Famous Birthdays In December - 26

1194  Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor (1212-1250)/King of Sicily was born on December - 26.  

1532  Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) was born on December - 26.  

1536  On December - 26 birth of yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)  

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

1618  Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess was born on December - 26.  

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

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on December - 26.  

1660  On December - 26 birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised  

1666  On this day in history birth of guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708)  

1687  Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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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 December - 26 birth of anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)  

1737  On December - 26 birth of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815)  

1738  On this day in history birth of thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence  

1751  Clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820) was born on December - 26.  

1762  On December - 26 birth of franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer  

1770  On this day in history birth of pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba)  

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

1771  On December - 26 birth of julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845)  

1778  On this day in history birth of juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist  

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

1782  Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867) was born on December - 26.  

1792  On December - 26 birth of charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine)  

1793  Franz Hunten, composer was born on this day in history.  

1797  Hans Skramstad, composer was born on December - 26.  

1805  On December - 26 birth of joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer  

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

1809  On December - 26 birth of william Nelson Pendleton, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1883  

1812  Wilhelm Volkmar, composer was born on this day in history.  

1815  Israel Bush Richardson, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1819  E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.  

1820  Gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.  

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0267  On December - 26 dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies  

0268  On this day in history 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 December - 26 death of galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered  

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

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

1624  Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54 on this day in history.