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26 November| 26 November 1504 | Spain [births and deaths] | Isabella I the Catholic, queen of Castile 1474–1504 and Aragon 1479–1504, who ruled the two kingdoms jointly with her husband, Ferdinand from 1479, dies in Medina del Campo, Spain (53). | | 26 November 1580 | France [treaties] | The Peace of Fleix ends the Seventh War of Religion in France, renewing the terms of the Peace of Bergerac of September 1577. Sporadic and local hostilities continue. | | 26 November 1688 | France, United Netherlands [War of the League of Augsburg (1688–97)] | King Louis XIV of France declares war on the United Netherlands. | | 26 November 1857 | Switzerland [births and deaths] | Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist whose ideas about the structure of language lay the foundation of modern linguistics, born in Geneva, Switzerland (–1913). | | 26 November 1894 | Russian Empire [political events] | Nicolas II becomes tsar of Russia following the death of Alexander III. | | 26 November 1918 | Montenegro, Serbia [political events] | The national assembly in Montenegro proclaims the deposition of King Nicholas and the union of Montenegro with Serbia. | | 26 November 1950 | North Korea, South Korea, China [Korean War (1950–53)] | Chinese troops enter the Korean War, obliging United Nations (UN) forces to retreat south from the Manchurian border. | | 26 November 1967 | UK, Aden, South Yemen [decolonization] | Aden becomes independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen, and the last British troops leave on 29 November. | | 26 November 1976 | Italy [Catholicism] | Catholicism ceases to be the state religion of Italy. | | 26 November 2003 | Iran [weapons] | The United Nations (UN) International Atomic Energy Agency adopts unanimously a resolution condemning Iran for its 18-year cover-up of an illicit nuclear development programme. Despite Iran's recent assurances of co-operation and transparency, future breaches of its non-proliferation obligations could trigger referral to the UN Security Council and the imposition of sanctions. | | 26 November 2005 | Australia [cricket] | The West Indian cricketer Brian Lara, who already holds the record for the highest individual Test score, becomes the most prolific run-scorer in Test history during a match against Australia in Adelaide. He surpasses the previous record set by Australia's Allan Border. |
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