Famous Birthdays In March - 26

1479  On this day in history birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III  

1516  On March - 26 birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)  

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

1577  On this day in history 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  Johann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1717  On March - 26 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 this day in history birth of benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA)  

1758  On this day in history birth of johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer  

1773  Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant) was born on this day in history.  

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

1794  On March - 26 birth of julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872)  

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

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

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

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

1830  Eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer was born on this day in history.  

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  Carli Zoeller, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On March - 26 birth of david Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda  

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

1859  Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer was born on this day in history.  

1859  On March - 26 birth of adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919)  

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  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  On March - 26 death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)  

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on March - 26.  

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

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

1517  On March - 26 death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer