What happened on November 26

53 documented historical events happened on November 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 26, including Elizabeth Bailey, Porter Goss, Rodney Jory. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

111 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 26, including Pope Siricius, Sylvester Gozzolini, Isabella I of Castile. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

14 observances are celebrated on November 26 around the world: Christian feast days: Alypius the Stylite, Christian feast days: Basolus (Basle), Christian feast days: Bellinus of Padua, Christian feast days: Conrad of Constance, Christian feast days: Ethelwine of Athelney, Christian feast days: Blessed Gaetana Sterni. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.