November 26th, 1864

Born on November 26th, 1864

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 26th?

November 26th, 2011

NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from Cape Canaveral, carrying the Curiosity rover on board.

November 26th, 2008

A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing 175 people and wounding more than 300 others.

November 26th, 1983

Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.

November 26th, 1977

A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a broadcast of Southern Television in South East England.

November 26th, 1940

The Iron Guard killed 64 political detainees at a penitentiary near Bucharest and followed up with several high-profile assassinations, including that of former Romanian prime minister Nicolae Iorga.

November 26th, 1939

The Soviet Red Army shelled the village of Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later.

November 26th, 1914

A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board.

November 26th, 1842

The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.

November 26th, 1835

Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass.

November 26th, 2014

The European Space Agency's probe Philae landed on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

November 26th, 1917

Being unable to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, the other ice hockey clubs of Canada's National Hockey Association officially agreed to break away and form the National Hockey League.

January 1st, 1970

The Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic was formed by Mark Antony, Lepidus and Octavian.

November 26th, 1346

Having been elected German king at Rhens on 11 July 1346, Charles IV is crowned King of Germany by bishop Walram of Cologne in Bonn.

November 26th, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization identifies the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

November 26th, 2019

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes western Albania leaving at least 52 people dead and over 1,000 injured. This was the world's deadliest earthquake of 2019, and the deadliest to strike the country in 99 years.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 26th

Born on November 26th, 1864

83

Edward Higgins

General of The Salvation Army (1864–1947)

*November 26th, 1864, Highbridge †December 14th, 1947

Same year
Born in 1864

72

Theodor Wiegand

German archaeologist (1864–1936)

*October 30th, 1864, Bendorf †December 19th, 1936, Berlin

72

Miguel de Unamuno

Spanish poet

*September 29th, 1864, Bilbao †December 31st, 1936, Salamanca

57

Nellie Bly

American journalist

*May 5th, 1864, Burrell Township †January 27th, 1922, New York City

76

Maurice Leblanc

French writer

*November 11th, 1864, Rouen †November 6th, 1941, Perpignan

46

Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

*February 22nd, 1864, Châlons-du-Maine †May 22nd, 1910, Bucharest

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright

*December 3rd, 1864, Rotterdam †November 22nd, 1924, Zandvoort

82

Thomas Dixon Jr.

American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer

*January 11th, 1864, Shelby †April 3rd, 1946, Raleigh

51

Richard Harding Davis

Journalist, war correspondent, novelist, short story writer

*April 18th, 1864, Philadelphia †April 11th, 1916, New York City

66

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Swedish poet (1864-1931)

*July 20th, 1864, Folkärna †April 8th, 1931, Engelbrekt church parish

74

Benjamin Rabier

French illustrator, author and director (1864-1939)

*December 30th, 1864, La Roche-sur-Yon †October 10th, 1939, Faverolles-en-Berry

56

Carlos Deltour

French rower (1864-1920)

*April 8th, 1864, Guadalajara †May 29th, 1920, Cambo-les-Bains

78

Marie Tempest

English singer and comic actress (1864–1942)

*July 15th, 1864, London †October 15th, 1942, London

79

Alfred Bachelet

French conductor and composer (1864-1944)

*February 26th, 1864, Paris †February 10th, 1944, Nancy

83

Johanna Ey

German art dealer (1864-1947)

*March 4th, 1864, Wickrath †August 27th, 1947, Düsseldorf

77

Walther Nernst

German physical chemist and physicist

*June 25th, 1864, Wąbrzeźno †November 18th, 1941, Niwica, Żary County

71

Gaetano Giardino

Italian general (1864-1935)

*January 24th, 1864, Asti †November 21st, 1935, Turin

71

Eleftherios Venizelos

Greek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece (1864-1936)

*August 23rd, 1864, Mournies †March 18th, 1936, Paris

94

Robert Cecil

Lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958)

*September 14th, 1864, Cavendish Square †November 24th, 1958, Royal Tunbridge Wells

51

Alois Alzheimer

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864–1915)

*June 14th, 1864, Marktbreit †December 19th, 1915, Wrocław

79

George Washington Carver

African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)

*January 1st, 1864, Diamond †January 5th, 1943, Tuskegee

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Public holidays on November 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on November 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1864 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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