Famous Personalities Born In February - 26

1361  On February - 26 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  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

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

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of antoine Reicha, composer   

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

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

1802  On this day in history birth of victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)   

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 this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of john George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer)   

1834  On February - 26 birth of aleksander Zarzycki, composer   

1835  On February - 26 birth of richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas)   

1837  On this day in history 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 February - 26 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  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  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

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 February - 26.   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

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