Famous Personalities Born In February - 26

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

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

1588  On this day in history 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  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.   

1714  On February - 26 birth of james Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758)   

1717  John Randall, composer was born on February - 26.   

1720  Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born on February - 26.   

1746  Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

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

1772  Caspar Furstenau, composer was born on February - 26.   

1799  On February - 26 birth of Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)   

1802  On February - 26 birth of victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)   

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

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

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  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  Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice was born on February - 26.   

1838  On February - 26 birth of wendelin Weissheimer, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1846  On February - 26 birth of william F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes   

1852  On this day in history 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  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  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.