Famous Birthdays In December - 26
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1194 Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on this day in history.
1532 On December - 26 birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)
1536 On December - 26 birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)
1542 Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.
1618 On this day in history birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess
1633 On this day in history birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised
1646 On this day in history birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)
1660 Peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised was born on this day in history.
1666 Guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708) was born on December - 26.
1687 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) was born on December - 26.
1716 On this day in history birth of jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. 1803)
1723 Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (d. 1807) was born on December - 26.
1731 On this day in history birth of anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1737 On December - 26 birth of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815)
1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence was born on December - 26.
1751 Clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.
1762 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba) was born on this day in history.
1771 Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus) was born on December - 26.
1771 On this day in history birth of julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845)
1778 On this day in history birth of juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist
1780 On this day in history birth of mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872)
1782 Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history birth of charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine)
1793 Franz Hunten, composer was born on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history birth of hans Skramstad, composer
1805 On this day in history birth of joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer
1808 On this day in history birth of albert Grisar, composer
1809 On December - 26 birth of william Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883
1812 On December - 26 birth of wilhelm Volkmar, composer
1815 On this day in history birth of israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1819 On December - 26 birth of e. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)
1820 On December - 26 birth of gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885