Famous Birthdays In February - 26

1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)  

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)  

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)  

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

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.  

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.  

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  Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1746  On February - 26 birth of archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806)  

1770  On this day in history birth of antoine Reicha, composer  

1772  Caspar Furstenau, composer was born on this day in history.  

1799  Ã‰mile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on February - 26.  

1802  Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 26 birth of charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (d. 1876)  

1824  Carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause) was born on this day in history.  

1825  Hans Balatka, composer was born on this day in history.  

1829  Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902) was born on February - 26.  

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  On February - 26 birth of aleksander Zarzycki, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history birth of evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt)  

1842  On this day in history birth of camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy  

1845  Aleksander Rozycki, composer was born on February - 26.  

1845  Alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS) was born on February - 26.  

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

1852  On this day in history birth of john Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry  

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1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered  

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60  

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 February - 26.  

1324  On February - 26 dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies  

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.  

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.