Famous Personalities Born In May - 26

1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  On May - 26 birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

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

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley   

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

1782  On this day in history birth of joseph Drechsler, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer   

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 26.   

1846  On this day in history birth of arthur Coquard, composer   

1850  Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force) was born on May - 26.   

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

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

1859  On May - 26 birth of alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)   

1863  On May - 26 birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)   

1865  On May - 26 birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1865  On May - 26 birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)   

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on this day in history.   

1867  On May - 26 birth of mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)   

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

1873  On this day in history birth of cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)   

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 May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

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

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

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  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried