1504
Politics
Death in Medina del Campo
Died at Medina del Campo after a 30-year reign that reshaped Castile, completed the Reconquista, and launched overseas expansion.
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19 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1504
Science
Death of Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I dies at the royal palace in Medina del Campo, Castile, aged 53, after a thirty-year reign.
View details1792
Activism
Birth of Sarah Moore Grimké
Sarah Moore Grimké was born in Charleston, South Carolina, into a wealthy slaveholding family.
View details1832
Medicine
Birth of Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker was born in Oswego, New York, later becoming a notable abolitionist and the only female Medal of Honor recipient.
View details1832
Medicine
Birth of Mary Edwards Walker
Born near Oswego, New York, to abolitionist parents.
View details1883
Activism
Death in Battle Creek, Michigan
On November 26, 1883, Sojourner Truth passed away in Battle Creek, Michigan.
View details1903
Arts
Born in Prague, Austria-Hungary
Alice Herz was born on 26 November 1903 in Prague, then part of Austria-Hungary, into a cultured German-Jewish family.
View details1917
Medicine
Death of Elsie Inglis
Elsie Inglis died on November 26, 1917, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
View details1921
1928
Arts
O. Henry Award for "The Peculiar Treasure of Kings"
On Nov. 26, 1928, Douglas’s short story "The Peculiar Treasure of Kings" ran in The Saturday Evening Post and received an O. Henry Award.
View details1935
Science
Doll eye mechanism patented
Patented a mechanism (US 2,022,286) that moved a doll's eyes and eyelids via arm position, used in her 'Miss Illusion' doll.
View details1941
Arts
Release of final film Two-Faced Woman
Garbo's final film, Two-Faced Woman, was released on November 26, 1941.
View details1948
Science
Birth of Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Birth of Elizabeth Helen Blackburn in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
View details1948
Science
Birth of Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
View details1949
Arts
Women’s National Press Club Award at the White House
President Truman presented Grandma Moses the Women’s National Press Club Award at the White House.
View details1969
Science
Patent Filing: Information Signal Generation Apparatus (US 3,651,311)
She filed a further development of her information-signal generation work.
View details1970
Science
Death of Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Davis died in North Chicago, Illinois, at age 93, and was later interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
View details1991
Science
First woman to play in a QMJHL regular-season game
Rhéaume became the first woman to play in a regular-season QMJHL game, tending goal for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
View details2010
Sports
Bronze medal at 2010 Asian Games (51 kg)
Mary Kom secured a bronze at the Asian Games in 2010.
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