Famous Personalities Born In August - 26
Thursday, 22 May 2025
1469 Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.
1540 On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)
1596 On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)
1627 On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer
1676 On August - 26 birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]
1687 On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)
1694 Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on August - 26.
1726 On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer
1728 On August - 26 birth of johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777)
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 August - 26 birth of antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)
1745 On this day in history birth of francois Guichard, composer
1749 Johann Ernst Rembt, composer was born on August - 26.
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 On August - 26 birth of abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)
1792 On this day in history birth of manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)
1811 On this day in history birth of danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1813 On this day in history birth of nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)
1819 On August - 26 birth of albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria
1820 James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66) was born on this day in history.
1823 On August - 26 birth of wilhelm Troszel, composer
1825 On August - 26 birth of jacobus J Backer, German sea historian
1826 On this day in history birth of princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
1828 On this day in history birth of erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer
1833 Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 26.
1835 Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1842 On August - 26 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 Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) was born on this day in history.
1854 On August - 26 birth of arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)
1862 On this day in history birth of herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)