Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] was born on August - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1880  On this day in history birth of guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

1882  On August - 26 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  On this day in history birth of luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

1890  On August - 26 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  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 August - 26 birth of richard Hammond, composer   

1896  On August - 26 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 August - 26 birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter was born on August - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1901  Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63) was born on August - 26.   

1901  On this day in history birth of tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)   

1901  Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972) was born on August - 26.   

1903  On this day in history birth of jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

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

1906  On August - 26 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 August - 26.   

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

1909  Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) was born on August - 26.   

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 August - 26 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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