Famous Personalities Born In March - 26

1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.   

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)   

1577  On March - 26 birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer   

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  On this day in history birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

1717  On March - 26 birth of manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer   

1749  William Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history birth of benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA)   

1758  On March - 26 birth of johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer   

1773  Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant) was born on March - 26.   

1783  On March - 26 birth of johann Baptist Weigl, composer   

1794  Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872) was born on March - 26.   

1806  Josef Slavik, composer was born on March - 26.   

1813  Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.   

1817  Herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on March - 26.   

1819  On March - 26 birth of francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer   

1819  Louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist was born on March - 26.   

1821  On this day in history birth of earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel)   

1827  On this day in history birth of emanuel Kania, composer   

1830  On March - 26 birth of eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer   

1830  John Rogers Thomas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1833  Betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist was born on March - 26.   

1840  On March - 26 birth of carli Zoeller, composer   

1840  On this day in history birth of george Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script))   

1850  On March - 26 birth of edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)   

1854  Braulio Dueno Colon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  David Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda was born on March - 26.   

1859  A[lfred] E[dward] Housman, England, poet (Shropshire Lad) was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919)   

1862  On this day in history birth of george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer   

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0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

0752  On March - 26 stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies   

0809  On this day in history liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on March - 26.   

1212  On March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.   

1350  On March - 26 alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on March - 26.