Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 26

1822  Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor/playwright (Rip van Winkle) was born on December - 26.   

1824  On this day in history birth of augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

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

1826  Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 26 birth of salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer   

1849  Samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe) was born on December - 26.   

1853  René Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932) was born on December - 26.   

1855  On this day in history birth of arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer   

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

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 December - 26.   

1872  On December - 26 birth of norman Angell, British politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1967)   

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)   

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

1878  On this day in history birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

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 this day in history birth of carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)   

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

1887  On this day in history birth of arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966)   

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

1891  On this day in history birth of henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)   

1893  On December - 26 birth of evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer   

1893  Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, PM of China PR (1949-76) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 26.   

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

1894  Jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967) was born on December - 26.   

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

0268  Death of Pope Dionysius on this day in history.   

1350  On December - 26 death of jean de Marigny, French bishop   

1458  On December - 26 death of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)   

1476  Death of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan, murdered on December - 26.   

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

1574  Charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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