Famous Birthdays In December - 26

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

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

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

1826  Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale) was born on December - 26.   

1837  Adm George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila was born on December - 26.   

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  On December - 26 birth of samuel E "Sam" van Beem, actor (Fanfan la Tulipe)   

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  On December - 26 birth of william Stephens, U.S. political figure (d. 1944)   

1861  On this day in history birth of friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

1862  On this day in history birth of alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [NS]   

1869  On this day in history birth of harry Redman, composer   

1872  Norman Angell, British politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history birth of hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels)   

1873  On this day in history birth of karel Moor, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1879  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer was born on December - 26.   

1879  Julius Weismann, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1883  On this day in history birth of frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist   

1887  On December - 26 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 December - 26 birth of henry Miller, author (Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1894  On this day in history birth of jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967)   

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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  Death of Jean de Marigny, French bishop on this day in history.   

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  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1574  On December - 26 charles Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims, dies at 50   

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