26 November: In a year, the 26th of November is the 330th day as per the Gregorian Calendar. In a leap year, it is the 331st day of the year.
What special day is today? This day has its distinctiveness and importance in history.
Let’s explore people who have carved a niche for themselves on 26th November. We may also need to scan through the events that happened today.
What Happened Today? On This Day in History: 26 November
Art & Artists
- 1942 – Premier of the movie “Casablanca” in New York City. Humphrey Bogart, Paul Henreid, and Ingrid Bergman were the lead caste in this of the most-admired films of Hollywood.
Science & Technology
- 1965 – The launch of Asterix (satellite) by France from a launch site located at Hammaguir, Algeria. With this feat France became the sixth nation to have an artificial satellite and the third nation to launch a satellite using its rocket.
- 2003 – The ultimate flight made by Concord over the sky of Bristol city in England.
- 2004 – The last Black-faced honeycreeper (Po’ouli) died in a bird conservation center in Hawaii. In 2019, the bird species was declared to be extinct.
Leaders & Politics
- 1812 – The battle of Berezina started when Napoleon was withdrawing from Russia.
- 1949 – Adoption of the constitution by the Constituent Assembly of India which was presented by B. R. Ambedkar.
- 1998 – Tony Blair addressed the parliament of the Republic of Ireland (the Oireachtas). He became the first UK prime minister to do so.
- 2008 – Ten members of “Lashkar-e-Taiba“ killed at least 166 citizens in Mumbai, India in a series of terrorist attacks. The outfit is an extremist Islamist terrorist organization based in Pakistan.
People & Society
- 1922 – The debut of The Toll of the Sea became the first widely released movie that used two-tone technicolor.
- 1970 – In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe (France) experienced what is recorded as the heaviest rainfall in the world. The quantity of rainfall was 38mm only in one minute.
Disasters: Natural & Man-made
- 1852 – The Banda Sea was rocked by a high magnitude (8.8) earthquake. The resultant tsunami killed no less than 60 people in the Dutch East Indies.
- 1914 – HMS Bulwark, a battleship was blew-up by a powerful internal explosion. The incident took the lives of 741 men.
Discoveries & Explorations
- 1778 – Captain James Cook landed in Maui, the second largest island of Hawaii. He became the first European to do so.
- 1922 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon to entered the tomb of Pharaoh. They became the first persons to enter it in over 3000 years.
- 2021 – Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (a co-variant of COVID-19) by the WHO (The World Health Organization).
Leisure & Sports
- 1917 – The National Hockey League was formed consisting of four Canadian teams. Other American and Canadian teams joined it later. The professional league from North America has a great contribution to making ice hockey popular and competitive.
Birth Anniversaries (26 November)
- 1857 – Ferdinand de Saussure (Swiss linguist)
- 1921 – Verghese Kurien (Indian engineer, and founder of Amul)
- 1922 – Charles Schulz (American cartoonist)
- 1939 – Tina Turner (American-born singer)
Death Anniversaries (26 November)
- 1980 – Pete DePaolo (American race car driver)
- 2012 – Peter Marsh (Australian table tennis player)
- 2014 – Gilles Tremblay (Canadian ice hockey player)
What Special Day is Today: (26 November)
- Constitution Day (India)
- Republic Day (Mongolia)
- Constitution Day (Abkhazia, Georgia)
Conclusion
The factual story of the day (26 November) covers the entire globe and a lot of well-known personalities. The day has remained a silent observer of what happened on this day in history.
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