Famous Birthdays In August - 26
Monday, 05 June 2023
1870 On this day in history birth of aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]
1873 On this day in history birth of lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)
1873 On this day in history birth of lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)
1874 Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) was born on August - 26.
1875 John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) was born on this day in history.
1880 On August - 26 birth of guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)
1882 James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925) was born on this day in history.
1882 Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives) was born on this day in history.
1884 Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) was born on this day in history.
1885 Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on August - 26.
1887 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer was born on August - 26.
1890 On this day in history birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)
1891 Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author was born on August - 26.
1891 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)
1894 On this day in history birth of sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)
1896 Richard Hammond, composer was born on August - 26.
1896 On August - 26 birth of ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)
1897 On August - 26 birth of yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
1898 On this day in history birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector
1899 On August - 26 birth of rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter
1900 On this day in history birth of hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)
1901 On August - 26 birth of gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff
1901 On August - 26 birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)
1901 On this day in history birth of tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)
1901 On this day in history birth of chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)
1903 Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer was born on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history birth of christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)
1906 On this day in history birth of albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)
1908 Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) was born on this day in history.
1908 W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967) was born on August - 26.
1909 On this day in history birth of eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)
1909 On this day in history birth of frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)
1909 Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.
1909 Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on August - 26.
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