Famous Birthdays In August - 26

1469  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)  

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)  

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

1627  On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer  

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  Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.  

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer  

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

1736  On August - 26 birth of jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)  

1740  Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born on August - 26.  

1743  On August - 26 birth of antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)  

1745  Francois Guichard, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks) was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history 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  Wilhelm Troszel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1825  On August - 26 birth of jacobus J Backer, German sea historian  

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

1828  On August - 26 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 August - 26.  

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  On August - 26 birth of mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)  

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)  

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1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.  

1346  On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle  

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.  

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.  

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45  

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.  

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.  

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