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Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon 1528 November 26
http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/1631528/L1528Nov26.pdf



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The University of Notre Dame du Lac was established in 1842
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon made a hole in the door of Tutankhamen's tomb on 26 November 1922
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KV62#Discovery_of_the_tomb

The Rance Tidal Power Station opened on the 26th November 1966
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397968/rance-tidal-power-station/



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The Delta II rocket made its maiden flight, launching the GPS-2A 1 satellite on the 26th November, 1990.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_II

Astérix, the first French satellite, was launched on November 26, 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ast%C3%A9rix_(satellite)

STS-61-B was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 26 November 1985.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-61-B

HYLAS successfully launched at 18:41 GMT on the 26 November 2010 by Ariane 5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HYLAS-1

The Mars Science Laboratory was launched on the 26th November, 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t11715016/mars-science-laboratory-mission/

The final flight of a Concorde world-wide took place on 26 November 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#British_Airways



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On November 26, 2005, Vijaypat Singhania set the world altitude record for highest hot air balloon flight
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397963/vijaypat-singhania-balloon-flight-2005/

Boris Borisovich Yegorov (November 26, 1937 - September 12, 1994) was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397984/boris-borisovich-yegorov-1937-1994/

Karl Rudolph Koenig (German: Rudolf Koenig; November 26, 1832 - October 2, 1901) was a German physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rudolf_K%C3%B6nig

Rodney Leonard (Rod) Jory AM, (born 26 November 1938), is an Australian physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Jory

Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (26 November 1678 - 20 February 1771) was a French geophysicist,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Jacques_d%27Ortous_de_Mairan

Bertil Lindblad (Orebro, 26 November 1895 - Saltsjöbaden (outside Stockholm, 25 June 1965) was a Swedish astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertil_Lindblad

Auguste Honoré Charlois (November 26, 1864 - March 26, 1910) was a French astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Charlois



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The Black-faced Honeycreeper became extinct in 2004
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397987/black-faced-honeycreeper/



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Alien Resurrection was released on November 26, 1997 and received mixed reviews from film critics.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397962/alien-resurrection/

The movie 'Casablanca' was the release on 26th November 1942 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51682832/casablanca/

The Southern Television broadcast interruption was a broadcast interruption through the Hannington transmitter of the Independent Broadcasting Authority in the United Kingdom at 5:10 PM on 26 November 1977. It is generally considered to be a hoax, but the identity of the intruder is unknown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Television_broadcast_interruption



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The first discovery of the diffuse nebulous nature of the Orion Nebula is generally credited to French astronomer Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, on 26 November 1610 when he made a record of observing it with a refracting telescope purchased by his patron Guillaume du Vair.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula#History

NGC 29 was discovered by William Herschel on the 26th November 1790.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55710605/ngc-29/

NGC 136 was discovered by William Herschel on the 26th November 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55710909/ngc-136/

NGC 1600 was discovered by William Herschel on the 26th November 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55710768/ngc-1600/

NGC 1786 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 26th November 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55711007/ngc-1786/

NGC 1848 was discovered by John Herschel on the 26th November 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55711096/ngc-1848/

NGC 2311 was discovered by William Herschel on the 26th November 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55711166/ngc-2311/



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1919 Ottawa County meteor: A huge fireball exploded upon impact with the water's surface
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44326527/1919-ottawa-county-meteor/



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The Jiddat al Harasis 007 meteorite was discovered on the 26th November 1999
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t59090607/jiddat-al-harasis-007-meteorite/



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Meteorites

The Kerilis (H5) meteorite fell in Bretagne, France, on the 26th November 1874.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397979/kerilis-meteorite/

The Mokoia (CV3) meteorite fell in Taranaki, New Zealand, on the 26th November 1908.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43829909/mokoia-meteorite/

The Hainaut (H3-6) meteorite fell in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France/Belgium, on the 26th November 1934.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397970/hainaut-meteorite/

The Okabe (H5) meteorite fell in Kanto, Japan, on the 26th November 1958.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46397973/okabe-meteorite/



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