Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

1870  On August - 26 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  On this day in history birth of zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

1890  Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's) was born on August - 26.   

1891  On August - 26 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  Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On August - 26 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 this day in history.   

1900  Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980) was born on August - 26.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

1906  On August - 26 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  W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 26 birth of jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)   

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

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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