Famous Birthdays In December - 26

1822  Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle) was born on this day in history.  

1824  Augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on December - 26.  

1826  Franz Coenen, composer was born on December - 26.  

1826  On this day in history 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  On December - 26 birth of morgan Bulkeley, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1922)  

1845  On this day in history birth of salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer  

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

1853  On December - 26 birth of rené Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932)  

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

1859  Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist was born on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history birth of william Stephens, U.S. political figure (d. 1944)  

1861  Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)  

1873  On December - 26 birth of karel Moor, composer  

1873  Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history birth of norman Angell, [Lane], English cowboy/journalist (Nobel 1933)  

1878  Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) was born on December - 26.  

1879  On December - 26 birth of armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer  

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

1883  Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950) was born on this day in history.  

1883  On December - 26 birth of frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist  

1887  Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966) was born on December - 26.  

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  On this day in history birth of evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1893  Mao Zedong, Chinese military leader and politician (d. 1976) was born on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history birth of antonio Molina, composer  

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

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0267  On this day in history dionysius, bishop of Rome/saint, dies  

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on December - 26.  

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

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.