Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

1469  Ferdinand ii of naples: Ferdinand ii of naples (d. 1496)   

1540  King magnus of livonia: King magnus of livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik v: King of bohemia (white mountain)   

1627  Thomas bullis: Composer   

1676  Robert walpole: (whig) british pm (1721-42) [ns=sept 5]   

1687  Willem the fesch: Dutch violinist/composer (joseph)   

1694  Elisha williams: American rector of yale college   

1726  Karl kohaut: Composer   

1728  Johann heinrich lambert: German scientist   

1736  Jean-baptiste l. romé de l'isle: French chemist   

1740  Joseph montgolfier: France, aeronaut (ballooning)   

1743  Antoine-laurent lavoisier: Paris, father of mod chemistry (oxygen)   

1745  Francois guichard: Composer   

1749  Johann ernst rembt: Composer   

1775  William joseph behr: German writer   

1788  Aloys schmitt: German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

1789  Abbas mirza: Prince of persia   

1792  Manuel oribe: Uruguayan political figure   

1811  Danville leadbetter: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1866   

1813  Nicaise de keyser: Flemish painter (battle of guilder tracks)   

1819  Albert "bertie" von saksen-coburg-gotha: Husband of queen victoria   

1820  James harlan: (rep-iowa)/us secretary of interior (1865-66)   

1823  Wilhelm troszel: Composer   

1825  Jacobus j backer: German sea historian   

1826  Princess alexandra of bavaria: Princess alexandra of bavaria (d. 1875)   

1828  Erik anthon valdemar siboni: Composer   

1833  Charles jackson paine: Bvt major general (union volunteers)   

1835  Theodore washington brevard: Brig general (confederate army)   

1842  Heinrich i quincke: German internist (lumbaalpunctie)   

1843  George august lumbye: Composer   

1845  Mary ann nichols: English victim of jack the ripper   

1850  Charles richet: French physiologist (anaphylaxis-nobel 1913)   

1854  Arnold fothergill: England cricketer   

1862  Herbert booth: American son of william and catherine booth   

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1278  Ottokar ii: King of bohemia (1253-78),   

1346  Jan de blinde: King of bohemia/count of luxemburg,   

1349  Thomas bradwardine: Archbishop of canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der mark: Prince-bishop of luik (1345-64),   

1486  Ernst i: Ruler of saxon (1464-86),   

1518  Giberto x: Italian mister of correggio/husband of veronica gambara   

1551  Margareta leijonhufvud: Queen of gustav i of sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Petrus ramus: French philosopher (b. 1515)