Famous Birthdays In December - 26

1194  On December - 26 birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily  

1532  On December - 26 birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)  

1536  On this day in history birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)  

1542  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)  

1618  On December - 26 birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess  

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.  

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on December - 26.  

1660  On this day in history birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised  

1666  On December - 26 birth of guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708)  

1687  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer  

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1716  Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) was born on December - 26.  

1716  Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history birth of friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (d. 1807)  

1731  Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) was born on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history birth of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815)  

1738  On December - 26 birth of thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence  

1751  On December - 26 birth of clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820)  

1762  On December - 26 birth of franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer  

1770  Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba) was born on December - 26.  

1771  On this day in history birth of heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus)  

1771  Julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845) was born on this day in history.  

1778  Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist was born on this day in history.  

1780  Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872) was born on December - 26.  

1782  On this day in history birth of filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867)  

1792  Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) was born on this day in history.  

1793  Franz Hunten, composer was born on December - 26.  

1797  Hans Skramstad, composer was born on December - 26.  

1805  On December - 26 birth of joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer  

1808  On this day in history birth of albert Grisar, composer  

1809  William Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on December - 26.  

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 this day in history birth of e. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)  

1820  On this day in history birth of gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

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0267  On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies  

0268  On this day in history death of pope Dionysius  

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop  

1458  Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on this day in history.  

1476  Death of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.  

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on December - 26.  

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.