Famous Personalities Born In May - 26
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
1264 On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)
1478 On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)
1566 Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on May - 26.
1566 On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)
1591 On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer
1602 On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)
1667 On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)
1669 Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.
1689 On May - 26 birth of mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric
1700 Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on this day in history.
1759 Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on May - 26.
1764 Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836) was born on May - 26.
1771 On May - 26 birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author
1773 On this day in history birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer
1782 Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on May - 26.
1799 Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history birth of henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880
1822 E de Goncourt, writer was born on May - 26.
1825 On May - 26 birth of felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer
1835 On this day in history birth of edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1846 Arthur Coquard, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 On May - 26 birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)
1853 On this day in history birth of monroe A Althouse, composer
1856 On this day in history birth of george Templeton Strong, composer
1859 Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) was born on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)
1865 Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on May - 26.
1865 On this day in history birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)
1866 John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on May - 26.
1867 On May - 26 birth of mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland
1867 Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.
1871 Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) was born on this day in history.
1873 Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on May - 26.
1873 On this day in history birth of olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)