
November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining. ==Events== *1778 - In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover Maui (island). *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 as the first college social fraternity. *1862 - Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) sends the handwritten manuscript of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to 10-year-old Alice Liddell. *1863 - American Civil War: Mine Run - United States forces under General George Meade position against troops led by Confederate States of America General Robert E. Lee *1917 - The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams. *1922 - Howard Carter and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Egyptian King 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'' was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed). *1939 - The Red Army stages the Shelling of Mainila in order to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. *1941 - US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States. * 1941 - World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor - A fleet of six aircraft carriers commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo leaves Hitokapu Bay for Pearl Harbor under strict radio silence. * 1941 - World War II: The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States. *1942 - The film ''Casablanca (movie)'' premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. *1949 - The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution. *1950 - Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and United States forces (Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any thought of a quick end to the conflict. *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 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 (38.1mm) of rain falls in one mintue, the heaviest rainfall ever on record. *1977 - Vrillon, representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, takes over United Kingdom Southern Television for five minutes at 5:12 PM. *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 *1985 - US President Ronald Reagan signs over rights to his autobiography to Random House for a record US$3 million. *1986 - Iran-Contra scandal: US President Ronald Reagan announces the members what will become known as the Tower Commission. *1986 - ''The New Yorker'' publishes Susan Sontag's AIDS short story, "The Way We Live Now (short story)" *1998 - Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament. *2003 - Last flight of the Concorde. ==Births== *1607 - John Harvard (clergyman), cleric (d. 1638) *1792 - Sarah Grimke, abolitionist and feminist (d. 1873) *1832 - Mary Edwards Walker, feminist physician (d. 1919) *1869 - Maud, Queen of Norway (d.1938) *1876 - Willis Carrier, engineer and inventor (d. 1950) *1877 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (d. 1962) *1885 - Heinrich Bruning, German Chancellor of Germany (d. 1970) *1894 - Norbert Wiener, mathematician, founder of Cybernetics (d. 1964) *1899 - Bruno Hauptmann, kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (d. 1936) *1905 - Bob Johnson (baseball), Major League Baseball player (d. 1982) *1910 - Cyril Cusack, actor (d. 1993) *1912 - Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born playwright (d. 1994) * 1912 - Eric Sevareid, journalist (d. 1992) *1915 - Earl Wild, pianist *1922 - Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (d. 2000) *1924 - George Segal, sculptor *1925 - Eugene Istomin, pianist (d. 2003) *1927 - Jean-Pierre Daras, actor (d. 1999) *1933 - Robert Goulet, singer, actor *1934 - Barry Coe, actor *1937 - Boris Yegorov, cosmonaut *1938 - Rich Little, comedian, actor *1939 - Tina Turner, singer, actress *1940 - Anthony Hunter, engineer *1943 - Bruce Paltrow, producer, director (d. 2002) *1945 - Daniel Davis, actor * 1945 - John McVie, musician *1948 - Kresimir Cosic, basketball player (d. 1995) *1949 - Juanin Clay, actress *1951 - Cicciolina, film actress and politician *1956 - Dale Jarrett, race car driver *1959 - Jamie Rose, actress *1969 - Shawn Kemp, basketball player *1969 - Kara Walker, artist *1972 - Arjun Rampal, Indian actor *1975 - Phil Brooks, professional wrestler *1981 - Aurora Snow, film actress * 1981 - Natasha Bedingfield, United Kingdom singer ==Deaths== *399 - Pope Siricius *1252 - Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France *1504 - Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Castile and Aragon, wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon and patron of Christopher Columbus *1836 - John MacAdam, road builder *1857 - Joseph von Eichendorff, German poet (b. 1788) *1866 - Jean-Jacques Willmar, Luxemburg politician (b. 1792) *1896 - Coventry Patmore, English poet *1956 - Tommy Dorsey, Big Band leader *1959 - Albert Ketèlbey, composer *1963 - Amelita Galli-Curci, opera singer *1980 - Peter DePaolo, automobile racer *1981 - Max Euwe, chess player (b. 1901) *1996 - Michael Bentine, comedian *2002 - Verne Winchell, founder of Winchell's Donuts. * 2002 - Wilhelm Bittorf, journalist *2003 - Stefan Wul, French science fiction writer *2003 - Soulja Slim, rapper ==Holidays and observances== *Bahá'í Faith: Day of the Covenant *Mongolia : Independence Day == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/26 BBC: On This Day] *World : http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/ Buy Nothing Day ---- November 25 - November 27 - October 26 - December 26 -- historical anniversaries
