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 January - 26 birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer  

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on January - 26.  

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on January - 26.  

1714  On January - 26 birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)  

1715  On this day in history birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher  

1716  On this day in history birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville  

1722  On January - 26 birth of prestonpans  

1722  On this day in history birth of alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805)  

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1742  On January - 26 birth of johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer  

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

1763  Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44) was born on January - 26.  

1770  On January - 26 birth of alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly  

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

1778  Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) was born on January - 26.  

1781  Achim v Arnim, writer was born on this day in history.  

1781  Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on this day in history.  

1786  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times) was born on this day in history.  

1813  Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876 was born on January - 26.  

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

1816  On January - 26 birth of lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

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

1826  Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76) was born on January - 26.  

1828  On January - 26 birth of johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer  

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

1832  George Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924) was born on January - 26.  

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

1852  On January - 26 birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)  

1855  On this day in history birth of arthur Hervey, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter  

1878  On this day in history birth of a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)  

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0946  Death of Eadgyth, German Queen on January - 26.  

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

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

1630  On this day in history death of henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556)  

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

1697  Death of Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) on January - 26.  

1706  On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

1744  On January - 26 death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)