Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 26

1822  On December - 26 birth of dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle)   

1824  On December - 26 birth of augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1826  On this day in history birth of franz Coenen, composer   

1826  On December - 26 birth of martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale)   

1837  On December - 26 birth of adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila   

1837  Morgan Bulkeley, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1922) was born on December - 26.   

1845  Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer was born on December - 26.   

1849  Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe) was born on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history birth of rené Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932)   

1855  Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

1859  William Stephens, U.S. political figure (d. 1944) was born on December - 26.   

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) was born on December - 26.   

1862  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS] was born on this day in history.   

1869  Harry Redman, composer was born on this day in history.   

1872  Norman Angell, British politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1967) was born on December - 26.   

1873  On December - 26 birth of hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)   

1873  Karel Moor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1873  Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953) was born on December - 26.   

1874  Norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933) was born on December - 26.   

1878  Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer   

1879  On this day in history birth of julius Weismann, composer   

1883  On December - 26 birth of carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)   

1883  Frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist was born on this day in history.   

1887  Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (d. 1992) was born on December - 26.   

1891  Henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus) was born on December - 26.   

1893  Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer was born on December - 26.   

1893  Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, PM of China PR (1949-76) was born on December - 26.   

1893  Yury Nikolayevich Tyulin, composer was born on December - 26.   

1893  Mao Zedong, Chinese military leader and politician (d. 1976) was born on December - 26.   

1894  Antonio Molina, composer was born on this day in history.   

1894  Jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

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

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  Death of Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393) on December - 26.   

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

1530  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on December - 26.   

1574  On this day in history charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

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