Famous Birthdays In June - 26

1575  Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612) was born on June - 26.  

1582  Johannes Schultz, composer was born on June - 26.  

1655  On this day in history birth of jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent  

1681  On June - 26 birth of hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)  

1689  On this day in history birth of edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769)  

1694  Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On June - 26 birth of philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman  

1703  On June - 26 birth of thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767)  

1730  Charles Joseph Messier, astronomer (cataloguer of "M objects") was born on June - 26.  

1742  On June - 26 birth of arthur Middleton, signer (Declaration of Independence)  

1747  Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer was born on this day in history.  

1749  On this day in history birth of louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans, composer  

1760  On this day in history birth of johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/fieldmarshal  

1763  George Morland, England, artist of rural landscapes was born on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26]  

1821  On June - 26 birth of bartolomé Mitre, Argentine general  

1823  On June - 26 birth of frederick Bowen Jewson, composer  

1824  On this day in history birth of kelvin, [William Thomson], British physicist (Kelvin Scale)  

1824  Moritz Furstenau, composer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history birth of julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Kriegs-Songs of War & Peace)  

1837  Martin Davis Hardin II, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1923 was born on June - 26.  

1837  On this day in history birth of victor Jean Baptiste Girardey, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1854  On June - 26 birth of robert Laird Borden, (C), 8th Canadian PM (1911-20)  

1865  Bernard Berenson, art critic (Italian Painters of the Renaissance) was born on June - 26.  

1865  On this day in history birth of charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat (China)  

1865  On this day in history birth of george C Pearce, actor (Country Kid, British Agent, Valiant)  

1866  On June - 26 birth of josef Swickard, Coblenz Germany, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities)  

1869  Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (d. 1954) was born on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history birth of albert Relf, cricketer (England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14)  

1874  On this day in history birth of mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer  

1875  On June - 26 birth of camille Zeckwer, composer  

1876  On June - 26 birth of nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

1878  Albert Siklos, composer was born on this day in history.  

1878  Ernest Torrence, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame) was born on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0363  Flavius C Julianus, [Apostata], emperor of Rome (361-63), dies on this day in history.  

1291  On June - 26 death of eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England  

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima on June - 26.  

1631  On June - 26 justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies  

1657  On June - 26 tobias Michael, composer, dies at 65  

1661  Lazaro Valvasensi, composer, dies at 76 on June - 26.  

1666  Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies on June - 26.  

1688  On this day in history ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies