Famous Birthdays In January - 26

1497  On January - 26 birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)  

1541  On this day in history birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)  

1613  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer  

1667  On January - 26 birth of henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies  

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.  

1714  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)  

1715  Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1716  On January - 26 birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville  

1722  Prestonpans was born on this day in history.  

1722  Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.  

1742  Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer was born on this day in history.  

1748  Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer was born on January - 26.  

1763  Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44) was born on this day in history.  

1770  Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly was born on January - 26.  

1771  On January - 26 birth of jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)  

1778  On this day in history birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)  

1781  Achim v Arnim, writer was born on January - 26.  

1781  On January - 26 birth of ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)  

1786  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) was born on January - 26.  

1813  On this day in history birth of juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876  

1814  Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on January - 26.  

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on January - 26.  

1819  Abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26] was born on January - 26.  

1826  On January - 26 birth of julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76)  

1828  Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer was born on January - 26.  

1831  On this day in history birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)  

1832  On January - 26 birth of george Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)  

1852  On this day in history birth of frederick Corder, composer  

1852  Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) was born on this day in history.  

1855  Arthur Hervey, composer was born on January - 26.  

1857  On January - 26 birth of the 12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875)  

1871  Warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones) was born on this day in history.  

1877  Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter was born on this day in history.  

1878  A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born on January - 26.  

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0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on this day in history.  

1109  On January - 26 albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies  

1567  On January - 26 death of nicholas Wotton, English diplomat  

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on January - 26.  

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on January - 26.  

1697  On this day in history death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)  

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1744  Death of Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683) on January - 26.