Famous Birthdays In February - 26
Monday, 18 March 2024
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 February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer
1671 On February - 26 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 On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer
1677 Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.
1686 Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.
1714 James Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758) was born on February - 26.
1717 John Randall, composer was born on this day in history.
1720 Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born on February - 26.
1746 On February - 26 birth of archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806)
1770 Antoine Reicha, composer was born on February - 26.
1772 Caspar Furstenau, composer was born on February - 26.
1799 On February - 26 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 Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879) was born on February - 26.
1808 On February - 26 birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)
1814 Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (d. 1876) was born on February - 26.
1824 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of filippo Marchetti, composer
1832 John George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer) was born on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history birth of aleksander Zarzycki, composer
1835 Richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas) was born on February - 26.
1837 On February - 26 birth of charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice
1838 On this day in history birth of wendelin Weissheimer, composer
1841 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt) was born on this day in history.
1842 On February - 26 birth of camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy
1845 On February - 26 birth of aleksander Rozycki, composer
1845 On February - 26 birth of alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS)
1846 On this day in history birth of william F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes
1852 John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry was born on this day in history.