Famous Birthdays In March - 26

1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on March - 26.  

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

1554  On March - 26 birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)  

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on March - 26.  

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.  

1671  On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer  

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer  

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

1717  On this day in history birth of manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer  

1749  William Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800) was born on March - 26.  

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1753  On March - 26 birth of benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA)  

1758  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

1773  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant)  

1783  Johann Baptist Weigl, composer was born on March - 26.  

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

1806  Josef Slavik, composer was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879  

1817  On this day in history birth of herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

1819  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer was born on this day in history.  

1819  On March - 26 birth of louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist  

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

1827  Emanuel Kania, composer was born on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history birth of eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer  

1830  John Rogers Thomas, composer was born on March - 26.  

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

1840  On this day in history birth of carli Zoeller, composer  

1840  George Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script)) was born on March - 26.  

1850  On this day in history birth of edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)  

1854  On this day in history birth of braulio Dueno Colon, composer  

1856  David Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda was born on this day in history.  

1859  On this day in history birth of a[lfred] E[dward] Housman, England, poet (Shropshire Lad)  

1859  On March - 26 birth of nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer  

1859  Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919) was born on March - 26.  

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  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.  

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on March - 26.  

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

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on March - 26.  

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