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

1577  On this day in history 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  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 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 March - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of josef Slavik, composer   

1813  Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on March - 26.   

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

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

1819  On this day in history birth of louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist   

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

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

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

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

1833  On March - 26 birth of betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist   

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

1862  George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer was born on this day in history.   

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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 March - 26.   

0809  On March - 26 liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.