Famous Birthdays In August - 26

1469  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)  

1540  On August - 26 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)  

1596  Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) was born on this day in history.  

1627  Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.  

1676  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on August - 26.  

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on this day in history.  

1694  On August - 26 birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)  

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on August - 26.  

1728  Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.  

1736  Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790) was born on August - 26.  

1740  On August - 26 birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)  

1743  On this day in history birth of antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)  

1745  On August - 26 birth of francois Guichard, composer  

1749  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1775  On August - 26 birth of william Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)  

1788  On August - 26 birth of aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist  

1789  Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833) was born on August - 26.  

1792  On August - 26 birth of manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)  

1811  Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1813  On August - 26 birth of nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)  

1819  On this day in history birth of albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria  

1820  On this day in history birth of james Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)  

1823  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Troszel, composer  

1825  Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian was born on August - 26.  

1826  On August - 26 birth of princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)  

1828  Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer was born on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history birth of charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1835  On this day in history birth of theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1842  On this day in history birth of heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)  

1843  George August Lumbye, composer was born on this day in history.  

1845  Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history birth of charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)  

1854  Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932) was born on August - 26.  

1862  Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

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1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle  

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies  

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.  

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on this day in history.  

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)  

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on this day in history.