Famous Personalities Born In May - 26

1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on May - 26.   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.   

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on May - 26.   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.   

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric was born on this day in history.   

1700  On May - 26 birth of nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist   

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on this day in history.   

1764  On May - 26 birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)   

1771  Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author was born on this day in history.   

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on May - 26.   

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on May - 26.   

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 was born on May - 26.   

1822  E de Goncourt, writer was born on this day in history.   

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on May - 26.   

1835  On this day in history birth of edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1846  Arthur Coquard, composer was born on May - 26.   

1850  On this day in history birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)   

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer was born on May - 26.   

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) was born on May - 26.   

1863  Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1865  Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) was born on May - 26.   

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on May - 26.   

1867  On this day in history 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 May - 26.   

1871  On this day in history birth of camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47)   

1873  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

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0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.   

0818  On this day in history death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.