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  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 March - 26.   

1577  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  On this day in history birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1698  On March - 26 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

1717  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1806  On this day in history birth of josef Slavik, composer   

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  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 March - 26.   

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

1830  On March - 26 birth of john Rogers Thomas, composer   

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  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 March - 26.   

1856  On March - 26 birth of david Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda   

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  Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

1862  George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer was born on March - 26.   

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0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on March - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

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