Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1870 On this day in history birth of aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]
1873 Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) was born on August - 26.
1873 Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961) was born on August - 26.
1874 On August - 26 birth of zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)
1875 John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) was born on this day in history.
1880 Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) was born on this day in history.
1882 On August - 26 birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)
1882 On August - 26 birth of johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)
1884 On this day in history birth of earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)
1885 On this day in history birth of jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)
1887 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer was born on August - 26.
1890 Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's) was born on this day in history.
1891 Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author was born on August - 26.
1891 On August - 26 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 Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.
1897 On this day in history birth of yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
1898 On August - 26 birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector
1899 Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter was born on August - 26.
1900 On August - 26 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 this day in history birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)
1901 Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat) was born on this day in history.
1901 Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.
1903 On this day in history birth of jimmy Rushing, US blues singer
1904 On August - 26 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 On August - 26 birth of bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)
1908 On August - 26 birth of w. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)
1909 Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) was born on August - 26.
1909 Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81) was born on August - 26.
1909 Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) was born on August - 26.
1909 Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.
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