Famous Birthdays In August - 26

1870  On August - 26 birth of aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]   

1873  On August - 26 birth of lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

1873  Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961) was born on August - 26.   

1874  Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.   

1875  John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) was born on August - 26.   

1882  On August - 26 birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

1882  On August - 26 birth of johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)   

1884  On this day in history birth of earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  On August - 26 birth of emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author   

1891  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)   

1894  Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer was born on August - 26.   

1896  Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.   

1897  Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector was born on August - 26.   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff was born on August - 26.   

1901  On this day in history birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)   

1901  On this day in history birth of tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)   

1901  On August - 26 birth of chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)   

1903  On this day in history birth of jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) was born on August - 26.   

1906  On this day in history birth of albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)   

1908  Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1908  W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967) was born on August - 26.   

1909  Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) was born on August - 26.   

1909  On this day in history birth of frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)   

1909  Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) was born on August - 26.   

1909  Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.   

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1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)