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On This Day · The 330th day of the year

November 26

November 26's recorded history is unusually compressed, gathered within recent centuries rather than reaching into antiquity. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♐ZodiacSagittarius ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Sagittarius is the sign for November 26 — read more on the Sagittarius page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 26?

November 26 is the 330th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1852 and 2008. Famous people born on November 26 include Patricio Aylwin, Vreni Schneider and Mari Alkatiri.

Released on November 26

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Faul!
  • Movie Zootopia 2
  • Game Bubble Bobble: Sugar Dungeons

2024

  • Game Corepunk
  • Game Critter Café

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1852

    1852 Banda Sea earthquake

  2. 1863

    Abraham Lincoln

  3. 1914

    HMS Bulwark (1899)

  4. 1941

    World War II

  5. 1942

    Casablanca (film)

  6. 1942

    1942 Phoenix Thanksgiving Day riot

  7. 1977

    Southern Television broadcast interruption

  8. 2000

    George W. Bush

  9. 2003

    Concorde

  10. 2008

    2008 Mumbai attacks

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 26

Patricio Aylwin

b. 1918

Vreni Schneider

b. 1964

Mari Alkatiri

b. 1949

Ferdinand de Saussure

b. 1857

Elizabeth Blackburn

b. 1948

Kristin Bauer van Straten

b. 1966

Eugène Ionesco

b. 1909

Ilona Staller

b. 1951

Deaths

  • 1950Hedwig Courths-Mahler
  • 1928Reinhard Scheer
  • 1882Otto Theodor von Manteuffel
  • 1857Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
  • 1855Adam Mickiewicz
  • 1504Isabella I of Castile

Holidays & observances

  • —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
  • —Christian feast days: John Berchmans
  • —Christian feast days: Pope Siricius

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