Famous Birthdays In November - 26

1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.   

1436  On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)   

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)   

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer   

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)   

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)   

1703  Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758) was born on November - 26.   

1731  On November - 26 birth of william Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS]   

1736  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) was born on this day in history.   

1744  On November - 26 birth of karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer   

1754  On this day in history birth of georg Forster, writer   

1795  On this day in history birth of carl P Fohr, German painter   

1795  On November - 26 birth of cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra   

1809  On November - 26 birth of mariano Obiols, composer   

1810  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  On November - 26 birth of thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer   

1827  On November - 26 birth of alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892   

1827  Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915) was born on November - 26.   

1828  René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) was born on November - 26.   

1832  Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader was born on November - 26.   

1832  Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901) was born on November - 26.   

1847  Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928) was born on November - 26.   

1850  On November - 26 birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)   

1857  On this day in history birth of ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)   

1858  Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history birth of herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)   

1865  On this day in history birth of earl Ross Drake, composer   

1869  Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) was born on November - 26.   

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0399  On November - 26 siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies   

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on this day in history.   

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.   

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.   

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on November - 26.   

1267  On November - 26 gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies   

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.   

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)