Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 26

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

1824  Augustus Louis Chetlain, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on this day in history.   

1826  On December - 26 birth of franz Coenen, composer   

1826  On this day in history birth of martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher (Van Dale)   

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

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

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

1855  Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer was born on December - 26.   

1859  On December - 26 birth of johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

1859  On December - 26 birth of william Stephens, U.S. political figure (d. 1944)   

1861  On December - 26 birth of friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

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  Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels) was born on this day in history.   

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

1873  On December - 26 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  Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer was born on December - 26.   

1879  On December - 26 birth of julius Weismann, composer   

1883  On this day in history birth of carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master (1950)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On December - 26 birth of mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, PM of China PR (1949-76)   

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  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 December - 26 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 December - 26 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 December - 26.