Famous Personalities Born In December - 26
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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 On December - 26 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)
1618 Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on December - 26.
1633 On this day in history birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised
1646 On December - 26 birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)
1660 On December - 26 birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised
1666 On this day in history birth of guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708)
1687 On December - 26 birth of johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer
1716 On this day in history birth of thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
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 On December - 26 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 this day in history.
1751 Clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820) was born on December - 26.
1762 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer was born on December - 26.
1770 On December - 26 birth of pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba)
1771 On this day in history birth of heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus)
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 Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872) was born on this day in history.
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 Hans Skramstad, composer was born on December - 26.
1805 On this day in history birth of joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer
1808 Albert Grisar, composer was born on December - 26.
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 E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885