What happened on November 26 ?

399 - Pope Siricius

1252 - Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)

1326 - Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)

1504 - Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)

1621 - Radulph Agas, English surveyor

1639 - John Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)

1651 - Henry Ireton, English Civil War general (b. 1611)

1686 - Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (b. 1638)

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, 4th Baronet, 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)

1885 - Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist (b.1813)

1896 - Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (b. 1818)

1896 - Coventry Patmore, British poet (b. 1823)

1934 - Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and statesman (b.1866)

1941 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (b. 1861)

1952 - Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer (b. 1865)

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)

1981 - Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (b. 1901)

1996 - Michael Bentine, British comedian (b. 1922)

1998 - Jonathan Kwitny, American investigative reporter (b. 1941)

2002 - Verne Winchell, American doughnut entrepreneur

2003 - Soulja Slim, American rapper (shot) (b. 1978)

2003 - Stefan Wul, French writer (b. 1922)

2005 - Stan Berenstain, children's author (b. 1923)