Famous Birthdays In August - 26

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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1278  On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle  

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

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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 August - 26.  

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

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.  

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.