Famous Personalities Born In December - 26
Friday, 18 July 2025
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 this day in history.
1536 Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584) was born on December - 26.
1542 Tokugawa Ieyasu, unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.
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 December - 26 birth of robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)
1660 On December - 26 birth of peter Schenck, German/Neth engraver/publisher, baptised
1666 Guru Gobind Singh, Tenth Guru of Sikhism (d. 1708) was born on December - 26.
1687 Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist/composer was born on this day in history.
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) was born on this day in history.
1716 Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.
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 December - 26.
1737 On this day in history 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 On December - 26 birth of clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820)
1762 Franz Wilhelm Tausch, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 Pierre earl de Cambronne, French general (Waterloo, Elba) was born on December - 26.
1771 Heinrich J von Collin, Austria dramatist/poet (Regulus) was born on this day in history.
1771 On December - 26 birth of julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845)
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 On December - 26 birth of filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867)
1792 Charles Babbage, English inventor (calculating machine) was born on this day in history.
1793 Franz Hunten, composer was born on this day in history.
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 December - 26.
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 On this day in history birth of e. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)
1820 On this day in history birth of gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885