Famous Birthdays In December - 26

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

1532  On December - 26 birth of guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)  

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

1542  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616)  

1618  On this day in history birth of elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess  

1633  Charles E Biset, Flemish painter, baptised was born on December - 26.  

1646  Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.  

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

1666  Guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1687  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer  

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1716  On December - 26 birth of thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)  

1716  Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. 1803) was born on December - 26.  

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

1731  Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan) was born on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history birth of prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815)  

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

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  Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba) was born on this day in history.  

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

1771  Julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845) was born on December - 26.  

1778  Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist was born on this day in history.  

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

1782  Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.  

1792  Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) was born on this day in history.  

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

1797  On December - 26 birth of hans Skramstad, composer  

1805  Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer was born on December - 26.  

1808  Albert Grisar, composer was born on December - 26.  

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

1819  On this day in history birth of e. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)  

1820  On December - 26 birth of gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

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0267  Dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1530  On this day in history zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47  

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on December - 26.  

1624  On December - 26 simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54