Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

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

1873  On August - 26 birth of lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

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 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 August - 26.   

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 August - 26.   

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

1885  On this day in history birth of jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)   

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 this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)   

1894  Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) was born on August - 26.   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1897  Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1901  On August - 26 birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)   

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

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 26.   

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  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  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on August - 26.   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  On this day in history 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  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.