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  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

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

1659  On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on March - 26.   

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.   

1717  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer was born on March - 26.   

1749  On this day in history birth of william Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800)   

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

1758  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born on March - 26.   

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

1783  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Weigl, composer   

1794  Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer   

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

1821  Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel) was born on March - 26.   

1827  On March - 26 birth of emanuel Kania, composer   

1830  Eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer was born on March - 26.   

1830  On this day in history birth of john Rogers Thomas, composer   

1833  Betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist was born on this day in history.   

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

1840  George Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script)) was born on this day in history.   

1850  Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1859  On March - 26 birth of a[lfred] E[dward] Housman, England, poet (Shropshire Lad)   

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

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

1862  On March - 26 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 this day in history stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies   

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1130  Death of King Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090) on this day in history.   

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

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

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

1517  On this day in history death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer