Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26
Friday, 11 July 2025
1870 Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] was born on August - 26.
1873 Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) was born on this day in history.
1873 On August - 26 birth of lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)
1874 Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) was born on August - 26.
1875 On this day in history birth of john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)
1880 Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) was born on August - 26.
1882 On this day in history birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)
1882 Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives) was born on this day in history.
1884 On August - 26 birth of earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)
1885 Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on August - 26.
1887 On August - 26 birth of luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer
1890 On this day in history birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)
1891 On this day in history birth of emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author
1891 Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races) was born on this day in history.
1894 On August - 26 birth of sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)
1896 On this day in history birth of richard Hammond, composer
1896 Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.
1897 Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.
1898 Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector was born on this day in history.
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 Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff was born on August - 26.
1901 Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63) was born on August - 26.
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 August - 26.
1903 Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer was born on August - 26.
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 this day in history birth of w. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)
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 August - 26.
1909 Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on August - 26.
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