Famous Birthdays In February - 26

1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.  

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.  

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.  

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.  

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat  

1714  James Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758) was born on February - 26.  

1717  John Randall, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1720  Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born on February - 26.  

1746  On February - 26 birth of archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806)  

1770  Antoine Reicha, composer was born on this day in history.  

1772  On February - 26 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

1799  On this day in history birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)  

1802  On February - 26 birth of victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)  

1808  Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879) was born on February - 26.  

1808  On this day in history birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)  

1814  On this day in history birth of charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (d. 1876)  

1824  On this day in history birth of carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause)  

1825  On this day in history birth of hans Balatka, composer  

1829  Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.  

1831  Filippo Marchetti, composer was born on February - 26.  

1832  On February - 26 birth of john George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer)  

1834  On February - 26 birth of aleksander Zarzycki, composer  

1835  On this day in history birth of richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas)  

1837  On February - 26 birth of charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice  

1838  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer was born on February - 26.  

1841  On February - 26 birth of evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt)  

1842  Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy was born on this day in history.  

1845  Aleksander Rozycki, composer was born on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history birth of alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS)  

1846  On this day in history birth of william F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes  

1852  John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry was born on this day in history.  

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1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.  

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.  

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer