Famous Birthdays In February - 26

1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.  

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.  

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.  

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)  

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer  

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer  

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1714  On this day in history birth of james Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758)  

1717  John Randall, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1720  On February - 26 birth of gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803)  

1746  Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806) was born on February - 26.  

1770  Antoine Reicha, composer was born on this day in history.  

1772  On February - 26 birth of caspar Furstenau, composer  

1799  On this day in history birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)  

1802  Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables) was born on February - 26.  

1808  On February - 26 birth of honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)  

1808  Nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871) was born on February - 26.  

1814  On this day in history birth of charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (d. 1876)  

1824  On February - 26 birth of carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause)  

1825  On February - 26 birth of hans Balatka, composer  

1829  On this day in history birth of levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902)  

1831  On February - 26 birth of filippo Marchetti, composer  

1832  John George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer) was born on this day in history.  

1834  Aleksander Zarzycki, composer was born on February - 26.  

1835  Richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas) was born on this day in history.  

1837  On February - 26 birth of charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice  

1838  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer was born on February - 26.  

1841  On February - 26 birth of evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt)  

1842  Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy was born on February - 26.  

1845  On this day in history birth of aleksander Rozycki, composer  

1845  On this day in history birth of alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS)  

1846  William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes was born on this day in history.  

1852  On February - 26 birth of john Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry  

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1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.  

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.  

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.  

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on February - 26.  

1552  On this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer