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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_26" title="November 26">November 26</a></b>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints" title="Calendar of saints">Feast day</a> of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Gozzolini" title="Sylvester Gozzolini">Saint Sylvester Gozzolini</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholicism</a>); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_(India)" title="Constitution Day (India)">Constitution Day</a></b> in India (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842" title="1842">1842</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">University of Notre Dame</a></b> was founded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Sorin" title="Edward Sorin">Edward Sorin</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_of_Holy_Cross" title="Congregation of Holy Cross">Congregation of Holy Cross</a> as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1852" title="1852">1852</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1852_Banda_Sea_earthquake" title="1852 Banda Sea earthquake">A massive earthquake</a></b> struck the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>, creating a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> that washed away villages, ships and residents.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a> – Six robbers broke into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brink%27s" title="Brink's">Brink's-Mat</a> warehouse at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">Heathrow Airport</a> in London and <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brink%27s-Mat_robbery" title="Brink's-Mat robbery">stole £26 million in gold, diamonds and cash</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011" title="2011">2011</a> – In a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_fire" title="Friendly fire">friendly-fire</a> incident, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NATO_attack_in_Pakistan" title="2011 NATO attack in Pakistan">a skirmish</a></b> occurred between U.S.-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> forces and Pakistani security forces at two military checkposts along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand_Line" title="Durand Line">Afghanistan–Pakistan border</a>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Agas" title="Ralph Agas">Ralph Agas</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1621); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_C._White" title="Helen C. White">Helen C. White</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1896); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_P%C3%A9rez_Esquivel" title="Adolfo Pérez Esquivel">Adolfo Pérez Esquivel</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1931)</p>