Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1911  On October - 26 birth of sid Gillman, NFL hall of fame coach (LA, San Diego, Houston)   

1911  On October - 26 birth of sorley MacLean Somhairle MacChaluim, poet   

1911  Sid Gilman, American football player (d. 2003) was born on October - 26.   

1912  On October - 26 birth of don[ald] Siegel, Chicago IL, director (Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist)   

1913  On this day in history birth of stuart J[ames] Byrne, US, sci-fi author (Star Man, God Man)   

1914  On this day in history birth of dylan Thomas, Swansea South Wales, poet   

1914  Jackie Coogan, LA Calif, actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family) was born on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history birth of golfredo Corradetti, conductor   

1915  On October - 26 birth of joe Fry, British racing driver (d. 1950)   

1916  Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95) was born on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history birth of felix the Cat, cartoon character   

1917  Mario Biaggi, (Rep-D-NY, 1969-90) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 26 birth of edward W Brooke, 1st black senator in over 80 yrs (Sen-R-Mass)   

1919  On this day in history birth of mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shah of Iran (1941-79)   

1920  T C Jones, PA, female impersonator was born on October - 26.   

1921  On October - 26 birth of george Houston, land economist   

1921  On this day in history birth of george Forrest, Northern Irish MP (d. 1968)   

1924  On this day in history birth of tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- )   

1925  Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American) was born on October - 26.   

1926  On October - 26 birth of yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut   

1928  Francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists was born on this day in history.   

1929  On October - 26 birth of georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

1929  Hans Peter Haller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1929  On October - 26 birth of neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000)   

1930  John Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty) was born on October - 26.   

1931  Hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You) was born on this day in history.   

1932  Anthony C Beilenson, (Rep-D-California, 1977- ) was born on this day in history.   

1932  Chinadorai Deshmutu, India, field hockey player (1952) was born on October - 26.   

1933  On October - 26 birth of suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors)   

1934  Ulrich Plentzdorf, writer was born on this day in history.   

1934  Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia) was born on October - 26.   

1936  Bruce Belland, Chicago, singer (Tim Conway Hour) was born on October - 26.   

1936  On this day in history birth of shelley Morrison, American actress   

1937  Dave Gavitt, formed Basketball's Big East Conference (1979) was born on October - 26.   

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)