26 November - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on November 26, the day number in a year is 330 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 331. November 26 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
November 26 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 43 | Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, andMark Antony formed the Second Triumvirate alliance. |
| 1161 | A Song dynasty fleet defeated Jin dynasty ships in a naval engagement on the Yangtze river during the Jin–Song Wars. |
| 1527 | Pope Clemens VII made a pact with Emperor Carol the First. |
| 1688 | King Louis Fourteenth of France declared war against the Netherlands. |
| 1716 | First lion shown in Boston in America |
| 1741 | Franco-Bavarian troops commanded the Maurice of Saxony Hurricane Prague. |
| 1764 | France prohibited the Jesuit Anord. |
| 1784 | The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture was established in the United States. |
| 1805 | The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the longest and highest aqueduct inGreat Britain, opened. |
| 1805 | The Pontcisille Aqueduct opened in Wales, it is 1,007 ft 307 m) long and 126 ft 38 m) long. |
| 1825 | The first college fraternity was founded at Kappa Alpha Union College, New York). |
| 1842 | The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, US, was founded as an all-maleinstitution by members of the Roman Catholic Congregation of Holy Cross. |
| 1842 | University of Notre Dame was established. |
| 1851 | Telegraph connection started between London and Paris. |
| 1867 | The first customized environment rail car was patented by JB Sutherland of Detroit. |
| 1885 | The meteorite was photographed for the first time. |
| 1894 | German mathematician and physicist Henry Rodlak Hertz died at the age of 37. |
| 1917 | Unable to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of theToronto Blueshirts, the other ice hockey clubs of Canada's NationalHockey Association officially agreed to leave that sports league and toform a new one-the National Hockey League. |
| 1921 | Verghese Kurien, the father of the country's white revolution, was born. |
| 1922 | Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people toenter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years. |
| 1939 | The Soviet Red Army shelled Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later. |
| 1942 | The film Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogartand Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theatre in New York Cityto coincide with the Allied invasion of North Africa and the capture ofCasablanca. |
| 1948 | The world's first Polaroid camera sold in Boston, USA. |
| 1949 | The Constitution of Azad India was signed by the President of the Constituent Assembly. |
| 1949 | The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution. |
| 1950 | The Chinese army counter attack into Korea driving 16 miles behind the U.N. lines. |
| 1950 | Korean War-With the battles of Chosin Reservoir and theCh'ongch'on River, China launched a massive counterattack against UnitedNations forces. |
| 1960 | Telephone STD service started between Lucknow and Kanpur for the first time in India. |
| 1966 | The world's first tidal power plant started functioning at the mouth of France's Rance River. |
| 1967 | A cloudburst in Lisbon killed about 450 people. |
| 1976 | The Warsaw Pact Organization Joint Secretariat was established. |
| 1977 | A speaker claiming to represent the 'Intergalactic Association'interrupted the Southern Television broadcast in South East England,warning viewers that 'All your weapons of evil must be destroyed.' |
| 1983 | Six robbers broke into the Brink's-MAT warehouse at LondonHeathrow Airport and stole three tonnes of gold bullion, much of whichhas never been recovered. |
| 1983 | Armed dacoits looted 250 million pounds of gold at London's Heathrow Airport. |
| 1990 | British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher submitted her resignation to the Queen of Britain. |
| 2003 | The Japanese threatened to retaliate against U.S. steel export tariffs that were determined unfair by the World Trade Organization. One of the moves Japan planned on making is charging the U.S. millions of dollars in extra fees. |
| 2005 | Vijaypat Singhania of India sets a world record for highest hot air balloon flight, reaching 69,852 feet (20.29 km). |
| 2006 | A ceasefire commences between Israeli and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. It followed negotiations between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbasand Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. |
| 2007 | Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif announces he will file nomination papers in the Pakistani general election, 2008. However, he will not serve as Prime Minister under the current President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. |
| 2008 | At least 80 people are dead and over 250 wounded in coordinated terrorist strikes across Mumbai, India. |
| 2008 | A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks acrossMumbai began, ultimately killing a total of 173 people and wounding morethan 300 others. |
| 2008 | Terrorists attacked many places in Mumbai including Taj Hotel. 164 people died in this attack. |
| 2009 | South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down a decades old law that punished men for making false promises of marriage to engage in sexual relations with women' |
| 2010 | A third explosion within a week occurs at the Pike River Mine on the South Island of New Zealand, where 29 men are presumed dead. |
| 2011 | NASA launches the robotic Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover yet sent to Mars, with the aim of finding evidence for past or present life on Mars. |
| 2011 | U.S.-led NATO forces engaged Pakistani security forces at twoPakistani military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border ina friendly fire incident. |
| 2011 | NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from CapeCanaveral, with the Curiosity rover aboard. |
| 2012 | Scientists have found life in an Antarctic Lake Vida that was sealed off from the outside world by a thick sheet of ice several thousands of years ago. |
| 2012 | Arvind Kejriwal formed a new political party called Aam Aadmi Party. |
Famous Birthdays of November 26:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1972 | Arjun Rampal / Actor / India |
| 1946 | Itamar Singer / Author / Israel |
| 1965 | Des Walker / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1920 | Daniel Petrie / Producer / Canada |
| 1931 | Adolfo Pérez Esquivel / Painter / Argentina |
| 1956 | Don Lake / Actor / Canada |
| 1970 | John Amaechi / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1976 | Maven Huffman / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1986 | Alberto Sgarbi / Rugby Player / Italy |
| 1923 | V. K. Murthy / Cinematographer / India |
| 1969 | Shawn Kemp / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1931 | Adrianus Johannes Simonis / Cardinal / Netherlands |
| 1288 | Go-Daigo / Emperor / Japan |
| 1963 | Joe Lydon / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Chris Hughes / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1926 | Rabi Ray / Politician / India |
| 1934 | Jerry Jameson / Producer / United States of America |
| 1954 | Roz Chast / Cartoonist / United States of America |
| 1945 | Jim Mullen / Guitarist / Scotland |
| 1981 | Stephan Andersen / Footballer / Denmark |
| 1939 | Grey Ruthven / Politician / Scotland |
| 1958 | Michael Skinner / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1924 | Jasu Patel / Cricketer / India |
| 1966 | Garcelle Beauvais / Actress / United States of America |
| 1952 | Julien Temple / Director / United Kingdom |
| 1961 | Karan Bilimoria / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1961 | Tom Carroll / Surfer / Australia |
| 1925 | Eugene Istomin / Pianist / United States of America |
| 1929 | Betta St. John / Actress / United States of America |
| 1889 | Albert Dieudonné / Actor / France |
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Read in Hindi : 26 नवम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं