Famous Birthdays In January - 26
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
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 this day in history birth of william Hayes, composer
1714 On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)
1715 Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on this day in history.
1716 On January - 26 birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1722 Prestonpans was born on this day in history.
1722 Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805) was born on January - 26.
1742 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer was born on January - 26.
1748 On January - 26 birth of emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer
1763 On January - 26 birth of charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)
1770 On January - 26 birth of alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly
1771 On this day in history birth of jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)
1778 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) was born on January - 26.
1781 On this day in history birth of achim v Arnim, writer
1781 Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on January - 26.
1786 On January - 26 birth of benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)
1813 On this day in history birth of juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876
1814 Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.
1816 On this day in history birth of lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1819 Abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26] was born on January - 26.
1826 Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76) was born on January - 26.
1828 On this day in history birth of johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer
1831 Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born on January - 26.
1832 George Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.
1852 On January - 26 birth of frederick Corder, composer
1852 On this day in history birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)
1855 Arthur Hervey, composer was born on this day in history.
1857 the 12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.
1871 On January - 26 birth of warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones)
1877 Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter was born on this day in history.
1878 A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born on this day in history.