1924:
George Segal, American actor (b: November 26, 1924) (Biography of George Segal)

1922:
Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (b: November 26, 1922) (Biography of Charles M. Schulz)

1915:
Earl Wild, American pianist (b: November 26, 1915) (Biography of Earl Wild)

1912:
Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born playwright (b: November 26, 1912 ; d: March 29, 1994) (Biography of Eugène Ionesco)
Eric Sevareid, American journalist (b: November 26, 1912 ; d: July 9, 1992) (Biography of Eric Sevareid)

1910:
Cyril Cusack, Irish actor (b: November 26, 1910) (Biography of Cyril Cusack)

1905:
Bob Johnson, baseball player (b: November 26, 1905 ; d: July 6, 1982) (Biography of Bob Johnson (baseball))

1899:
Bruno Hauptmann, German kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh III (b: November 26, 1899 ; d: April 3, 1936) (Biography of Bruno Hauptmann)

1894:
Norbert Wiener, American mathematician and founder of Cybernetics (b: November 26, 1894) (Biography of Norbert Wiener)

1889:
Albert Dieudonné, French actor, screenwriter and novelist (b: November 26, 1889 ; d: March 19, 1976) (Biography of Albert Dieudonné)

1885:
Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany (b: November 26, 1885) (Biography of Heinrich Bruning)

1877:
Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (b: November 26, 1877 ; d: June 15, 1962) (Biography of Alfred Cortot)

1876:
Willis Carrier, American engineer and inventor (b: November 26, 1876) (Biography of Willis Carrier)

1869:
Maud, Queen of Norway (b: November 26, 1869) (Biography of Maud, Queen of Norway)

1864:
Edward Higgins, English Salvation Army General (b: November 26, 1864 ; d: December 14, 1947) (Biography of Edward Higgins)

1832:
Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (b: November 26, 1832 ; d: October 2, 1901) (Biography of Karl Rudolf König)
Mary Edwards Walker, American feminist physician (b: November 26, 1832) (Biography of Mary Edwards Walker)

1792:
Sarah Grimke, American abolitionist and feminist (b: November 26, 1792) (Biography of Sarah Grimke)

1703:
Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (b: November 26, 1703) (Biography of Theophilus Cibber)

1678:
Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (b: November 26, 1678 ; d: February 20, 1771) (Biography of Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan)

1657:
William Derham, English minister and writer d. 1735) (b: November 26, 1657 ; d: April 5, 1735) (Biography of William Derham)

1609:
Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (b: November 26, 1609 ; d: February 27, 1659) (Biography of Henry Dunster)

1607:
John Harvard, English-born clergyman (b: November 26, 1607 ; d: September 14, 1638) (Biography of John Harvard (clergyman))

1436:
Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b: November 26, 1436 ; d: June 17, 1463) (Biography of Catherine of Portugal)

1288:
Emperor Go-Daigo, emperor of Japan (b: November 26, 1288 ; d: September 19, 1339) (Biography of Emperor Go-Daigo)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/26-november/births.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

They left us on November 26

2003:
Stefan Wul, French author (b: March 27, 1922 ; d: November 26, 2003) (Biography of Stefan Wul)
Soulja Slim (d: November 26, 2003) (Biography of Soulja Slim)

2002:
Verne Winchell (d: November 26, 2002) (Biography of Verne Winchell)

1996:
Michael Bentine, British comedian (b: January 26, 1922 ; d: November 26, 1996) (Biography of Michael Bentine)

1981:
Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (b: May 20, 1901 ; d: November 26, 1981) (Biography of Max Euwe)

1963:
Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (b: November 18, 1916 ; d: November 26, 1963) (Biography of Amelita Galli-Curci)

1959:
Albert Ketèlbey (d: November 26, 1959) (Biography of Albert Ketèlbey)

1956:
Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (b: November 19, 1905 ; d: November 26, 1956) (Biography of Tommy Dorsey)

1952:
Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b: February 19, 1865 ; d: November 26, 1952) (Biography of Sven Hedin)

1896:
Coventry Patmore (d: November 26, 1896) (Biography of Coventry Patmore)

1876:
Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist (b: February 17, 1792 ; d: November 26, 1876) (Biography of Karl Ernst von Baer)

1857:
Joseph von Eichendorff, German writer (b: March 10, 1788 ; d: November 26, 1857) (Biography of Joseph von Eichendorff)

1851:
Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (b: March 29, 1769 ; d: November 26, 1851) (Biography of Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult)

1836:
John MacAdam, Scottish engineer and road-builder (b: September 21, 1756 ; d: November 26, 1836) (Biography of John MacAdam)

1719:
John Hudson (d: November 26, 1719) (Biography of John Hudson)

1717:
Daniel Purcell (d: November 26, 1717) (Biography of Daniel Purcell)

1689:
Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (b: February 1, 1635 ; d: November 26, 1689) (Biography of Marquard Gude)

1688:
Philippe Quinault, French writer (b: June 3, 1635 ; d: November 26, 1688) (Biography of Philippe Quinault)

1651:
Henry Ireton (d: November 26, 1651) (Biography of Henry Ireton)

1639:
John Spottiswoode (d: November 26, 1639) (Biography of John Spottiswoode)

1621:
Radulph Agas (d: November 26, 1621) (Biography of Radulph Agas)

1504:
Isabella I of Castile (d: November 26, 1504) (Biography of Isabella I of Castile)

1252:
Blanche of Castile (d: November 26, 1252) (Biography of Blanche of Castile)

399:
Siricius (d: November 26, 399) (Biography of Siricius)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/26-november/deaths.html