Famous Birthdays In December - 26

1194  On December - 26 birth of frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily  

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on this day in history.  

1536  Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on December - 26.  

1542  On December - 26 birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)  

1618  On December - 26 birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess  

1633  On December - 26 birth of charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised  

1646  On this day in history birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)  

1660  On this day in history birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised  

1666  On December - 26 birth of guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708)  

1687  On December - 26 birth of johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer  

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1716  Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) was born on December - 26.  

1716  On December - 26 birth of jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. 1803)  

1723  Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (d. 1807) was born on December - 26.  

1731  On this day in history birth of anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)  

1737  Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815) was born on December - 26.  

1738  Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence was born on December - 26.  

1751  On December - 26 birth of clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820)  

1762  Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer was born on December - 26.  

1770  Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba) was born on December - 26.  

1771  On this day in history birth of heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus)  

1771  On this day in history birth of julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845)  

1778  On December - 26 birth of juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist  

1780  Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872) was born on December - 26.  

1782  On December - 26 birth of filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867)  

1792  Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) was born on December - 26.  

1793  Franz Hunten, composer was born on December - 26.  

1797  On this day in history birth of hans Skramstad, composer  

1805  On this day in history birth of joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer  

1808  Albert Grisar, composer was born on this day in history.  

1809  William Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.  

1812  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer was born on December - 26.  

1815  On December - 26 birth of israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

1819  E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899) was born on December - 26.  

1820  On this day in history birth of gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

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0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on December - 26.  

0268  On December - 26 death of pope Dionysius  

1350  Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on December - 26.  

1458  On this day in history death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)  

1476  On this day in history death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered  

1530  On December - 26 zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47  

1574  On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50  

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on December - 26.