Famous Personalities Born In August - 26
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1469 On this day in history birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)
1540 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.
1596 On August - 26 birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)
1627 On August - 26 birth of thomas Bullis, composer
1676 Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1726 On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer
1728 Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777) was born on August - 26.
1736 Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.
1740 On this day in history birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)
1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen) was born on this day in history.
1745 Francois Guichard, composer was born on August - 26.
1749 Johann Ernst Rembt, composer was born on August - 26.
1775 On August - 26 birth of william Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)
1788 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist was born on this day in history.
1789 Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.
1792 Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857) was born on August - 26.
1811 Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on August - 26.
1813 On this day in history 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 Wilhelm Troszel, composer was born on this day in history.
1825 Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian was born on August - 26.
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 this day in history.
1835 On August - 26 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 August - 26.
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 Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.
1862 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.