Famous Birthdays In December - 26

1822  Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle) was born on December - 26.  

1824  Augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on December - 26.  

1826  Franz Coenen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1826  On this day in history birth of martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale)  

1837  Adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila was born on December - 26.  

1837  On this day in history birth of morgan Bulkeley, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1922)  

1845  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1849  On this day in history birth of samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe)  

1853  On this day in history birth of rené Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932)  

1855  On this day in history birth of arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer  

1859  On this day in history birth of johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist  

1859  On this day in history birth of william Stephens, U.S. political figure (d. 1944)  

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) was born on this day in history.  

1862  On December - 26 birth of alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]  

1869  On December - 26 birth of harry Redman, composer  

1872  Norman Angell, British politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history birth of hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)  

1873  On December - 26 birth of karel Moor, composer  

1873  On this day in history birth of thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)  

1874  On December - 26 birth of norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933)  

1878  On this day in history birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)  

1879  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer was born on December - 26.  

1879  Julius Weismann, composer was born on December - 26.  

1883  Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950) was born on December - 26.  

1883  On this day in history birth of frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist  

1887  Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

1890  Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (d. 1992) was born on this day in history.  

1891  On December - 26 birth of henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)  

1893  On this day in history birth of evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer  

1893  Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, PM of China PR (1949-76) was born on this day in history.  

1893  On December - 26 birth of yury Nikolayevich Tyulin, composer  

1893  On December - 26 birth of mao Zedong, Chinese military leader and politician (d. 1976)  

1894  Antonio Molina, composer was born on this day in history.  

1894  Jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967) was born on December - 26.  

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

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on this day in history.  

1350  On December - 26 death of jean de Marigny, French bishop  

1458  On December - 26 death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)  

1476  On this day in history death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered  

1530  On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47  

1574  On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50  

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.