Famous Birthdays In August - 26

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] was born on this day in history.  

1873  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history birth of lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)  

1874  On August - 26 birth of zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)  

1875  On August - 26 birth of john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)  

1880  Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) was born on this day in history.  

1882  On this day in history birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)  

1882  On August - 26 birth of johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)  

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) was born on this day in history.  

1885  On August - 26 birth of jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)  

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history birth of ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)  

1897  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter  

1900  On this day in history 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 August - 26.  

1901  Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

1903  On August - 26 birth of jimmy Rushing, US blues singer  

1904  On August - 26 birth of christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)  

1906  Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine) was born on August - 26.  

1908  Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) was born on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1909  Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81) was born on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history birth of jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)  

1909  Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.  

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1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle  

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.  

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara  

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)  

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)