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Historical events on November 26

NOVEMBER 26, 1852
A massive earthquake struck the Dutch East Indies, creating a tsunami that washed away villages, ships and residents.
The 1852 Banda Sea earthquake struck on 26 November at 07:40 local time, affecting coastal communities on the Banda Islands. It caused Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1977
A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted a broadcast of Southern Television in South East England.
The Southern Television broadcast interruption was a broadcast signal intrusion that occurred on 26 November 1977 in parts of southern England in Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
In a friendly-fire incident, a skirmish occurred between U.S.-led NATO forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory mission from Cape Canaveral, carrying the Curiosity rover on board.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1914
A large internal explosion destroyed HMS Bulwark near Sheerness, killing 741 people on board.
HMS Bulwark was one of five London-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 19th century. The Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1842
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.
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1942
World War II: Josip Broz Tito and the Yugoslav Partisans convened the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1939
The Soviet Red Army shelled the village of Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later.
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1917
Being unable to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, the other ice hockey clubs of Canada's National Hockey Association officially agreed to break away and form the National Hockey League.
Edward James Livingstone was a Canadian sports team owner and manager. He was the principal owner of the Toronto Shamrocks and the Read More
NOVEMBER 26, 1983
Six robbers broke into a Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport in London and stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash.
The Brink's Company is an American cash handling company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Its operations include cash-in-transit, ATM replenishment & maintenance, and Read More

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