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November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining. ==Events== *1778 - In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover Maui (island). *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 as the first college social fraternity. *1862 - Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) sends the handwritten manuscript of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to 10-year-old Alice Liddell. *1863 - American Civil War: Mine Run - United States forces under General George Meade position against troops led by Confederate States of America General Robert E. Lee *1917 - The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams. *1922 - Howard Carter and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Egyptian King 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'' was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed). *1939 - The Red Army stages the Shelling of Mainila in order to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. *1941 - US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States. * 1941 - World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor - A fleet of six aircraft carriers commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo leaves Hitokapu Bay for Pearl Harbor under strict radio silence. * 1941 - World War II: The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States. *1942 - The film ''Casablanca (movie)'' premieres at the Hollywood Theater in New York City. *1949 - The Indian Constituent Assembly adopts India's constitution. *1950 - Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and United States forces (Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any thought of a quick end to the conflict. *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 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 (38.1mm) of rain falls in one mintue, the heaviest rainfall ever on record. *1977 - Vrillon, representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, takes over United Kingdom Southern Television for five minutes at 5:12 PM. *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 *1985 - US President Ronald Reagan signs over rights to his autobiography to Random House for a record US$3 million. *1986 - Iran-Contra scandal: US President Ronald Reagan announces the members what will become known as the Tower Commission. *1986 - ''The New Yorker'' publishes Susan Sontag's AIDS short story, "The Way We Live Now (short story)" *1998 - Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland's parliament. *2003 - Last flight of the Concorde. ==Births== *1607 - John Harvard (clergyman), cleric (d. 1638) *1792 - Sarah Grimke, abolitionist and feminist (d. 1873) *1832 - Mary Edwards Walker, feminist physician (d. 1919) *1869 - Maud, Queen of Norway (d.1938) *1876 - Willis Carrier, engineer and inventor (d. 1950) *1877 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (d. 1962) *1885 - Heinrich Bruning, German Chancellor of Germany (d. 1970) *1894 - Norbert Wiener, mathematician, founder of Cybernetics (d. 1964) *1899 - Bruno Hauptmann, kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (d. 1936) *1905 - Bob Johnson (baseball), Major League Baseball player (d. 1982) *1910 - Cyril Cusack, actor (d. 1993) *1912 - Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born playwright (d. 1994) * 1912 - Eric Sevareid, journalist (d. 1992) *1915 - Earl Wild, pianist *1922 - Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (d. 2000) *1924 - George Segal, sculptor *1925 - Eugene Istomin, pianist (d. 2003) *1927 - Jean-Pierre Daras, actor (d. 1999) *1933 - Robert Goulet, singer, actor *1934 - Barry Coe, actor *1937 - Boris Yegorov, cosmonaut *1938 - Rich Little, comedian, actor *1939 - Tina Turner, singer, actress *1940 - Anthony Hunter, engineer *1943 - Bruce Paltrow, producer, director (d. 2002) *1945 - Daniel Davis, actor * 1945 - John McVie, musician *1948 - Kresimir Cosic, basketball player (d. 1995) *1949 - Juanin Clay, actress *1951 - Cicciolina, film actress and politician *1956 - Dale Jarrett, race car driver *1959 - Jamie Rose, actress *1969 - Shawn Kemp, basketball player *1969 - Kara Walker, artist *1972 - Arjun Rampal, Indian actor *1975 - Phil Brooks, professional wrestler *1981 - Aurora Snow, film actress * 1981 - Natasha Bedingfield, United Kingdom singer ==Deaths== *399 - Pope Siricius *1252 - Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France *1504 - Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Castile and Aragon, wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon and patron of Christopher Columbus *1836 - John MacAdam, road builder *1857 - Joseph von Eichendorff, German poet (b. 1788) *1866 - Jean-Jacques Willmar, Luxemburg politician (b. 1792) *1896 - Coventry Patmore, English poet *1956 - Tommy Dorsey, Big Band leader *1959 - Albert Ketèlbey, composer *1963 - Amelita Galli-Curci, opera singer *1980 - Peter DePaolo, automobile racer *1981 - Max Euwe, chess player (b. 1901) *1996 - Michael Bentine, comedian *2002 - Verne Winchell, founder of Winchell's Donuts. * 2002 - Wilhelm Bittorf, journalist *2003 - Stefan Wul, French science fiction writer *2003 - Soulja Slim, rapper ==Holidays and observances== *Bahá'í Faith: Day of the Covenant *Mongolia : Independence Day == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/26 BBC: On This Day] *World : http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/ Buy Nothing Day ---- November 25 - November 27 - October 26 - December 26 -- historical anniversaries
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