Famous Birthdays In January - 26

1497  Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557) was born on January - 26.  

1541  Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596) was born on January - 26.  

1613  Johann Jakob Wolleb, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1714  Jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1722  Prestonpans was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1748  On this day in history birth of emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer  

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

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

1771  On this day in history birth of jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)  

1778  On January - 26 birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)  

1781  On January - 26 birth of achim v Arnim, writer  

1781  Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on January - 26.  

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  On January - 26 birth of rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876  

1816  Lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

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

1826  On this day in history birth of julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76)  

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

1831  On January - 26 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 this day in history.  

1852  Frederick Corder, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on this day in history.  

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

1636  On January - 26 death of jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)  

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

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on January - 26.  

1744  On this day in history death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)