Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1882  On August - 26 birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

1882  Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives) was born on August - 26.   

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) was born on August - 26.   

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 August - 26 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  Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of richard Hammond, composer   

1896  Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.   

1897  On August - 26 birth of yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector was born on August - 26.   

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  On August - 26 birth of gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff   

1901  Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat) was born on August - 26.   

1901  On August - 26 birth of chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)   

1903  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer was born on August - 26.   

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) was born on August - 26.   

1906  On August - 26 birth of albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)   

1908  On this day in history birth of bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)   

1908  W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967) was born on August - 26.   

1909  On August - 26 birth of eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)   

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  On this day in history birth of gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)   

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1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on August - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1486  On August - 26 ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

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

1551  On this day in history death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)