Famous Birthdays In January - 26

1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.  

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

1613  On this day in history 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 January - 26 birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)  

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on January - 26.  

1716  On this day in history birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville  

1722  Prestonpans was born on this day in history.  

1722  On this day in history birth of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805)  

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1742  Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 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  On January - 26 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  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) was born on January - 26.  

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

1814  On January - 26 birth of rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876  

1816  On January - 26 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)  

1832  George Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924) was born on January - 26.  

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

1852  Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born on this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1877  Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter was born on this day in history.  

1878  On January - 26 birth of a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)  

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0946  On January - 26 death of eadgyth, German Queen  

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat  

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on January - 26.  

1636  On January - 26 death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)  

1697  Death of Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) on January - 26.  

1706  On January - 26 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on January - 26.