Famous Birthdays In January - 26

1497  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)  

1541  On this day in history birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)  

1613  On January - 26 birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer  

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on January - 26.  

1708  On January - 26 birth of william Hayes, composer  

1714  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)  

1715  On January - 26 birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher  

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on January - 26.  

1722  On January - 26 birth of prestonpans  

1722  Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805) was born on January - 26.  

1742  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer  

1748  Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer was born on January - 26.  

1763  On January - 26 birth of charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)  

1770  On this day in history birth of alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly  

1771  On this day in history birth of jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)  

1778  On this day in history birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)  

1781  On this day in history birth of achim v Arnim, writer  

1781  On this day in history birth of ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)  

1786  On this day in history birth of benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)  

1813  Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876 was born on January - 26.  

1814  Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on January - 26.  

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26]  

1826  Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76) was born on this day in history.  

1828  Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On January - 26 birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)  

1832  On this day in history birth of george Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)  

1852  Frederick Corder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1852  On this day in history birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)  

1855  On January - 26 birth of arthur Hervey, composer  

1857  the 12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.  

1871  Warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones) was born on January - 26.  

1877  Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter was born on January - 26.  

1878  On this day in history birth of a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)  

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0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on this day in history.  

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on January - 26.  

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.  

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on this day in history.  

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on January - 26.  

1697  On January - 26 death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)  

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on January - 26.  

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on this day in history.